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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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Which part of the respiratory system does emphysema damage?

A) Nose B) Lungs
C) Trachea D) Mouth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lungs

Explanation:

Emphysema is a condition that involves damage to the walls of the air sacs (alveoli) of the lung i.e, primarily causes shortness of breath due to over-inflation of the alveoli.

 

First, emphysema causes holes to gradually form inside the lungs' air sacs, thereby weakening their internal structure and inhibiting the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide.

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In a projectile motion, a large angle with the horizontal produces ______.

A) flat trajectory B) curve trajectory
C) straight trajectory D) high trajectory
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) high trajectory

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Which equation is an example of a synthesis reaction?

A) 2H2 + O2 → 2H2O B) Na + Cl → NaCl
C) HA + BOH → H2O + BA D) NaCl + AgNO3 → NaNO3 + AgCl
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Na + Cl → NaCl

Explanation:

When two or more chemical species combine to form a single product, the reaction is said to be synthesis reaction. It is also called as Direct Combination reaction.

 

Here in the given options, Sodium (Na) combines with Chlorine (Cl) to form a more complex single product Sodium Chloride (NaCl).

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In oil painting, linseed oil acts as

A) Binder B) Primer
C) Wet plaster D) Pasting
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Binder

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Cabinet members report to the

A) President B) Prime Minister
C) Vice President D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) President

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In a first instance of foreign oil company planning to list in the Indian Capital market, a well-known energy company has announced to go in for IPO to be listed on BSE. Name of the exploration and production company is 

A) Unocol B) Shell
C) British Petroleum D) Cairn Energy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cairn Energy

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Produces a usable form of energy for the cell

A) Lysosomes B) Vacuoles
C) Mitochondria D) Ribosomes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mitochondria

Explanation:

We all know that, Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. In both Plants and animals, it produces a usable form of energy.

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Analog synthesis refers to a technology based on

A) placing brief digital recordings of live sounds under the control of a synthesizer keyboard. B) interfacing synthesizer equipment.
C) representing data in terms of measurable physical quantities. D) representing physical quantities as numbers.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) representing data in terms of measurable physical quantities.

Explanation:

Analog synthesis uses a mixture of complex sounds that are shaped by filtering. It is based on representing data in terms of measurable physical quantities, in this case sound waves.

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