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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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Receptors for hearing are located in the

A) Vestibule B) Tympanic membrane
C) Semicircular canals D) Cochlea
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cochlea

Explanation:

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Receptors for hearing the organ of corti or the spiral organ is located in the the mammalian cochlea.

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Which of the following is a compound machine?

A) Screw B) Knife
C) Bicycle D) Ramp
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bicycle

Explanation:

Bicycle is a compound machine in the above given options. A compound machine is a machine that is formed by two or more simple machines.

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Q:

The credit of inventing the television goes to

A) Philo Farnsworth B) John Logie Baird
C) Charles Francis Jenkins D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Philo Farnsworth

Explanation:

The credit of inventing the television goes to Philo Farnsworth. Electronic television was first successfully demonstrated in San Francisco on Sept. 7, 1927.

 

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Q:

Which of the following causes adiabatic temperature changes in atmosphere?

A) Deflection and advection B) Latent heat of condensation
C) Expansion and compression of the air D) Partial absorption of solar radiation by the atmosphere
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Expansion and compression of the air

Explanation:

Application of temperature changes in the atmosphere is in adiabatics, or temperature change which are caused by compressing or allowing air to expand.

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Q:

Operating system is an example of

A) Application software B) System software
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) System software

Explanation:

A computer software are of two types. They are :

1. System software

2. Application software

 

Systems software includes the operating system and all the utilities that enable the computer to function. 

 

Application software includes programs that do real work for users.

 

Hence, Operating system is an example of system software.

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Q:

Monopotassium tartarate was used in

A) Fertiliser B) Explosives
C) Photography D) Baking
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Baking

Explanation:

Monopotassium tartarate was used in baking powder.

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Q:

Which cartoon characters were created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbara in 1940?

A) Oswald & Noddy B) Tom & Jerry
C) Mickey mouse & Sylvester D) Donald duck & Tweety
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Tom & Jerry

Explanation:

Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse were the two cartoon characters created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbara in 1940.

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Q:

In a spreadsheet program how is data organized?

A) Rows and columns B) Layers and planes
C) Lines and spaces D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rows and columns

Explanation:
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