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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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The Waterfall with the greatest meterage in the fall is 

A) The Jog Falls, India B) The Victoria Falls, Africa
C) The Niagara Falls, N America D) The Salto Angel Falls, S America
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The Salto Angel Falls, S America

Explanation:

The greatest single drop of the waterfall, Salto Angel of Venezuela, measures 807m and the width at the base is about 150 m. From top to bottom the Angel falls measures 979 m - almost 1 km.

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For which one of the following items Tiruppur is well known as a huge exporter to many parts of the world?

 

A) Gems and Jewellery B) Leather goods
C) Knitted garments D) Handicrafts
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Knitted garments

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Who was the Prime Minister of India during adopting of Article 370 for Jammu & Kashmir?

A) Narendra Modi B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Indira Gandhi D) Gulzarilal Nanda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jawaharlal Nehru

Explanation:

Article 370 of the Indian constitution used to give special provision to the region of Jammu and Kashmir. It allows the state to have its own constitution, a separate flag and independence over all matters except foreign affairs, defence and communications. It was adopted in 1947 by then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

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People who are called wasps have ancestors from which country?

A) America B) England
C) Spain D) Persia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) England

Explanation:

WASP's means White Anglo Saxon Protestants are the people who live in a society in America whose ancestors came from northern Europe, especially England.

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In what country would you find Coptic Christians?

Answer

Egypt

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Who was the last Emperor of Rome ?

A) Nero B) Ceaser
C) Romulus Augustulus D) Julius
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Romulus Augustulus

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Which one of the following functions is not carried out by smooth endoplasmic reticulum?

A) Transport of materials B) Synthesis of lipid
C) Synthesis of protein D) Synthesis of steroid hormone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Synthesis of protein

Explanation:

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulumdoes not contain ribosomes on its surface for which it is regarded as smooth. So, proteins cannotbe synthesised by SER provided protein synthesis is the primary task of ribosomes.

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The two purines in DNA are

A) Adenine & Thymine B) Thymine & Uracil
C) Guanine & Uracil D) Adenine & Guanine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Adenine & Guanine

Explanation:

The purines are bases in the DNA. The two purines in DNA are Adenine and Guanine. These two purines forms hydrogen bonds with their complimentary pyrimidines such as Thymine and Cytosine to keep the two rails of the DNA molecule together.

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