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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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What is the minimum velocity required for a rocket to overcome earth's gravity and travel into space?

A) 18 km/sec B) 11.2 km/sec
C) 21 km/sec D) 35 km/sec
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 11.2 km/sec

Explanation:

This 11.2 km/s is also known as the escape velocity. It works out to roughly 25000miles per hour 

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The boundary of which country does not seem to touch the Caspian sea?

 

 

A) Azerbaijan B) Russia
C) Ukraine D) Turkmenistan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ukraine

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What does the Olympic Flame symbolize?

A) Challenge B) Zeal to play sports
C) Integrity D) Continuity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Continuity

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Which river crosses the equator twice?

A) Congo B) Amazon
C) Nile D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Congo

Explanation:

River Congo is the only river which crosses the equator twice.

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When was Barb Wire patented

A) 1898 B) 1868
C) 1874 D) 1866
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1874

Explanation:

Joseph F. Glidden - Father of Barbed Wire.

      • Glidden was born in New York in 1812. He invented Barbed Wire in 1873 and was granted the patent on Nov. 24, 1874. After a three year battle over the patent, which he eventually won received a patent for the modern invention in 1874 after he made his own modifications to previous versions.
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Which Indian film has been selected as India's official entry in the Best Foreign Language Film category at Oscars 2018 ?

A) Bahubali B) Bhoomi
C) Newton D) Daddy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Newton

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The Governor of State in India is _______

A) directly elected by the people of India B) appointed by the State Chief Minister
C) appointed by the Prime Minister D) appointed by the President
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) appointed by the President

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Ionic compounds ______.

 

I. have high boiling point

II. have high melting point

III. conduct electricity in solution

 

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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