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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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The wealthiest citizens of ancient rome were

A) patricians B) laborers
C) farmers D) plebeians
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) patricians

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Which of these is an example of negative feedback?

A) After you eat, insulin stimulates the lowering of blood sugar levels. B) Once labor begins, contractions increase in frequency and intensity.
C) After you eat, glucagon stimulates an increase in blood sugar levels. D) As a blood clot begins to form, the process of its formation gets faster and faster.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) After you eat, insulin stimulates the lowering of blood sugar levels.

Explanation:

Eating raises blood sugar levels, insulin stimulates the lowering of blood sugar level. In this example the response to the stimulus (increased blood sugar levels) opposes that stimulus (by lowering blood sugar levels).

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Q:

Who is known as the father of Modern Chemistry?

A) Robert Boyle B) Antoine Lavoisier
C) John Dalton D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

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Q:

Which is characterized by an absence of jaws?

A) Trout B) Sea horse
C) Lamprey D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lamprey

Explanation:

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The Lamprey fish is characterized by an absence of jaws.

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Q:

Horography is an art of

A) constructing dials B) reading paintings
C) monumental scenes D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) constructing dials

Explanation:

Horography is an art of constructing watches or dials for measurement of time.

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Q:

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
He jumped off the train while it (had been running).

A) has been running B) ran
C) was running D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) was running

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Q:

Which of the following is not soluble in water?

A) sodium chloride B) potassium sulfate
C) copper(II) hydroxide D) silver nitrate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) potassium sulfate

Explanation:

We know that,

All nitrates are soluble in water.

All chlorides are soluble in water with the exception of those formed with silver , lead , mercury ions as all halides are soluble.

Sulphates are soluble in water.

Hydroxides are not soluble in water.

 

Hence, copper(II) hydroxide is not soluble in water.

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Q:

Which of the following is a function of Earth's atmosphere?

A) supplies the oxygen and water for life B) screens out much of the Sun's ultraviolet radiation
C) insulates the surface against temperature extremes D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Here all the options given are important functions of Earth's atmosphere.

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