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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.


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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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A man standing close to the platform at a railway station experiences a pulling force towards a fast moving train because of __________ .

A) gravitational force between train and man B) illusion of the man
C) the centripetal force D) pressure difference due to fast moving air in between
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) pressure difference due to fast moving air in between

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Through which light cannot pass?

A) Notebook paper B) Water
C) Book D) Sun glasses
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Book

Explanation:

The objects through which light cannot pass are called as Opaque objects. Some objects allow some light to pass through them and are called as Translucent objects. The objects which allow all the light to pass through them are called as Transparent objects.

 

Here in the given options Book is an example of opaque object as it does not allow light to pass through it. Water is transparent object and notebook paper and sun glasses are examples of translucent objects.

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The atomic mass of an element depends upon the

A) number of electrons B) number of protons
C) number of neutrons D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

The atomic mass of an element depends upon the number of protons, electrons and neutrons in the atoms which make the elements.

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An estuary  is a place where 

A) deposits of mud can be seen at a triangular piece of land B) silt is deposited near the mouth of a river
C) fresh water collects at the mouth of a river D) fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river

Explanation:

Alternative (a) refers to a delta

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In spherical polar coordinates (l, q, a), q denotesthe polar angle around z-axis and a denotes the azimuthal angle raised from x-axis . Then the y-component of P is given by

A) Psinq sina B) Psinq cosa
C) Pcosq sina D) Pcosq cosa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Psinq sina

Explanation:

The Cartesian Coordinates can be retrieved from spherical coordinates (l,q,a) by:

X = r.sinq.cosa

Y = r.sinq.sina

Z = r.sinq

Using the same we get for P,

Y = P.sinq.sina

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What are the original members of Bank of Central African States

A) Cameroon and Central African Republic B) Chad and Republic of the Congo
C) Gabon D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

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If depreciation exceeds gross investment

A) the economy's stock of capital is growing B) the economy's stock of capital may be either growing or shrinking
C) net investment is zero D) the economy's stock of capital is shrinking
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) the economy's stock of capital is shrinking

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Which country will become world’s biggest retail market in 2019?

A) Japan B) China
C) India D) US
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) China

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