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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:

Homology is evidence of

A) Common ancestry B) Divergent evolution
C) Punctuated evolution D) Convergent evolution
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Common ancestry

Explanation:

In biology, Homology is defined as any characteristic of biological organisms that is derived from a common ancestor. 

 

Hence, Homology is evidence of Common ancestry.

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0 1906
Q:

Which of the following is not an intrusive igneous body?

A) Stock B) Dike
C) Stope D) Batholith
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Stope

Explanation:

These are called intrusive igneous rocks because the magma has intruded into pre-exiting rock layers. Types of intrusive igneous rocks are granite and basalt .

A batholith is the largest of the intrusive bodies.

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1 1906
Q:

Indian Army Day is celebrated on

A) 16th October B) 19th November
C) 26th Decenber D) 15th January
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 15th January

Explanation:

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Indian Army Day is celebrated every year all over the country on 15th January.

 

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1 1906
Q:

Which best describes Genes?

A) long, double chains of nucleic acids. B) long, single chains of amino acids.
C) long, single chains of nucleic acids. D) long, double chains of amino acids.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) long, double chains of nucleic acids.

Explanation:

Gene is a segment of chromosomal DNA or a sequence of DNA or RNA that codes for a molecule that has a function. It is the basic physical and functional unit of heredity.

 

As genes are made up of DNA it impies that they are long, double chains of nucleic acids as DNA is made of nucleic acids.

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1 1905
Q:

What two countries have nearly 50% of global coal reserves?

A) Iran & USA B) USA & China
C) Russia & USA D) Brazil & Russia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Russia & USA

Explanation:

United States and Russia have together almost 400 billion tones. Which represents nearly 50% of world's reserves of coal.

 

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0 1905
Q:

In Microsoft Word, ____________ are small dots, squares, dashes or graphics that are often seen before the text.

A) Indentation B) Bullets
C) Numbering D) Tabs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bullets

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6 1904
Q:

The book 'Sudhir Sukta' was written by

A) Vishnu Wagh B) Nazir Ahmad Wani
C) Andrea Levy D) Tian Er
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vishnu Wagh

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4 1904
Q:

What type of satellite is ISRO's Microsat R?

A) Imaging satellite B) Communication
C) Climate D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Imaging satellite

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0 1904