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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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France-based Thomson has sold its Italian tubes manufacturing plant to an Indian company. Identify the company.

A) BPL B) Mirc Electronics
C) Videocon D) Godrej
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Videocon

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Which combination will produce a precipitate?

A) NaOH (aq) and HCl (aq) B) KOH (aq) and Mg(NO3)2 (aq)
C) NaC2H3O2(aq) and HCl (aq) D) AgNO3(aq) and Ca(C2H2O3) (aq)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) KOH (aq) and Mg(NO3)2 (aq)

Explanation:

In chemistry, a precipitate is an insoluble solid that emerges from a liquid solution. The emergence of the insoluble solid from solution is called precipitation.

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Which of the following sectors is NOT considered ' Infrastructure Sector '

A) Software B) Cement
C) Petroleum D) Steel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Software

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Q:

GDP can be calculated by summing

A) Consumption, investment, government purchases, and net exports B) Consumption, investment, government spending, and imports
C) Consumption, investment, government purchases, and imports D) Consumption, investment, wages, and rent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Consumption, investment, government purchases, and net exports

Explanation:

Gross domestic product (GDP) is the monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period.

Simply, GDP is a broad measurement of a nation’s overall economic activity. 

It is calculated by summation of Consumption, investment, government purchases, and net exports.

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Q:

The weight of the brain in the total weight of the body is about

A) 2% B) 3%
C) 4% D) 5%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2%

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Select the correct statement (s).

A) When energy is transferred to the system from the surrounding as work, the surrounding do work on the system and the value of work (W) positive. B) When energy is transferred from the system to the surrounding as work, work is done on the surrounding and the value of W is negative.
C) Both (A) and (B) D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both (A) and (B)

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Where is the DNA located in a eukaryotic cell?

A) Nucleus B) Chromosomes
C) Mitochondria D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

In eukaryotic cells, DNA is located in the nucleus, chromosomes and the mitochondria. Most of the DNA is present in the nucleus and some amount in the chromosomes and mitochondria.

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If an empty cylinder is half filled with a liquid, its center of gravity is 

A) shifted upwards B) shifted downwards
C) shifed neither upward nor downward D) shifted upward or downward depending on the density of the liquid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) shifted downwards

Explanation:

Effect of adding liquid is to make the cylinder more bottom heavy which is a more stable position

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