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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 federal government debt is equal to the

A) sum of past budget deficits minus the sum of past budget surpluses B) annual difference between federal government tax revenues and outlays
C) obligations of benefits from federal taxes and expenditures D) sum of all annual federal government outlays
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) sum of past budget deficits minus the sum of past budget surpluses

Explanation:

The federal government debt is equal to the sum of past budget deficits minus the sum of past budget surpluses.

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1 2007
Q:

Short term side effects of alcohol and other drugs include

A) Temporary blindness B) Disrupted sleep
C) Forgetfulness D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Short term side effects of alcohol and other drugs include forgetfulness, temporary blindness and disrupted sleep.

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Filed Under: General Science
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1 2007
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What is the primary purpose of the Supremacy Clause?

A) to explain why state and federal powers are always kept equal B) it has the power to divide the state and national governments
C) to outline why some powers must be implied rather than detailed D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) it has the power to divide the state and national governments

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0 2007
Q:

Pyranees forms the boundary between 

A) Spain and Portugal B) France and Spain
C) Poland and Russia D) Hungary and Rumania
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) France and Spain

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Filed Under: World Geography

0 2007
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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

I didn’t fell like going out yesterday, but on account of my son’s illness I had to go to the doctor.

A) have B) might have
C) ought D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

Explanation:

The given sentence is in simple past. No improvement required.

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0 2006
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In a bipolar junction transistor

A) all the three regions (the emitter, the base and the collector) have equal concentrations of impurity B) the emitter has the least concentration of impurity
C) the collector has the least concentration of impurity D) the base has the least concentration of impurity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) the base has the least concentration of impurity

Explanation:

In terms of concentration of impurity (a.k.a impurity doping concentration, often abbreviated to doping concentration), from the highest to the lowest among the three regions of a bipolar junction, emitter, collector, and base are the correct order. The above order is independent of the type of BJT, npn or pnp

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1 2006
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Which of the following statements about DNA replication is false?

A) The enzyme that catalyzes DNA replication is DNA polymerase. B) Unwinding of the DNA molecule occurs as hydrogen bonds break.
C) The process is known as semiconservative replication because one old strand is conserved in the new molecule. D) Replication occurs as each base is paired with another exactly like it.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Replication occurs as each base is paired with another exactly like it.

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2 2006
Q:

Which receptors adapt most slowly?

A) touch receptors B) smell receptor
C) pressure receptors D) nociceptors
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) nociceptors

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0 2006