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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.


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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.


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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 one of the following statements with regard to volcanoes is not correct?

A) Stratovolcanoes produce lava flows that initially follow valleys but are highly resistant to erosion. B) The surrounding areas can remain highlands, lava ridges or mesas.
C) Hawaiian shield volcanoes are eroded by steams that form deeply carved valleys with steeply sloping heads. D) The system of streams on a dissected volcano cone is not a radial drainage pattern.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The system of streams on a dissected volcano cone is not a radial drainage pattern.

Explanation:

Stratovolcano,    also    known    as acomposite  volcano,  is  aconical volcanobuilt  up  by  many  layers (strata) of hardened lava, tephra, pumice and ash. Because it is stratified, therefore  it  will  definitely  form  a volcano cone.

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Which one of the following statements concerning research centres in India is not correct?

A) Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology is located at Kolkata. B) Central Arid Zone Research Institute is located at Jodhpur.
C) Centre for social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation is located at Allahabad. D) Institute of forest Productivity is located at Ranchi.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology is located at Kolkata.

Explanation:

Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology - Thiruvananthapuram

Central Arid Zone Research Institute - Jodhpur

Centre for Social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation - Allahabad

Institute of Forest Productivity - Ranchi

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) arbittrates B) arbitrates
C) arbetrates D) arbettrates
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) arbitrates

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During world war ii which pair were allied nations?

A) The soviet union and Britain B) China and Pakistan
C) Pakistan and India D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The soviet union and Britain

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Which Railway station in Uttar Pradesh (UP) has been renamed as 'Maa Barahi Devi Dham'?

A) Dandupur railway station B) Amroha railway station
C) Basti railway station D) Subedarganj railway station
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dandupur railway station

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

 

A small piece of burning or glowing coal or wood in a dying fire

 

A) Lumber B) Copse
C) Grove D) Ember
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ember

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Which of the following was the first antibiotic discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928?

A) Penicillin B) Prontosil
C) Streptomycin D) Tetracyline
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Penicillin

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This pass is in the Zaskar range of Jammu & Kashmir. The road route from Srinagar to Leh goes through this pass. It has been created by the Indus River. Identify the pass.

 

A) Zoji La Pass B) Mana Pass
C) Niti Pass D) Rohtang Pass
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Zoji La Pass

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