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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.


Where we need General Knowledge?

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The Indian Subcontinent was partitioned into

A) India and Tibet B) Pakistan and Bangladesh
C) India and Bangladesh D) India and Pakistan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) India and Pakistan

Explanation:

The partition of the Indian subcontinent into India and Pakistan after World War-II along the ''Radcliffe line'' following the Indian Independence Act of 1947 was based on religion conflicts.

 

Pakistan was a Muslim-majority country, while India's population consisted mostly of Hindus. Originally, Pakistan was divided into two regions, East Pakistan and West Pakistan. However, East Pakistan won its independence in 1971, and is now called Bangladesh.

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The depth of a complete binary tree is given by

A) Dn = log 2 (n+1) B) Dn = log 1/2 (n+1)
C) Dn = log (n+1) D) Dn = log 2 (n-1)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dn = log 2 (n+1)

Explanation:

A complete binary tree is a binary tree where all the levels have maximum number of nodes except possibly the last level.

 

The depth of complete binary tree of n nodes will be Dn=log 2 (n+1) where Dn is the height or depth of the tree and n is the number of nodes.

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Q:

The noval ' Post office ' was written by

A) Rabindranath Tagore B) K.M. Munshil
C) R.D.Dinkar D) Neeraj
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rabindranath Tagore

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Q:

Palaeobotany is the branch of botany is which we study about

A) Animal fosills B) Plant fossils
C) Seed of plant D) Flower
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Plant fossils

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Q:

Which of the following sectors is NOT considered ' Infrastructure Sector '

A) Software B) Cement
C) Petroleum D) Steel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Software

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Elisa test is employed to diagnose

A) HIV B) Cancer
C) Tuberculosis D) Polio
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) HIV

Explanation:

ELISA - Enzyme-Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay.

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An ELISA test may be used to diagnose: HIV, which causes AIDS.

 

An ELISA also called EIA, is a test that detects and measures antibodies in your blood. Antibodies are proteins that your body produces in response to harmful substances called antigens.

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Telengana creation as in independent state is primarily the outcome of _____ ?

A) 16th Lok Sabha B) 15th Lok Sabha
C) 14th Lok Sabha D) 13 Lok Sabha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 15th Lok Sabha

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From the following languages listed in the Eighth schedule of the constitution pick out of the one which is official language of a state

A) Kashmiri B) Urdu
C) Sindhi D) Nepali
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Urdu

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