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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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Who was the founder of Nanda dynasty

A) Bimbisara B) Ajatasatru
C) Mahapadmananda D) Dhanananda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mahapadmananda

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Natural Rubber is a Polymer of

A) butadiene B) 2methyl-1,3butadiene
C) ethylene D) isoprene
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) isoprene

Explanation:

Natural Rubber is a Polymer derived from Isoprene. 

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      • Natural rubber is an addition polymer that is obtained as a milky white fluid known as Latex from a Tropical Rubber Tree.
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Q:

In nuclear reactor,Chain reaction is controlled by introducing

A) cadmium rod B) iron rod
C) platinum rod D) graphite rod
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) cadmium rod

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The wing of a bat and the wing of a bird are the examples of ______ limbs.

 

A) Homogenous B) Heterogeneous  
C) Analogous D) Homologous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Analogous

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The number indicating the intensity of an earthquake on a Richter scale range between

A) 1 to 7 B) 1 to 9
C) 1 to 8 D) 1 to 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1 to 9

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Q:

The battle of Mahabharata is believed to have been foughts at Kurukshetra for

A) 14 days B) 16 days
C) 18 days D) 20 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 18 days

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Which country has world's shortest written constitution?

A) USA B) Monaco
C) Vatican City D) India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Monaco

Explanation:

Monaco, the world's second smallest country after Vatican City, has the smallest written constitution in the world. 

It comprises of 10 chapters with 97 Articles and a total of 3,814 words.

 

India has the world's largest written constitution.

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Name a common greenhouse gas containing only hydrogen and oxygen?

A) CH4 B) O3
C) H2O D) NO
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) H2O

Explanation:

The common greenhouse gas containing only hydrogen and oxygen is H2O, this is water vapor.

The common greenhouse gases are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone.

The composition (chemical formula) of those gases are:

Water vapor: H2O
Carbon dioxide: CO2
Methane: CH4
Nitrous oxide: NO
Ozone: O3.

As you see the only one of those that contains only hydrogen and oxygen is H2O, water vapor.

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