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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 largest man made canal in the world is

A) Suez Canal B) The Grand
C) Panama Canal D) Rhine Canal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Suez Canal

Explanation:

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The largest man made canal in the world is The Suez Canal. It is a sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez.

 

  • It was constructed by the Suez Canal Company between 1859 and 1869.
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Which of these is NOT included as a Fundamental Right in the Indian Constitution

A) Right to freedom to speech B) Right to equality before law
C) Right to Constitutional remedies D) Right to equal wages for equal work
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Right to equal wages for equal work

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Which of the following South Indian Kingdom is not mentioned in the Ashokan inscription?

A) Satvahan B) Satiyaputa
C) Chola D) Pandya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Satvahan

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Ryder Cup is associated with which game?

A) Golf B) Tennis
C) Hockey D) Cricket
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Golf

Explanation:

Ryder Cup is associated with GOLF game.

The Ryder Cup is a biennial men's golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States.

The competition is contested every two years with the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe.

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'Parakram Diwas' is the birth anniversary of which freedom fighter?

 

A) Subhash Chandra Bose B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Mahatma Gandhi D) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Subhash Chandra Bose

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When Alexander invaded India, who were the rulers of Magadha

A) Haryankas B) Shishunagas
C) Nandas D) Mauryas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nandas

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The modulus of elasticity for mild steel is approximately equal to

A) 210 kN/mm2 B) 100 kN/mm2
C) 80 kN/mm2 D) 10 kN/mm2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 210 kN/mm2

Explanation:

It is useful to have a property of a material that is independent of the size of the sample and can be use to compare its elastic properties with another - this is called the Modulus of Elasticity for the material.

The modulus of elasticity is defined as:

 

Modulus of elasticity = Stress / Strain

 

There are three types of moduli. They are :

(a) the Young Modulus - tensile and compression longitudinal stress

(b) the shear modulus - a shearing stress

(c) the bulk modulus - volume changes of the specimen.

 

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Q:

Monica Seles is associated with which of the following games

A) Athletics B) Badminton
C) Basketball D) Tennis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Tennis

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