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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 was the northwestern border of the Mughal Empire during the reign of Akbar?

A) Punjab B) Hindukush
C) Kabul D) Sindh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hindukush

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Which of the folowing is not a true snake?

A) Glass snake B) Sea Snake
C) Tree Snake D) Blind Snake
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Glass snake

Explanation:

Glass Snake is a liZard.

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Who is the author of the book PrisonDairy?

A) Amitav Ghosh B) Jay Prakash Narayan
C) Kapil Dev D) Mala Sen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jay Prakash Narayan

Explanation:

Prison dairy is recollection of JP’s thought during his incarceration . 

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Q:

The only couple to win the Nobel Prize were the

A) Ruther Fords B) Curies
C) Davies D) Millikans
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Curies

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The transport phenomenon occurs only in _____ state of a gas and is ______

A) Non-equilibrium, irreversible B) Non-equilibrium, reversible
C) equilibrium, irreversible D) equilibrium, reversible
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) equilibrium, irreversible

Explanation:

The transport phenomenon occurs only in equilibrium state of a gas and is irreversible.

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Which of the following elements has the highest electronegativity?

A) Chlorine B) Bromine
C) Fluorine D) Helium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Fluorine

Explanation:

Electronegativity refers to the ability of an atom to attract shared electrons in a covalent bond. The higher the value of the electronegativity, the more strongly that element attracts the shared electrons.

Electronegativity increases from bottom to top in groups, and increases from left to right across periods. Thus, fluorine is the most electronegative element and lithium is the least.

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Which type of simple sugar is found primarily in fruit?

A) Sucrose B) Fructose
C) Maltose D) Lactose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Fructose

Explanation:

The main simple sugar found in fruit is Fructose. Glucose is found naturally occurring in fruits and other plants. But fructose is sweeter than glucose and can give you more energy. That's why a piece of fruit in the morning will give you more energy than a cup of coffee!

 

Fructose is what gives most fruits that sweet flavor and in combination with the acids present in certain fruits can give a pleasantly tangy flavor.

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Gas authority of India Ltd.(GAIL) is likely to bag equity participation in a transational pipeline project from the Caspian Sea to Central Europe. What is the name of this 3,300 km pipeline project?

A) Natural Gas Transmission Company B) SNTGN Transgar SA
C) O M V Aktiengesellschaft D) Nabucco Natural Gas Pipeline Project
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nabucco Natural Gas Pipeline Project

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