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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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Which determines the frequency of a sound wave?

A) Amplitude B) Speed
C) Source D) Medium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Amplitude

Explanation:

The frequency of a sound wave is determined by the amplitude of the wave. As amplitude of the wave is high the frequency of the wave will also be high.

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IP addresses are converted to

A) A binary string B) A domain name
C) Alphanumeric string D) A hexadecimal string
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A domain name

Explanation:

IP addresses are converted to a domain name by DNS - Domain Name System.

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Q:

Suez Canal was completed in the year

A) 1859 B) 1869
C) 1871 D) 1889
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1869

Explanation:

Of the two international ship canals, the Suez is more important than the Panama. Constructed over a period of 10 years according to a plan of the French Engineer  Ferdinand de Lesseps, the Suez Canal was opened as early as 1869.

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

I am _______________this crime.

A) ignorant on B)  innocent of
C) indebted to D) ignoring
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)  innocent of

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Q:

The concrete slump recommended for beams and slabs -

A) 45 to 75 mm B) 50 to 100 mm
C) 25 to 45 mm D) 30 to 125 mm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 30 to 125 mm

Explanation:

The concrete slump recommended for beams and slabs is 30 to 125 mm.

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Q:

Which section of IT Act of 2000 has been scraped to avoid people being prosecuted?

A) 66A B) 96A
C) 69A D) 76A
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 66A

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Q:

Who is the current speaker of Lok Sabha?

A) M. Venkaiah Naidu B) Sumitra Mahajan
C) Pocharam Srinivas Reddy D) Madhusudanachari
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sumitra Mahajan

Explanation:

Sumitra Mahajan is the current speaker of Lok Sabha.

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Q:

The exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis is

A) 24 hrs 30 min B) 23 hrs 56 min 4.09 sec
C) 23 hrs 54 min 7.8 sec D) 24 hrs 8 sec
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 23 hrs 56 min 4.09 sec

Explanation:

The exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis is 23 hrs 56 min 4.09 sec.

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