General Knowledge Questions

Q:

If a barometric reading is falling, this usually indicates what

A) Increasing pressure B) Decreasing pressure
C) No pressure D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Decreasing pressure

Explanation:

A barometer is a tool that measures air pressure

A rising barometer indicates increasing air pressure, a falling barometer indicates decreasing air pressure.

In space, there is a nearly complete vacuum, so the air pressure is zero.

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What is the main purpose of state legislatures?

A) to make and pass laws at the state level B) to control the legislation of local governments
C) to provide legislative support for Congress D) to challenge the legality of federal laws
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to make and pass laws at the state level

Explanation:

Each state in the U.S. has a state legislature. The state legislatures main purpose is to make and pass laws at the state level.

 

An integral part to each state government - indeed where the people of each state are best represented - is the state legislature.

 

State legislatures are the respective representative bodies for the people of each state.
The primary responsibility of any state legislature is to design, draft, and vote on bills and laws to govern each state. Bills and laws generally go through several committees prior to being voted on in the entire assembly, through which the bills and laws are changed, amended, or killed altogether.

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Q:

Which is the Hottest Place in the World ?

Answer

Azizia (Libya,Africa) 136 F


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Q:

Centralisation is said to exist if 

A) Top Management retains most of the decision making authority B) Authority is shared with Managers at lower levels
C) Employees at all levels are allowed to take initiative in work related matters D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Top Management retains most of the decision making authority

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Q:

When more than 20% of the body weight is due to fat, the person is suffering from

A) Marasmus B) Kwashiorkor
C) Scurvy D) Obesity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Obesity

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Q:

Which superhero shares a name with a town in Turkey?

A) Batman B) Spiderman
C) Ironman D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Batman

Explanation:

Superhero Batman shares a name with an oil production Batman, a town in Turkey.

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Q:

'Amphilious' wooden houses, floating of the chanals, are found in :

A) Bangkok B) Phnom Penh
C) Vientiane D) Yangoon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bangkok

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Q:

Sleeping sickness in main is caused by the organism 

A) Plasmodium B) entamoeba
C) giardia D) trypanosoma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) trypanosoma

Explanation:

Trypanasoma is a protozoan animal. It lives as a parasite in the blood and later invades the cerebrospinal fluid to cause the sleeping sickness. This parasite is transmitted by the Tsetse fly.

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