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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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Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?

A) Oxidation B) Acid rains
C) Carbonation D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

Chemical weathering is what happens when rocks are broken down and chemically altered.

Chemical weathering is the breakdown of rocks by chemical reactions. Chemical weathering involves changes in the chemical composition of the existing rock to form new rock. Some examples of chemical weathering are hydrolysis, oxidation, carbonation, dissolution, etc.

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Which one of the following Committees is described as the 'twin sister' of the Estimates Committee?

A) Public Accounts Committee B) Committee on Public Undertakings
C) Departmental Standing Committee D) Privilege Committee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Public Accounts Committee

Explanation:
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Which material provides warmth even when wet?

A) Cotton B) Wool
C) Nylon D) Silk
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Wool

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Name the Harappan site in modern Gujarat , the only indus site close to the sea?

Answer

Lothal

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Q:

Galvanised iron sheets have a coating of

A) Aluminium B) Copper
C) Zinc D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Zinc

Explanation:

Galvanised iron sheets have a coating of zinc.

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The world's Largest Car Park is __________

Answer

The world's largest car park can hold 20,000 vehicles and is situated at the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. There are overflow facilities on an adjoining car park for 10,000 more vehicles.

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Forces of attraction limit the motion of particles most in solids.

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

Explanation:

We know that, solids have definite shapes and definite volumes, whereas liquids have definite volumes but indefinite shapes and coming to gases it has indefinite volumes and indefinite shapes.


 


Hence, only in solids, the forces of attraction limit the motion of particles.

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Which statement best describes the electronegativity of an element?

A) Electronegativity of an atom is it's ability to produce energy while losing an electron. B) Electronegativity of an atom is it's ability to attract electrons during bond formation.
C) Electronegativity of an atom is it's ability to lose electrons during cation formation. D) Electronegativity of an atom is it's ability to share electrons during a covalent bond formation.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Electronegativity of an atom is it's ability to attract electrons during bond formation.

Explanation:

Electronegativity, is a chemical property that describes the tendency of an atom to attract a shared pair of electrons (or electron density) towards itself.

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