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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?

  • Bank Exams
  • Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
  • LIC / GIC Examinations
  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
  • UPSC Examinations
  • COMPETITIVE EXAMS FOR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
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This phenomenon is sometimes referred to as the southern lights.

A) Aurora australis B) Aurora borealis
C) Aurora polaris D) Aurora coriolis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Aurora australis

Explanation:

Polar lights (aurora polaris) are a natural phenomenon found in both the northern and southern hemispheres that can be truly awe inspiring.

Northern lights are also called by their scientific name, aurora borealis, and

Southern lights are called aurora australis.

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What is the name of the new planet that NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) found?

A) HD21749b B) D21749b
C) H21749b D) 21749b
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) HD21749b

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Q:

Which planet do most known extrasolar planets most resemble?

A) Jupiter B) Neptune
C) Earth D) Venus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jupiter

Explanation:

Most of the known extrasolar planets resembles the planet Jupiter in the solar system.

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Q:

When is world health day observed every year

A) 8th April B) 10th April
C) 7th April D) 9th April
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7th April

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Q:

As an infant, the ability to produce antibodies is

A) about 80% of that of an adult B) nonexistent
C) limited D) the same as an adult
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) limited

Explanation:

As an infant, the ability to produce antibodies is limited.

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Q:

Conservation of energy refers to the fact that

A) if you conserve energy you will not be as tired B) energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be converted from one form to another
C) no chemical reaction is 100 percent efficient D) the entropy of the universe is always increasing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be converted from one form to another

Explanation:

"Conservation of energy" refers to the fact that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be converted from one form to another.

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Q:

Nucleotides are made of a pentose only.

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) FALSE

Explanation:

DNA is made of nucleotides. And these Nucleotides are made of a pentose sugar deoxyribose, a phosphate, and a nitrogen-containing bases.


 


Hence, the given statement 'Nucleotides are made of a pentose only' is FALSE.

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Q:

The longest sea beach in India is

A) Chapora beach B) Diu beach
C) Aksa beach D) Marina beach
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Marina beach

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