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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.


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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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During Pleistocene epoch, four glacial phases were identified. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order in which they appeared during this epoch from early times?

A) Gunz - Mindel - Wurm - Riss B) Gunz - Mindel - Riss - Wurm
C) Wurm - Riss - Mindel - Gunz D) Mindel - Gunz - Riss - Wurm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gunz - Mindel - Riss - Wurm

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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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What is the systematic name of NH4ClO3?

A) Ammonium Chloride B) Ammonium Chlorate
C) Ammonium Chlorane D) Ammonium Chlorine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ammonium Chlorate

Explanation:

In common we all call the systematic name of NH4ClO3 as Ammonium Chlorate. But originally the systematic name is azanium trioxidochlorate.

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Which statement about electrons and atomic orbitals is NOT true?

A) An orbital can contain a minimum of two electrons B) An electron has the same amount of energy in all orbitals
C) An atom’s lowest energy level has only two orbitals D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Yes, all the given statements are NOT true about electrons and atomic orbitals.

 

True statements are ::

 

An orbital can contain a maximum of two electrons.

An atom’s lowest energy level has only one orbital.

An electron has different amount of energies in all orbitals.

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France-based Thomson has sold its Italian tubes manufacturing plant to an Indian company. Identify the company.

A) BPL B) Mirc Electronics
C) Videocon D) Godrej
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Videocon

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The weight of the brain in the total weight of the body is about

A) 2% B) 3%
C) 4% D) 5%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2%

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The world's Greatest traveller of pre-modern times, believed to have put behind him a distance of over 73000 miles and visited territories the eqivalent of about 44 modern countries, is 

A) Marco Polo B) Fahien
C) Ibn Batuta D) Hiuen Tsang
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Marco Polo

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1990 was declared as the SAARC year

A) Of shelter for the homeless B) Of girl child
C) Of mutual cooperation D) Against drug abuse
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Of shelter for the homeless

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