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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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  • Railway Examinations
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How many hearts does an octopus have?

A) 9 B) 5
C) 3 D) 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

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This refers to the ordering of elements in a sentence

 

A) phrases B) syntax
C) disorder D) disorganisation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) syntax

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The 1911 Chinese revolution ended the rule of the

A) Ming dynasty B) Mongolians dynasty
C) Song dynasty D) Manchus dynasty
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Manchus dynasty

Explanation:

It was the Qing Dynasty, who was a Manchu Dynasty whose rule ended in 1911 Chinese revolution.

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Which year is associated with the Boston Tea Party ?

A) 1773 B) 1770
C) 1776 D) 1765
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1773

Explanation:

In 1773, several colonies of North America refused to unload the tea coming in English ship.In Boston, when the governor ordered a ship to be unloaded, a group of citizens, dressed as American Indians, boarded the ship and dumped the crates of tea into the water. This incident is known as the 'Boston Tea Party '.

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A balloon filled with hydrogen will

A) continue going upwards uninterrupted B) reach a particular height and remain floating
C) burst after reaching some height D) reach a particular height and start coming down
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) reach a particular height and remain floating

Explanation:

It will stop at a height where the weight of the balloon with contents is equal to the weight of air displaced by it, i.e , when the upthrust is equal to the downthrust. The question of bursting will depend on how much difference of pressure inside and outside , the material of the balloon can withstand. It is assumed the balloon is filled with a lighter than air gas like hydrogen or helium.

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what is the International Date Line

A) It is the Equator B) it is the 00 longitude
C) It is the 900 east longitude D) It is the 1800 longitude
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) It is the 1800 longitude

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Which among the following statements are TRUE regarding synthetic fibre?

 

I. They melt after catching fire.

II. They are more durable.

III. They are prepared by a number of processes using petrochemicals.

 

A) Only I and II B) Only I and III
C) Only II and III D) All I, II and III
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All I, II and III

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In Tennis, hard court is the type of court whose surface is made of

 

A) Concrete B) Clay
C) Grass D) Carpet  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Concrete

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