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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?

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India's only Naval Aviation Museum is located in which state?

A) Kerala B) Goa
C) Tamil Nadu D) Karnataka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Goa

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Who has appointed as the Ambassador of India to Republic of Colombia ?

A) Dinesh Bhatia B) Navtej Sarna
C) Vijaya Laxmi Pandit D) Sanjiv Ranjan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dinesh Bhatia

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Which of the following is the capital of Ethiopia?

A) Yerevan B) Minsk
C) Phnom Penh D) Addis Ababa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Addis Ababa

Explanation:

Addis Ababais the capital ofEthiopia.Birris the currency ofEthiopia.Note:1.Yerevanis the capital ofArmenia.2.Minskis the capital ofBelarus.3.Phnom Penhis the capital of Cambodia.4.Nicosiais the capital ofCyprus.

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Who were awarded the Maharashtra state Govt’s Shiv Chhatrapati Award?

A) Smriti Mandhana B) Sachin Pilot
C) Saina Nehwal D) Periyar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Smriti Mandhana

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Arrange the following compounds in order of increasing acidity?

A) o-cresol < phenol < o-nitrophtenol B) phenol < o-nitrophtenol < o-cresol
C) o-nitrophtenol < o-cresol < phenol D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) o-cresol < phenol < o-nitrophtenol

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Which three amendments were passed shortly after the civil war?

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The three major amendments that were passed shortly after the Civil War are the reconstruction amendments that were the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments.


 


The 13th Amendment abolished slavery,


The 14th granted African American citizenship and equal protection before the law, (and)


The 15th Amendment attempted to secure the right to vote for newly freed slaves. 

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Q:

The wavelike properties of electrons are useful in

A) Magnifying objects B) Lasers
C) Weather reports D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Magnifying objects

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The photoelectric effect pointed to the particle properties of light, which had been considered to be a wave phenomenon. Particles like electron and protons have both particle like and wave like behavior. Thus, according to de Broglie, all the material particles in motion possess wave characteristics. Although the dual nature of matter is applicable to all material objects but it is significant for microscopic bodies only.

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India's largest start up ecosystem has launched in which state?

A) Uttar Pradesh B) Gujarat
C) Uttarakhand D) Kerala
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kerala

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