General Knowledge Questions

Q:

Which occurs during transcription?

A) Proteins are produced B) Ribosomes produces
C) DNA information is copied to RNA D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) DNA information is copied to RNA

Explanation:

Transcription is the process of copying the genetic material or information that is the DNA to messenger RNA (mRNA.

 

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Q:

Which period in medieval western Europe is known as 'Dark Ages'?

A) Early Middle Ages B) Late Middle Ages
C) Entire Middle Ages D) Mid Middle Ages
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Early Middle Ages

Explanation:

The Early Middle Ages have often been called the Dark Ages, and to some extent  they were truly dark. The people led a miserable life. Education was very uncommon. The helplessness of the comman man the arbitary rule of the king and the barons and the absence of national unity-all these conditions were common in Europe. The term 'Middle Ages' does not cover a uniform period for all the countries of the world.For Europe and the Westren World , the 'Middle Ages' are generally considered to be the period between AD 500 and AD 1500.

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Q:

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

 

Over population of humans is

 

P : the biggest factor behind so

Q : many social, sustainable and environmental

R : issues all over the world

 

A) RQP   B) QPR  
C) PRQ   D) PQR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) PQR

Explanation:
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Q:

Conductivity in a metal results from the metal atoms having

A) highly mobile electrons in the valence shell B) high electronegativity
C) high ionization energy D) highly mobile protons in the nucleus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) highly mobile electrons in the valence shell

Explanation:

The outer most electrons that are free to move are called valency electrons that are responsible for the conductivity in the metal atoms.

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Q:

Which one of the following statements about the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) is not correct?

A) It is a placement-linked skill training programme exclusively for rural girls. B) It aims to convert India’s demographic surplus into a demographic dividend.
C) The scheme aims to benefit more thain 55 million poor rural folk. D) It is a generational poverty alleviation programme.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) It is a placement-linked skill training programme exclusively for rural girls.

Explanation:

The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) announced the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) Antyodaya Diwas, on 25th September 2014. DDU-GKY is a part of the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), tasked with the dual objectives of adding diversity to the incomes of rural poor families and cater to the career aspirations of rural youth.

DDU-GKY is uniquely focused on rural youth between the ages of 15 and 35 years from poor families. Over 180 million or 69% of the country’s youth population between the ages of 18 and 34 years, live in its rural areas. Of these, the bottom of the pyramid youth from poor families with no or marginal employment number about 55 million.

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Q:

Bertolt Brecht is associated with which theatrical movement?

A) Thesis B) Theater of cruelty
C) Epic theater D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Epic theater

Explanation:

Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht, known professionally as Bertolt Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet.

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Q:

Which leader helped to found the NAACP?

A) Mary White Ovington B) Du Bois
C) Moorfield Storey D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909. 

 

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 Du Bois, Moorfield Storey and Mary White Ovington and some more in the group helped to form NAACP.

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2 1805
Q:

Where is it legal to tie up your boat?

A) to a lighted buoy B) to a mooring buoy
C) to a non-lateral marker D) to a safe water marker
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) to a mooring buoy

Explanation:

Mooring buoy are white with a blue horizontal band. They usually are placed in marinas and other areas where boats are allowed to anchor. These are the only buoys you may tie up to legally.

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