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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 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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Which vitamin is also called as H vitamin?

A) Vitamin B7 B) Vitamin B12
C) Vitamin B3 D) Vitamin B5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vitamin B7

Explanation:

Biotin is a water-soluble B vitamin, also called vitamin B7 and formerly known as vitamin H or coenzyme R.

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The bankruptcy of which company initiated the Panic of 1873?

A) Republic Steel Company B) Jay Cooke & Company
C) Standard Oil Company D) Century Building Society
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jay Cooke & Company

Explanation:

Jay Cooke & Company, a major component of the United States banking establishment, found itself unable to market several million dollars in Northern Pacific Railway bonds in september 1873. Cooke's firm, like many others, had invested heavily in the railroads.

 

Hence, the bankruptcy of Jay Cooke & company initiated the Panic of 1873.

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Q:

Menstruation is triggered by a drop in the levels of

A) progesterone B) relaxin
C) FSH D) LH
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) progesterone

Explanation:

The principal hormone secreted by the corpus luteum is progesterone. Menstruation is triggered by a drop in the levels of progesterone.

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To which class do honey bees bees belong?

A) Insecta B) Apidae
C) Arthropoda D) Hymenoptera
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Insecta

Explanation:

Honey bees bees belong to the class insects or insecta.

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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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Which of these best describes genetic drift?

A) Random fluctuations in the gene frequencies within a population Eliminate B) The combining of alleles to create more genetic variations within a population
C) The movement of alleles between population D) A planned method to reduce the number of inferior genes in a population
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Random fluctuations in the gene frequencies within a population Eliminate

Explanation:

Random fluctuations in the gene frequencies within a population Eliminate is the one which best describes genetic drift.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

The tail is wagging the dog

 

 

A) A situation where a small good thing makes everyone happy B) The less important or subsidiary factor, person, or thing dominates a situation  
C) A person who is always happy to meet you D) Even smaller tasks become important if the whole project is to succeed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The less important or subsidiary factor, person, or thing dominates a situation  

Explanation:
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