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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.


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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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The moon that we see in the sky is a _____.

A) Planet B) Star
C) Sun D) Satellite
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Satellite

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The mass of a mole of NaCl is the

A) 58.44 gm/mol B) 57.25 gm/mol
C) 56.31 gm/mol D) 59.14 gm/mol
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 58.44 gm/mol

Explanation:

To get the mass of a mole of NaCl, we need to add the molar atomic weights of the individual elements i.e, Na and Cl

Atomic weights of Na = 22.99 gm/mol  Cl = 35.45 gm/mol

 

Now, mass of a mole of NaCl = 22.99 + 35.45 = 58.44 gm/mol.

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What carries Blood away from the Heart?

A) Arteries B) Veins
C) Both A & B D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Arteries

Explanation:

We know that the circulatory system of our body is a loop. The Heart is the pump, the arteries and their smaller branches (arterioles) carry oxygen rich blood all through your body tissues from the heart and the veins and their smaller branches (venules) carry oxygen depleted blood and waste products back to the heart from all the body parts.

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Q:

Amur, one of the longest rivers in the world is in 

A) Africa B) South America
C) Asia D) Europe
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Asia

Explanation:

The river flows through south eastern parts of former USSR close to the china border and drains into sea of Okhotsk. It is 4510 Km long

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Which is the following is not an effect of volcanoes

A) Africa B) Australia
C) North America D) South America
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Australia

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The first formed primary xylem elements are called ___________.

A) Metaxylem B) Protoxylem
C) Xylem fibres D) Xylem parenchyma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Protoxylem

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Q:

When moon's orbit is closest to earth is called as

A) Perigee B) Apogee
C) Perihelion D) Aphelion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Perigee

Explanation:

When moon's orbit is closest to earth is called as Perigee.

The distance between the Moon and Earth varies throughout the month and the year since the moon's orbit around the earth is elliptical. The distance is about 382,900 kilometers from the Moon's center to the center of Earth.

 

Hence, the point on the Moon's orbit closest to Earth is called the perigee.

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Which of the following cities is the venue of the 4th Asian electoral stakeholders forum (AESF - IV)?

A) Hyderabad B) Colombo
C) Dhaka D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Colombo

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