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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.


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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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The only known ruler in the history of india to have fixed the prices of different commodities, rigidly enforced quality control and ensured easy availability of essential commodities was

A) lltutmish B) Alauddin Khalji
C) Raziya D) Gayasuddin Tughluq
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Alauddin Khalji

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Q:

To slap with a flat object

A) Gnaw B) Chop
C) Swat D) Hew
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Swat

Explanation:

The one word substitute for To slap with a flat object is SWAT.

 

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Q:

How many cups in a quart?

A) 2 B) 3
C) 4 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4

Explanation:

1 quart = 4 cups.

=> We know that 1 quart = 2 pints

But 1 pint = 2 cups

=> 2 pints = 2 x 2 cups = 4 cups = 1 quart.

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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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Q:

Which day is observed as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas every year in India?

A) 31st July B) 31st March
C) 31st January D) 31st October
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 31st October

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Q:

How many years can a cat live up to?

A) 12 B) 20
C) 35 D) 87
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 20

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The carbon tetrachloride molecule (CCl4) is

A) a nonpolar molecule with polar bonds B) a nonpolar molecule with nonpolar bonds
C) a polar molecule with polar bonds D) a polar molecule with nonploar bonds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a nonpolar molecule with polar bonds

Explanation:

The four bonds of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) are polar, but the molecule is nonpolar because the bond polarity is cancelled by the symmetric tetrahedral shape. Hence, making the net dipole as zero and molecule as non-polar.

 

When other atoms substitute for some of the Cl atoms, the symmetry is broken and the molecule becomes polar.

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The parliament of Great Britain is housed in which of these buildings?

A) Palace of Westminster B) The town of London
C) Buckingham palace D) Old Bailey
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Palace of Westminster

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