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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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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Have the car stolen!

A) Steal the car. B) You should have the stolen car.
C) Get someone to steal the car. D) They have stolen the car.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Get someone to steal the car.

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Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park is in ________.

A) Rajasthan B) Assam
C) Bihar D) Gujarat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Gujarat

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Who was conferred with the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature?

A) Bob Dylan B) Oliver Hart
C) Yoshinori Ohsum D) J. Michael Kosterlitz
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bob Dylan

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In total internal reflection, the light travel from

A) rarer to denser medium and it occurs with no loss of intensity B) denser to rarer medium and it occurs with no loss of intensity
C) rarer to denser medium and it occurs with loss of intensity D) denser to rarer medium and it occurs with loss of intensity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) denser to rarer medium and it occurs with no loss of intensity

Explanation:

According to wave theories, for Total internal reflection tohappen: Light must travel from denser medium to rarer medium. Angle of incidence should be greater than critical angle. As in case of TIR, the image is perfectly clear, it implies that there has been no loss of intensity.

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Which of the following is usually not an air­pollutant?

A) Hydrocarbons B) Sulphur dioxide
C) Carbon dioxide D) Nitrous oxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nitrous oxide

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China now has more of the worlds fastest super computers than other countries. Which among the following is a Chinese super computer?

A) BlueGene/Q system B) Cray XC30
C) Shaheen II D) Fujitsu's K
 
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Tianhe-2 is Chinas Supercomputer. It was the fastestuntil its position being taken up by Sunway TiahuLight as the Fastest Supercomputer.

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Which of the following rebellion / agitation did NOT happen in the area of Bengal?

A) Sannyasi Rebellion B) Chuar Rebellion
C) Pagal Panthi rebellion D) Baghera Rebellion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Baghera Rebellion

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An example of longitudinal waves (in gas as a medium) is ______.

A) heat waves B) radio waves
C) electromagnetic waves D) sound waves
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) sound waves

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