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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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Lakes formed due to marine deposits are

A) crater lakes B) cirque lakes
C) ox-bow-lakes D) lagoons
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) lagoons

Explanation:

Lagoons are formed along the coasts by the action of winds and waves. They are commonly found off the deltas of large rivers such as the Nile and Ganges.

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Q:

Which of the following is an example of system software?

A) Microsoft word B) Calculator
C) Operating system D) RAM
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Operating system

Explanation:

In a brief, the system software is the interface between the hardware and user applications. System software is a type of computer program that is designed to run a computer’s hardware and application programs.

 

Examples : OS, System utilities, BIOS like mouse, keyboard, hard disc, Device drivers, Assembler,...

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"Light years" is the unit of _____?

A) Acceleration B) Distance
C) Light Intensity D) Weight
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Distance

Explanation:

A Light-year is a distance that light travels in the vacuum in one Julian year (365.25 days).

The light-year is a unit of length used to express astronomical distances. It is about 9.5 trillion kilometers or 5.9 trillion miles. 

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Q:

Who is the inventor of railway engine?

A) George Stephenson B) W.H.F Talbot
C) Richard Trevithik D) Eli Whitney
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Richard Trevithik

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Q:

Pick out the only vector quantity

A) pressure B) impulse
C) gravitational potential D) co-efficient of friction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) impulse

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Q:

Words that sound the same but are spelled different

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A) Homonyms B) Homographs
C) Heteronyms D) Homophones
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Homophones

Explanation:

Words that sound the same but are spelled different are called homophones. Homophones are a type of homonyms.

Some of the Examples of homophones are ::

One - Won

Son - Sun

Hole - Whole

Loan - Lone

Steal - Steel

Which - Witch

What - Watt

Sea - See

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Which object, initially called the 'Whirlwind', was invented by Ives McGaffey in 1869 ?

A) Washing machine B) Electric mixer
C) Vacuum cleaner D) Blender
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Vacuum cleaner

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Q:

Who Invented Elevator Safety Brake ?

A) Alfred Bernhard Nobel B) Elisha Graves Otis
C) Percy LeBaron Spencer D) Garrett Augustus Morgan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Elisha Graves Otis

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