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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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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:

What temperature is considered freezing?

Answer

We have all been taught that water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit, 0 degrees Celsius, 273.15 Kelvin. That's not always the case, though. Scientists have found liquid water as cold as -40 degrees F in clouds and even cooled water down to -42 degrees F in the lab.

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Q:

Which of the following awarded Noble peace prize for three times

A) Human rights council B) World bank
C) International Commitee of the red cross D) Un Peacekeeping forces
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) International Commitee of the red cross

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Q:

The outermost layer of the earth is called

A) Core B) Mantle
C) Crust D) Inner core
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Crust

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Q:

Which equation represents a neutralization reaction?

A) 2Al(OH)3(s) ---> Al2O3(s) + 3H2O(l) B) H2SO4(aq) + 2NaOH(aq) ---> Na2SO4(aq) + 2H2O(l)
C) 2H2(g) + O2(g) ---> 2H2O(l) D) H2CO3(aq) ---> CO2(g) + H2O(l)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) H2SO4(aq) + 2NaOH(aq) ---> Na2SO4(aq) + 2H2O(l)

Explanation:

Here in the option B) H2SO4 - Sulfuric acid is reacting with sodium hydroxide (NaOH), a base to produce a salt (Sodium Sulfate), and water (H2O). This is characteristic of of acid-base neutralization reactions.

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Q:

Where do arteries carry blood?

A) Heart B) Lungs
C) Tissues D) Brain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Heart

Explanation:

Arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the tissues, except for pulmonary arteries, which carry blood to the lungs for oxygenation (usually veins carry deoxygenated blood to the heart but the pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood as well).

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Where in South India has the largest collection of Roman coins been found?

Answer

Coimbatore

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Guernica, the world famous painting was painted by 

A) Van Gogh B) Michelangelo
C) Picasso D) Leonardo Da Vinci
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Picasso

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