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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?

  • Bank Exams
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  • Defense Examinations
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Q:

Ticks and mites are actually

A) Arachnids B) Insects
C) Myriapods D) Crustaceans
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Arachnids

Explanation:
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Ozone is concentrated in the

A) Stratosphere B) Troposphere
C) Ionosphere D) Mesosphere
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Stratosphere

Explanation:

Most of the ozone in the atmosphere is found in the layer of stratosphere, which begins about 10.16 kilometers (6.10 miles) above Earth's surface and extends up to about 50 kilometers (31 miles) altitude.

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Which gas is not produced by volcanic eruptions?

A) Methane B) carbon dioxide
C) sulfur dioxide D) hydrochloric acid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Methane

Explanation:

Many toxic gases along with water vapour are emitted in vocanic eruptions. All such toxic gases include hydrochloric acid, sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide and carbon monoxide. Methane is not produced in the volcanic eruptions.

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The world's largest rock is regarded as sacred by the Aborgines . What is it called?

Answer

Ayer's Rock

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Q:

A person who pretends to be what he is not?

A) Posthumous B) Glutton
C) Imposter D) Rogue
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Imposter

Explanation:

A person who pretends to be what he is not is an Imposter.

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Q:

Particles of matter are continuously moving.

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

Explanation:

Yes, in any matter the particles are always moving. But the speed of the particles moving sepends on the temperature. As temperature increases, the speed of the particles also increases.

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Q:

When is the World Consumer Rights Day observed every year on ?

A) March 15 B) March 27
C) March 19 D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) March 15

Explanation:
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Two metallic wires made from copper have same length but the radius of wire 1 is half of that of wire 2. The resistance of wire 1 is R. If both the wires are joined together in series, the total resistance becomes

 

A) 2R B) R/2
C) 5R/4 D) 3R/4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 5R/4

Explanation:

So, resistance of Wire 2 is R/4 as radius is half of wire 1, so area would be 4 times of wire 1.

Now for resistance in series. R= R1 + R2.

Therefore, Final R= R + R/4 = 5R/4

 

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