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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?

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Q:

The process of making RNA from DNA is called

A) Replication B) Translation
C) Transcription D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Transcription

Explanation:

The process of making RNA from DNA is called Transcription.

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Q:

Ravinder Kumar Singhal, who has successfully completed the Ironman triathlon, is from which state?

A) Karnataka B) Telangana
C) Maharashtra D) Uttar Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Maharashtra

Explanation:
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Q:

When to use colon?

Answer

A colon is used to connect two sentences when the second sentence expands, illustrates, explains, summarizes, or sharpens the first. Both sentences should be complete, and their content should be very closely related.


 


Example:


This girl has two favorite hobbies: watching movies and seeing how long she can hold her breathe.

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Q:

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
He jumped off the train while it (had been running).

A) has been running B) ran
C) was running D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) was running

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Q:

Which one among the following stars is nearest to the earth?

A) Proxima Centauri B) Sirius
C) Arcturus D) Spica
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Proxima Centauri

Explanation:

Proxima Centauri is the nearest star to the Earth.

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Q:

Deficiency of which minerals causes goiter?

A) Magnesium B) Calcium
C) Iodine D) Sulphur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Iodine

Explanation:

Deficiency of Iodine cause Goiter also called Enlarged Thyroid. It doesn't give any pain but difficult to swallow and breath are its causes.

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Q:

The force that generates wind is

A) Gravity force B) Pressure gradient force
C) Coriolis force D) Centrifugal force
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pressure gradient force

Explanation:

Wind is the flow of gases on a large scale. On the surface of the Earth, wind consists of the bulk movement of air. The force that generates wind is called as Pressure gradient force.

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Q:

If i wanted to reach the South Atlantic from the South Pacific while touching South America , I would have to use

A) Florida Straits B) Dardaelles
C) Magellan Straits D) Bosporus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Magellan Straits

Explanation:

a) joins the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean, and touches USA and Bahama Island.

b) joins the sea of Marmara and Aegean Sea, touching Asian Turckey and European  Turkey

d) joins Black sea and sea of Marmara touching Asian Turkey and European Turkey

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