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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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The total area of the republic of India is of the order of 

A) 2.3 million sq km B) 3.3 million sq km
C) 4.3 million sq km D) 5.3 million sq km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3.3 million sq km

Explanation:

The provisional geographical area of india as on 31st March 1982, given by survey of india, is 3287,263 sq km. which includes 78,111 sq km under occupation by pakistan, 5180 sqkm given by pakistan to china and 37,555 sq km under occupation of china.

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Which of the following plays an important part in photosynthesis?

A) Chloroplast B) Centrosome
C) Tonoplast D) Nematoblast
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chloroplast

Explanation:

The Chloroplast contains the wonder green pigment chlorophyll which is able to trap solar energy and use it for synthesis of food

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Q:

Who of the following threw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly along with Bhagat Singh ?

A) B.K. Dutt B) Sukhdev
C) Jatin Das D) Rajguru
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) B.K. Dutt

Explanation:

Bhagat Singh and B.K. Dutt threw bombs in the Legislative Assembly as a protest against "Passage of public Safety bill".

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Q:

Which revolutionary died after a 64 days fast in jail?

A) Jatin Das B) Pulin Das
C) Subhash Chandra bose D) Both A & B
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jatin Das

Explanation:

Jatindra Nath Das, also known as Jatin Das, was a revolutionary and Independence activist. He embraced death in Lahore jail after fasting for 64 days in 1929 at the age of 24 yrs.

 

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The Government has renamed NREGA schme and the name associated with the scheme is that of

A) Rajeev Gandhi B) Indira Gandhi
C) Mahatma Gandhi D) Jawaharlal Nehru
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mahatma Gandhi

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Q:

Bhangra is the folk dance of which Indian state

Answer

Punjab

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Q:

Formation of cation occurs by

A) gain of electron B) loss of electron
C) gain of proton D) loss of proton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) loss of electron

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Q:

Lightning heats the surrounding air to

A) 300 deg Cent B) 3000 deg Cent
C) 30000 deg Cent D) 300000 deg Cent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 30000 deg Cent

Explanation:

Lightning is extremely hot — a flash can heat the air around it to temperatures five times hotter than the sun’s surface. This heat causes surrounding air to rapidly expand and vibrate, which creates the pealing thunder we hear a short time after seeing a lightning flash.

Lightning heats the surrounding air to about 30,000 degrees Centigrades.

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