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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.


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Q:

Which ocean takes up about half of the surface of the earth?

A) Southern B) Pacific
C) Atlantic D) Indian
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pacific

Explanation:

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south. We know that, Earth is made up of 70% of water and 30% of land. Pacific Ocean covers 1/3rd of the water on the Planet Earth.

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3 1965
Q:

Which chemical is not found in DNA nucleotides?

A) Thymine B) Uracil
C) Adenine D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Uracil

Explanation:

A nucleotide is an organic molecule that is the building block of DNA and RNA. They also have functions related to cell signaling, metabolism, and enzyme reactions. A nucleotide is made up of three parts: a phosphate group, a 5-carbon sugar, and a nitrogenous base. The four nitrogenous bases in DNA are adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine. RNA contains uracil, instead of thymine. 

 

A nucleotide within a chain makes up the genetic material of all known living things.

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Filed Under: Biology
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1 1965
Q:

What is the world's least densely populated country?

Answer

Mongolia

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0 1965
Q:

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
 
They were quite

A- I was fluent in English
B- fascinated, and were quick to
C- remark that they were surprised

A) BAC B) ACB
C) BCA D) ABC
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) BCA

Explanation:
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0 1964
Q:

Which gas is a source of natural groundwater pollution?

A) Helium B) Krypton
C) Radon D) Argon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Radon

Explanation:

Radon gas is a source of natural groundwater pollution.

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2 1964
Q:

The Nobel Literature Prize 2018 has been awarded to

A) Bob Dylan B) Shashi Tharoor
C) George Saunders D) No one
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No one

Explanation:

This is for the first time that no Literature Prize will be given in 70 years because of a #MeToo scandal.

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1 1964
Q:

Negative acceleration is in the opposite direction of:

A) force B) distance
C) velocity D) momentum
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) velocity

Explanation:
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5 1963
Q:

The chemical name of common salt is

A) Sodium Chloride B) Potassium Nitrate
C) Sodium Nitrate D) Potassium Chloride
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sodium Chloride

Explanation:

The chemical name of common salt is Sodium Chloride with a chemical formula NaCl.

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2 1963