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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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All of the following are true of neurons except that

A) they conduct a nervous impulse B) they are a very specialized form of connective tissue
C) thay are separated from one another by synapses D) When mature, they lose ability to divide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) they are a very specialized form of connective tissue

Explanation:

All of the following are true of neurons except that they are a very specialized form of connective tissue.

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Ashok Pandit is well- known for his superior performance in which of the following fields ?

A) Swimming B) Kabaddi
C) Wrestling D) Shooting
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Shooting

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When was World Bank set up?

A) 1944 B) 1945
C) 1947 D) 1948
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1944

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Florence Nightingale Medal is given internationally in which of these fields ?

A) Gaana B) Nursing
C) Architecture D) Teaching
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nursing

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Which law relates to the ideal gas law?

A) P1T1 = P2T2 B) P1/V1 = P2/V2
C) P1V1 = P2V2 D) T1/V1 = T2/V2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) P1V1 = P2V2

Explanation:

Ideal Gas Law ::

The Combined gas law or General Gas Equation is obtained by combining Boyle's Law, Charles' Law, and Gay-Lussac's Law. It shows the relationship between the pressure, volume, and temperature for a fixed mass (quantity) of gas:

P1V1T1 = P2V2T2

 

Hence, the Boyle's law P1V1 = P2T2, relates to ideal gas equation.

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Who Invented Dynamite Explosive Material?

A) Alfred Bernhard Nobel B) Levi Strauss
C) Percy LeBaron Spencer D) Garrett Augustus Morgan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Alfred Bernhard Nobel

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A doppler effect occurs when a source of sound moves

A) away from you B) towards you
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

The Doppler effect or Doppler shift is the change in frequency or wavelength of a wave in relation to an observer who is moving relative to the wave source. 

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Cretinism is due to the disorder of the glands

A) Thymus B) Parathyroid
C) Thyroid D) Adrenal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Thyroid

Explanation:

Cretinism is a disease caused by hypothyroidism (less thyroxine formation) . The symptoms of the disease are retardation of mental, physical and sexual developments. potbelly, protruding tongue, dry skin etc are also indicative of this disease.

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