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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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A person who enjoys pain is called

A) Sadist B) Dipsomania
C) Masochist D) Blogomaniac
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Masochist

Explanation:

A person who enjoys in feeling or being pain is called Masochist. The person who enjoys inflicting pain on others is called as Sadist.

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Vertebrates and tunicates share 

A) a notochord and a dorsal, hollow nerve cord. B) the formation of structures from the neural crest.
C) jaws adapted for feeding. D) an endoskeleton that includes a skull.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a notochord and a dorsal, hollow nerve cord.

Explanation:
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Q:

On 26thNovember, 1949, which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India came into effect?

1.Citizenship

2.Elections

3.Provisional Parliament

4.Fundamental Rights

 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 2, 3 and 4 B) 1, 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3 only D) 1 and 2 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

Some provisions of the Constitution pertaining to citizenship, elections, provisional parliament, temporary and transitional provisions, and short title contained in Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 60, 324, 366, 367, 379, 380, 388, 391, 392 and 393 came into force on November 26, 1949 itself

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Q:

In what organelle does cellular respiration take place?

A) Cytoplasm B) Ribosomes
C) Mitochondria D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mitochondria

Explanation:

Cellular respiration is the multi-step process that creates energy from nutrients and food molecules. It begins in the cytoplasm of the cell, with the mitochondria functioning as the main organelle where the rest of the process continues and finishes.

During respiration, glycolysis occurs in the cytoplasm of the cell.

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Q:

What is the outcome when a cell undergoes meiosis?

A) Two haploid cells B) Four haploid cells
C) Two diploid cells D) Four diploid cells
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Four haploid cells

Explanation:

When a cell undergoes meiosis process, it produces 4 haploid cells as a result.

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Q:

Two important schools of philosophy Stoicism and Epicureanism were associated with________

A) Greeks B) Iranians
C) Macedonians D) Parthians
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Greeks

Explanation:

The Stoic School taught that man should accept his fate, since he cannot change it. According to Stoics, serenity of mind is the goal all men should strive to attain.Epicureans believed that the highest good for man is pleasure ,but they aimed at tranquility of mind rather than indulgence in pleasures.

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AT&T designed its first commercial modem, specifically forconverting digital computer data to analog signals fortransmission across its long distance network. What is thename of the modem?

A) Telex B) Memex
C) CompuServe D) Bell 103 dataset
 
Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

In 1960s AT&T introduces its Data phone, the firstcommercial modem. The first commercial modem made for converting digital computer data at analog signalsfor transmission across long distance networks

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Who is the leader of the Legislative branch?

A) Vice President of USA B) Senate
C) President of USA D) House of Representatives
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vice President of USA

Explanation:

Legislative branch is made of two houses. 

1. Congress - the Senate and

2. House of Representatives.

 

Senate- composed of 100 senators two for each states - Vice President of USA is president of Senate.

House of Representatives - The House of Representatives is made up of 435 elected members, divided among the 50 states in proportion to their total population.

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