General Knowledge Questions

Q:

Which of these fields was the lost generation associated with?

A) Movies B) Literature
C) Science D) Music
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Literature

Explanation:

Lost Generation definition, the generation of men and women who came of age during or immediately following World War I.

"Literature" was the one field among the following choices given in the question that was associated with the "Lost Generation".

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Q:

Which of the following is used to preserve specimens in the biology laboratory?

A) Phenol B) Benzaldehyde
C) Formaldehyde D) Acetic acid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Formaldehyde

Explanation:

A 40% solution of Formaldehyde known as Formalin is used in the preservation of biological specimens because of its hardening action on proteins. 

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Q:

GDPR means

A) General Data Protection Regulation B) Generic Data Per Random
C) Generic Data Protection Regulation D) Gross Data Protection Regulation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) General Data Protection Regulation

Explanation:

GDPR stands for the General Data Protection Regulation. The GDPR is a piece of EU legislation passed by the European Parliament in 2016.

 

It aims to make it simpler for people to control how companies use their personal details.

Companies will not be allowed to collect and use personal information without the person's consent.

Data includes things like a person's name, email address and phone number, and also internet browsing habits collected by website cookies.

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Q:

Open market operation is a part of

A) Debit Policy B) Deposit Policy
C) Credit Policy D) None of above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Credit Policy

Explanation:

Open market operations (OMO) refer to the buying and selling of government securities in the open market in order to expand or contract the amount of money in the banking system.

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Q:

Which sector of Indian Economy has shown remarkable expansion during the last decade

A) Primary sector B) Secondary sector
C) Terrrtiary sector D) Mining sector
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Terrrtiary sector

Explanation:
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Q:

Which is the only golfer to win the Masters Tournament Six times

A) Yound Liwei B) Sergey Karjakin
C) Jack Nicklaus D) Erik Weihenmayer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Jack Nicklaus

Explanation:
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Identify the sentence in which an adverb clause is used.

A) Many of the team members were inexperienced players who were playing in their first championship game. B) Although rain was drenching the players the players still finished the game.
C) The game was played under the bright lights so that the players could see well enough to hit the ball. D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Although rain was drenching the players the players still finished the game.

Explanation:

'Although rain was drenching the players the players still finished the game' is the correct sentence in which an adverb clause is underlined. This adverb clause starts with a subordinating conjunction 'although' and contains a subject 'rain' and the verb is 'was drenching'. The adverb clause changes the verb 'finished' in the main clause.

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Q:

The sciatic nerve is a combination of which two nerves?

A) common fibular and tibial B) pudendal and posterior femoral cutaneous
C) posterior femoral cutaneous and tibial D) pudendal and common fibular
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) common fibular and tibial

Explanation:

The sciatic nerve is a combination of common fibular and tibial. 

 

The sciatic nerve divides into its two branches::

1. The tibial nerve

2. The common fibular nerve

at the popliteal fossa.

 

The tibial nerve, which travels down the posterior compartment of the leg into the foot.

The common peroneal nerve also called the common fibular nerve, which travels down the anterior and lateral compartments of the leg into the foot.

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