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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.


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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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Which of the following statements about Australian football is TRUE?

A) Goals are scored by kicking the ball through goal posts. B) Each team has a number of set plays for both offense and defense.
C) Constant movement of the ball is similar to baseball. D) The players tend to wear a large amount of padding.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Goals are scored by kicking the ball through goal posts.

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In case of a heart attack, a hormone is injected as an emergency measure, Which one is it?

A) Thyroxine B) Adrenaline
C) Heparin D) Insulin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Adrenaline

Explanation:

Heparin is a hormone secreted by the liver. This is anticoagulant in its property. It prevents cloting of blood inside the heart and blood vessels. Heart attack is the result of a block in the blood vessels supplying blood to the walls of the heart.

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A car parked in the sun with its windows closed gets terribly hot inside. This is due to 

A) the heat emitted by the engine B) the greenhouse effect
C) the good conducting power of the metal body D) the double layered wind shield
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) the greenhouse effect

Explanation:

The green house effect. The waves of smaller wavelength from the sun enter inside the car through the glass windows and are absorbed. The waves of larger wavelength emitted from inside cannot get out through the glass, but remain inside and make it terribly hot.

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Cotton is facing competition form Sugarcane in the region of the black soil in Maharashtra. This is due to 

A) Declined yield of cotton in this region B) A General Change in the climate of this region
C) Expansion of irrigation for which this region has become suitable for sugar-cane cultivation which is a profitable crop D) Increasing demand for Sugar and rising prices of sugar in the country
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Expansion of irrigation for which this region has become suitable for sugar-cane cultivation which is a profitable crop

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During the Indian Freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts (Lal Kurtis) called for _____

A) the pathan nationalist unity and a struggle against colonialism B) the union of Pasthun tribal areas in north-west with the Afghanistan
C) the adoption of terrorist tactics and methods for terrorising and finally ousting the colonial rulers. D) the adoption of communist revolutionary ideology for political and social reform
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the pathan nationalist unity and a struggle against colonialism

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Greek Roman art has found a place in

A) Buddhist Art B) Ellora
C) Kalinga D) Gandhara
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Buddhist Art

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The Third Battle of Panipat was Fought between the

A) Afghans and the Marathas B) Afghans and the Sikhs
C) Marathas and the Mughals under Shah Alam II D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Afghans and the Marathas

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Gold Mines in India are located mainly at

A) Kolar B) Raniganj
C) Jadugoda D) Veeranam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kolar

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