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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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Who becomes the first woman to present the Indian Union Budget?

A) Sucheta Kriplani B) Indira Gandhi
C) Nirmala Sitharaman D) Sushma Swaraj
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Indira Gandhi

Explanation:

Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was the first woman who presented the Union budget of India for the year 1970 - 71.

 

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7 1900
Q:

The Congress of Vienna led to revolts in France because

A) People want absolute Monarchy B) To prevent one ruler to take too much power
C) People do not want absolute Monarchy D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) People do not want absolute Monarchy

Explanation:

The Congress of Vienna in 1814 to 1815 led to revolts in France because many people do not want absolute Monarchy.

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0 1900
Q:

Which of the following defines a genome?

A) Every human cell B) the complete set of an organism's genes and other DNA sequences
C) the complete set of an organism's polypeptides D) a karyotype
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) the complete set of an organism's genes and other DNA sequences

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2 1900
Q:

Which among the following is not a unit of distance?

A) Light year B) Longsec
C) Astronomical unit D) Parsec
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Longsec

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3 1899
Q:

Which one of the following elements does not form solid hydrogen carbonate?

A) Sodium B) Potassium
C) Caesium D) Lithium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Lithium

Explanation:

Potassium bicarbonate (also known as potassium hydrogen carbonate or potassium acid carbonate) is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula KHCO3. It is a white solid

Sodium bicarbonate is a white solid that is crystalline, but often appears as a fine powder.

LiHCO3 is found in solution form while rest alkali metals hydrogen carbonates are solid due to the anomalous properties of Li and its diagonal relationship with the Mg.

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2 1899
Q:

The Karma dance belongs to which state?

A) West Bengal B) Sikkim
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Uttar Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Madhya Pradesh

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2 1899
Q:

Who conquered Sind in 712 AD?

A) Arabs B) French
C) Greeks D) Mongols
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Arabs

Explanation:

By 712 AD, Arabs conquered Sindh.

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7 1899
Q:

Hub works on which layer?

A) Network layer B) Physical layer
C) Data link layer D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Physical layer

Explanation:

Hub works on layer 1 i.e, physical layer.

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3 1899