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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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Which molecules prevent cell membranes from dissolving in water?

A) Phospholipids B) Fattyacids
C) Adenosine triphosphates D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Phospholipids

Explanation:

Cell membranes are made up of phospholipids which prevents them from dissolving in water.

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The 106th Indian Science Congress 2019 will held in which place?

A) Hyderabad B) Punjab
C) Kolkata D) Bangalore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Punjab

Explanation:

The 106th Indian Science Congress 2019 will held in Lovely Professional University in Jalandhar, Punjab from 3rd January 2019 to 7th January 2019. PM Narendra Modi is going to inaugarate this.

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Q:

Liquid sodium is being considered as

A) engine coolant B) bleaching agent
C) antiseptic D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) engine coolant

Explanation:

Liquid sodium is being considered as engine coolant.

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Who has become the 1st-ever spinner to bowl the 1st over in a World Cup?

A) Moeen ALi B) Imran Tahir
C) Yuzvendra Chahal D) Rashid Khan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Imran Tahir

Explanation:

The South African leg-spinner has become the 1st-ever spinner to bowl the 1st over in a World Cup. It took place in the World Cup 2019 against England team at Oval in London where he bowled Bairstow for a DUCK.

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Farming in the early New England colonies was challenging because

A) unfamiliar weather and soil conditions affected cultivation B) English laws restricted which crops farmers could plant
C) English investors promoted manufacturing over farming D) foreign plants soon grew out of control in the American soil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) unfamiliar weather and soil conditions affected cultivation

Explanation:

Farming in the early New England colonies was challenging because unfamiliar weather and soil conditions affected cultivation.

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Q:

Barbituric Acid was synthesized in 1864 by

A) Adolf von Baeyer B) Marie Curie
C) Mendeleev D) John Dalton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Adolf von Baeyer

Explanation:

German Chemist, Adolf von Baeyer first synthesized Barbituric Acid in 1864.

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The first attempt in printing was made in England by

A) James Watt B) Isaac Newton
C) William Caxton D) James Arkwright
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) William Caxton

Explanation:

The first attempt in printing was made in England by William Caxton.

 

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William Caxton was an English merchant, diplomat, and writer. He is thought to be the first person to introduce a printing press into England, in 1476, and as a printer was the first English retailer of printed books.

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Q:

Instrument for measuring light intensity is called

A) Lucimeter B) Cryometer
C) Cyanometer D) Barometer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lucimeter

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