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What is General Knowledge?

The public knowledge communicated by a range of non-specialist masses encompassing a wide subject range. General erudition: knowledge of many things.


What does General Knowledge talk about?

Knowledge about anything, anyone, anyplace in the universe. General acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation. General knowledge is also moderately associated with verbal ability, though only weakly or not at all with numerical and spatial ability.


Why is General Knowledge Needed?

There are studies that found General Knowledge can predict exam results. The study examined personality predictors &cognitive ability in student's exam performance which found General knowledge was positively related with overall exam results.


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The plateau rich in minerals in india is

A) Malwa plateau B) Chhota Nagpur Plateau
C) Deccan Plateau D) Mysuru Plateau
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chhota Nagpur Plateau

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In India, the state known for its sandalwood is

A) Karnataka B) Assam
C) Kerala D) West Bengal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Karnataka

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When was the first national Forest Policy issued by the Government of India

A) 1940 B) 1952
C) 1942 D) 1999
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1952

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Which sector of Indian Economy contributes largest to the Gross National Product 

A) Primary sector B) Secondary sector
C) Tertiary sector D) Public Sector
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Tertiary sector

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A periscope works by the principle of

A) Total internal reflection B) Refraction
C) Diffraction D) Reflection & Refraction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Total internal reflection

Explanation:

A periscope is an optical instrument that uses a system of prisms, lenses, or mirrors to reflect images through a tube.

 

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Light from a distant object strikes the top mirror and is then reflected at an angle of 90 degrees down the periscope tube. At the bottom of the periscope, the light strikes another mirror and is then reflected into the viewer’s eye.

 

Hence, A periscope works by the principle of Total internal reflection.

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Which of the following is an Autotroph?

A) Fish B) Algae
C) Butterfly D) Mushroom
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Algae

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Here from the above options, Algae is an Autotroph.

Autotrophs : 

An Autotroph is also called as Producer, is an organism that produces complex organic compounds from simple substances present in its surroundings, generally using energy from light or inorganic chemical reactions.

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Which one of the following elements is essential for construction is nuclear reactors

A) Cobalt B) Nickel
C) Zirconium D) Tungsten
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Zirconium

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Where is the Southern Alps mountain range located?

 

A) Australia B) New Zealand
C) South Africa D) Indonesia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) New Zealand

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