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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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Words that sound the same but are spelled different

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A) Homonyms B) Homographs
C) Heteronyms D) Homophones
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Homophones

Explanation:

Words that sound the same but are spelled different are called homophones. Homophones are a type of homonyms.

Some of the Examples of homophones are ::

One - Won

Son - Sun

Hole - Whole

Loan - Lone

Steal - Steel

Which - Witch

What - Watt

Sea - See

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Which city ranks 40 among top 50 global cities for women entrepreneurs listing ?

A) Hyderabad B) Chennai
C) Delhi D) Bangalore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bangalore

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Q:

The persons who have topped the recent list of UK billionaires

Answer

Srichand  and  Gopichand Hinduja

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In the expansion phase of a business cycle

A) economy moves from peak to trough B) economy moves from contraction to peak
C) economy moves from trough to peak D) economy moves from trough to trough
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) economy moves from trough to peak

Explanation:

Business cycles are identified as having four distinct phases:

1. Expansion,

2. Peak,

3. Contraction, and

4. Trough.

Expansion is the phase of the business cycle when the economy moves from a trough to a peak. It is a period when the level of business activity surges and gross domestic product (GDP) expands until it reaches a peak. A period of expansion is also known as an economic recovery.

An expansion is characterized by increasing employment, economic growth, and upward pressure on prices.

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Which of the following is not a polymer?

A) DNA B) Glucose
C) Starch D) Cellulose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Glucose

Explanation:

Since A polymer is a large molecule, or macromolecule, composed of many repeated subunits. Glucose is not a polymer.

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Q:

The Nobel Prize in Economics was started in

A) 1901 B) 1936
C) 1957 D) 1967
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1967

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Which state in India  is estimated to have the largest coal reserves in India

A) Bihar B) Jharkhand
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Orissa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jharkhand

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Which country is going to organize the FIFA U-17 World Cup in the year 2017?

 

A) Chile B) Nigeria
C) UAE D) India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) India

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