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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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Who was the first Indian woman who owns the gold medal in Asian Games?

A) P.T.Usha B) Sunita Rani
C) Shiny Abraham D) Kamaljit Sandhu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kamaljit Sandhu

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Where is the canal "Chain of Rocks" located?

A) Virginia B) Illinois
C) California D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Illinois

Explanation:

Chain of Rocks is located in illinois

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Q:

Ketchup stored in a tin can may lead to chemical contamination.

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TRUE

Explanation:

The given statement is True.


Ketchup is acidic, having a pH of 3.9. The acidic component, acetic acid, will react with the metal tin. This reaction will result in a metal acetate that will contaminate the ketchup.


 


Hence, The acetic acid in the ketchup will react with the metal tin, forming a metal acetate that will pass into the ketchup which leads to its contamination.

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Q:

Why is india called bharat?

Answer

The name Bharat is derived from the legendary king Bharat who was ancestor of kauravas and pandavas, son of King Dushyanta and Shakuntala.


The name India is derived from the river Sindhu which flows in the north west of the country. The Greeks used to call us Indoi meaning the people of the Indus.

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Q:

How much water can be used by a camel in drinking in a single time ?

A) Up to 60 ltr. B) Up to 100 ltr.
C) Up to 80 ltr. D) Up to 120 ltr.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Up to 100 ltr.

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Q:

Stethoscope was invented by

A) Bessemer B) Rane Laennec
C) Henry Becquarrel D) none of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rane Laennec

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The book ' Around the World in Eighty Days ' was written by

A) Charles Dickens B) H.M.Munro
C) Jules Verne D) Sir Richard Burton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Jules Verne

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Q:

The most electronegative element among the following is

A) Oxygen B) Chlorine
C) Nitrogen D) Sodium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Oxygen

Explanation:

Electronegativity measures an element's ability to form chemical bonds. Helium is the most electronegative element followed by Fluorine.

 

Here in the given options, Oxygen is the most electronegative element. Fluorine is followed by Oxygen, Chlorine and Nitrogen is the most electronegative elements list.

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