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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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Which of the following is not a benefit of swimming?

A) full body exercise B) burn less than 400 calories per hour
C) joints supported in water D) good exercise for cross training
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) burn less than 400 calories per hour

Explanation:

Actually by swimming a person can easily burn more than 450 calories upto 920 calories per an hour. So, burn less than 400 calories per hour is not correct regarding swimming.

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In communication satellite, multiple repeaters are known as

A) Modulators B) Transponders
C) Detectors D) Generators
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Transponders

Explanation:

In communication satellite, multiple repeaters are known as Transponders.

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Which describes the work of Nicolaus Copernicus?

A) Inventing analytic geometry B) Experimenting on Human Bodies
C) Studying prisms and the nature of light D) Developing a Heliocentric Theory
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Developing a Heliocentric Theory

Explanation:

Nicolaus Copernicus was decribed by his work on "The Heliocentric Theory" which is based on that the earth revolves around the Sun.

 

This theory was developed in parts by different astronomers over many years, namely Aristarchus, Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo.

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Appetite is triggered by

Answer

Appetite is the desire to eat food or in short feeling of hunger. Appetite is triggered by the time of day, the smell, taste and texture of food, the culture in which one is raised.

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Lime water turns milky when carbon dioxide is passed through it. It is due to the formation of

A) Calcium Carbonate B) Barium Carbonate
C) Calcium Hydrogen Carbonate D) Calcium Oxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Calcium Carbonate

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

The remains of something that has been badly damaged

A) Pristine B) Immaculate
C) Wreckage D) Sterile
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Wreckage

Explanation:
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Which  one  of  the  following  statements  is not correct?

A) The    cathode    rays    originate    from cathode   and   proceed   towards   the anode   in   a   cathode-ray   discharge tube. B) The television picture tubes are nothing but cathode ray tubes.
C) The  cathode  rays  themselves  are  not visible. D) The   characteristics   of   cathode   rays depend  upon  the  nature  of  the  gas present in the cathode-ray tube.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The   characteristics   of   cathode   rays depend  upon  the  nature  of  the  gas present in the cathode-ray tube.

Explanation:

Cathode ray is a beam of electrons emitted   from   the   cathode   of   a vacuum    tube.    It    is    invisible. Cathode  ray  tubes  are  also  found in     televisions     and     computer monitors.  Since  cathode  ray  is  a beam of electrons and all electrons are  identical,  charge  to  mass  ratio is same for all the gases and does not depend on the nature of gas.

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What is the maximum  number of states of matter?

A) Three B) Four
C) Five D) Variable
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Five

Explanation:

There   are five known   states   of matter:    solids,    liquids,    gases, plasma and Bose-Einstein condensates.  The  main  difference in the structures of each state is in the densities of the particles.

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