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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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  • Railway Examinations
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When was the demand for a separate Telangana hit a turning point on?

Answer

The demand for a seperate Telangana hit a turning point on December 16,2010 when around 12-15 lakh attended the 'Telangana Maha Garjana' at Warangal in Andhra pradesh. The rally ste off a chain of events that culminated in the Centre agreeing to form a Telangana state.

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Chemically marble is known as

A) Calcareous rock B) Siliceous Rock
C) Argillaceous Rock D) Metamorphic Rock
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Calcareous rock

Explanation:

Chemically marble is known as Calcareous rock as it is composed of carbonate minerals like calcite or dolomite.

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To evaluate a piece of media means to

A) disseminate the contents to a wide audience B) communicate the information to a group of people
C) express the main idea in a clear and specific way D) judge the purpose and message in a thoughtful way
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) judge the purpose and message in a thoughtful way

Explanation:
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Which of these is ATP?

A) 3 Phosphate groups attached to chromosome attached to Adenine B) 3 Phosphate groups attached to a Ribose attached to Adenine
C) 3 Phosphate groups attached to a Ribose attached to Thymine D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3 Phosphate groups attached to a Ribose attached to Adenine

Explanation:

ATP is a Adenosine Triphosphate.

 

ATP is 3 Phosphate groups attached to a Ribose attached to Adenine.

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Biological control is to check growth of 

A) plants B) animals
C) weeds D) one pest by another
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) one pest by another

Explanation:

Biological Control: This method is very effective. One pest is destroyed by another organism. For example the aphids are killed by lady beetle. The prickly pear is eradicted by cochineal insect. Here the advantage is, one does not use harmful chemicals which may get into the host plants.

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The law of conservation of energy states that

A) energy can neither be created nor destroyed B) energy can either be created nor destroyed
C) energy can neither be created or destroyed D) energy can either be created or destroyed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) energy can neither be created nor destroyed

Explanation:

The law of conservation of energy is a law of science which states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed - only converted from one form of energy to another.

In 1842, Julius Robert Mayer discovered the Law of Conservation of Energy.

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Nachiket Mor Committee was for

A) Financial Services B) 4G Scam
C) Spot Fixing in IPL D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Financial Services

Explanation:

Nachiket Mor Committee on Comprehensive Financial Services for Small Businesses and Low Income Households (commonly known as the Nachiket Mor Committee) was an expert committee formed by Raghuram Rajan on 23 September 2013, after he was appointed as the governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). It was headed by Nachiket Mor.

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Who become the brand ambassador of the Swast Immunised India campaign?

A) Kareena Kapoor B) Deepika Padukone
C) Ranveer Singh D) Shilpa Shetty
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kareena Kapoor

Explanation:

The brand ambassador of the Swast Immunised India campaign is Kareena Kapoor Khan.

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