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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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Which one of the following statements in respect of the States of India is not correct?

A) States in India cannot have their own Constitutions. B) The State of Jammu and Kashmir has its own Constitution.
C) States in India do not have the right to secede from the Union of India. D) The maximum number of members in the Council of Ministers of Delhi can be 15 percent of the total number of members in the Legislative Assembly.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The State of Jammu and Kashmir has its own Constitution.

Explanation:

There shall be a Council of Ministers consisting of not more than ten per cent (a special provision for Delhi as against the 15 percent clause under 91st Amendment Act)of the total number of members in the Legislative Assembly, with the Chief Minister at the head to aid and advise the Lieutenant Governor in the exercise of his functions in relation to matters with respect to which the Legislative Assembly has power to make laws.

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What is the name of the most ancient spiral galaxy that existed 11 billion years ago?

A) A1689 B01 B) A1689 B10
C) A1689 B20 D) A1689 B11
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) A1689 B11

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What is the name of the southernmost tip of the continent of South America? At this place the Pacific and Atlantic oceans converge.

A) Cape Town B) Cape of Good Hope
C) Cape Horn D) Cape Canaveral
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cape Horn

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The famous Golconda Fort is situated in the state of

A) Madhya Pradesh B) Telangana
C) Karnataka D) Bihar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Telangana

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In the Modern Periodic Table elements present in the same period will have the same

A) atomic weight B) number of shells
C) atomic number D) valence electrons
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) number of shells

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If the distance travelled by an object is zero, then the displacement of the object

A) is zero B) is negative
C) is positive D) may or may not be zero
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) is zero

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Where did Rani Lakshmi Bai die fighting the British?

A) Varanasi B) Gwalior
C) Morar D) Jhansi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gwalior

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California - based private spaceflight company Space X has launched which secret mission for United States government?

A) Sprint B) Zuma
C) Cygnus D) Dream Chaser
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Zuma

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