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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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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Cat­nap

A)  Rest B) Fitful sleep
C)  Long sleep D)  Short sleep
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D)  Short sleep

Explanation:
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A shopkeeper mixed two verities of rice at Rs. 40/kg and Rs.60/kg in the ratio 3: 2 and sold the mixture at 10% profit. Find the  price per kg at which he sold the mixture?

A) Rs. 56 B) Rs. 58.8
C) Rs. 54 D) Rs. 52.8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs. 52.8

Explanation:

Ans.  CP of mixture = {(40*3+60*2)/2+3} = 48 SP of the mixture = 1.1 48 =52.8

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Q:

Magnesium is a constituent metal of __________

A) Chlorophyll molecule B) DNA
C) Mitochondria D) Ribosomes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chlorophyll molecule

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In Frankenstein, Victor changes from an optimistic, eager young man to one who is anxious and

A) Remorseful B) Confident
C) Honest D) Coward
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Remorseful

Explanation:

Frankenstein is an English Novel by Mary Shelley. In Frankenstein, Victor is a character who changes from an optimistic, eager young man to one who is anxious and Remorseful.

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Q:

Who started Shudhi Movement?

A) Dayananda Saraswathy B) Sri Aurobindo
C) Swami Vivekananda D) Yashoda Bhai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dayananda Saraswathy

Explanation:

Shudhi Movement was started by Dayananda Saraswathy.

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Which IIT has launched an exclusive incubator "Fabless Chip Design Incubator"(FabCI) to boost chip design?

A) IIT Kanpur B) IIT Hyderabad
C) IIT Madras D) IIT Mumbai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) IIT Hyderabad

Explanation:

IIT Hyderabad has launched an exclusive incubator "Fabless Chip Design Incubator"(FabCI) to boost chip design.

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The principal quantum number indicates what property of an electron?

A) energy of electron B) distance of electron from nucleus
C) both a & b D) number of subshells
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) both a & b

Explanation:

The principal quantum number is the property of an electron which determines the energy of electron and the distance of electron from the nucleus of an atom.

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Which author published 59 new books in 1955?

A) Mark Twain B) Ernest Hemingway
C) Enid Blyton D) Stephen King
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Enid Blyton

Explanation:

Enid Mary Blyton was the English children's writer published 59 new books in 1955.

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