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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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The process of soil formation is called

A) Filtration B) Weathering
C) Vegetation D) Calicing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Weathering

Explanation:

The soil is formed by breaking down of large rock surfaces into pieces due to water, wind and all atmospheric changes by mixing with plants and animal decays. This process is called as weathering.

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1 1940
Q:

Which statement best characterizes animism?

A) It's the basis of social status within a tribe. B) It combines natural, human, and spiritual forces.
C) It's a religion that maintains the futility of human existence. D) It's composed of irrational superstitions that arise in underdeveloped rural communities.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) It combines natural, human, and spiritual forces.

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Q:

Where would rna polymerase attach?

A) Phosphate groups B) DNA
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) DNA

Explanation:

RNA polymerase attach to DNA molecule.

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4 1940
Q:

What is the currency of South Korea?

A) Krona B) Zloty
C) Won D) Nakfa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Won

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3 1940
Q:

Which of the following is called the 'Land of the Golden Pagoda'?

A) Myanmar B) China
C) Japan D) North Korea
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Myanmar

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Q:

Which neighbouring country of India is also reffered as 'Druk Yul'?

A) Myanmar B) Maldives
C) Bhutan D) Afghanistan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bhutan

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1 1939
Q:

Who was the town-planner of Chandigarh?

A) Le Corbusier B) Christopher Wren
C) Charles Correa D) Edward Lutyens
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Le Corbusier

Explanation:

Le Corbusier was the town-planner of Chandigarh.

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He was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now called modern architecture.

 

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1 1939
Q:

Atoms of the same element can differ in

A) Atomic number B) Atomic mass
C) electrons D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Atomic mass

Explanation:

Atoms of the same element can have same atomic number and number of electrons since, the atomic number is the number of protons and the number of protons and eectrons are the same in an element.

 

Hence, the atoms of the same element may differ in their atomic mass since it depends on the number of neutrons it holds and such atoms are called isotopes.

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1 1939