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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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Every component of your computer is either

A) Hardware or CPU B) RAM/CPU or Hardware
C) Hardware or Software D) System or Application software
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Hardware or Software

Explanation:

All the computers have components that are either Hardware or Software.

The five major components of computers are :

-> Input Unit

-> Output Unit

-> CPU Unit

-> ALU Unit and

-> Control Unit.

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Q:

Which of the following act was mentioned as a " Charter of Slavery " by Jawahar Lal Nehru ?

A) Government of India Act, 1935 B) Vernacular Press Act
C) Government of India Act, 1919 D) Regulation Act
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Government of India Act, 1935

Explanation:

The safeguards and the special powers vested in the Governor General was something like a 'Charter of Slavery' as mentioned by Jawahar Lal Nehru. He compared it with a "machine with all brakes, no engine".

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Q:

Gautama Buddha was elevated to the position of God by the time of

A) Ashoka B) Kanishka
C) Chandragupta Vikramaditya D) Harsha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kanishka

Explanation:
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Q:

A drawing on transparent paper is

A) Blue print B) Negative
C) Transparency D) Red print
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Transparency

Explanation:

The one word substitute for 'a drawing on transparent paper' is Transparency.

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Q:

Electromagnetic radiation with maximum wavelength is

A) ultraviolet B) radio waves
C) x-rays D) infrared
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) radio waves

Explanation:
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Q:

The earth is at its maximum distance from the Sun on :

A) January 30th B) December 22nd
C) September 22nd D) July 4th
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) July 4th

Explanation:
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Q:

Mica is available abundantly in

A) Andhra Pradesh, Jharkand, Bihar B) Bihar, Gujarat, Telangana
C) Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Jharkand D) Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Andhra Pradesh, Jharkand, Bihar

Explanation:

According to 2005 - 2006 census - Jharkand

According to 2011 - 2012 census - Andhra Pradesh

 

are the highest producers of Mica in India.

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Q:

A pure substance can only be

A) Compound B) an element
C) an element or a compound D) a heterogeneous mixture
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) an element or a compound

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