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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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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

Taj Mahal is (a worth seeing monument) in Agra.

A) a monument to see its worth B) a monument worth seeing
C) one of worth seeing monuments D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) a monument worth seeing

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Molten rock inside the earth is called

A) Mantle B) Core
C) Magma D) Lava
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Magma

Explanation:

Molten rock inside the earth is called Magma.

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Atal Nagar would be the new name of which of these cities of Chhattisgarh?

A) Bilaspur B) Naya Raipur
C) Rajgarh D) Bhilai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Naya Raipur

Explanation:

The government of Chhattisgarh decided to name Naya Raiur, the ucoming capital city of Chhattisgarh, as Atal Nagar in memory of Ex Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

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What is the best definition of the term cottage industry?

A) goods are produced at home B) group of cottages that serves as factory
C) people of same colony work at same place D) people work at industries leaving their homes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) goods are produced at home

Explanation:

Cottage industry is a manufacturing activity of people operated at home. The handcrafts which were sold in the society are examples of cottage industy products. It is a small scale industry in which the labor force is mostly family members or individuals.

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What is the theme of the "Asia LPG 2019 Summit"?

A) LPG – Energy for Life B) LPG – Petroleum for Life
C) LPG for Life D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) LPG – Energy for Life

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Short term contractions and expansions in economic activity are called ______________

A) Expansions B) Recession
C) Deficits D) The business cycle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The business cycle

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What type of heat transfer is boiling water?

A) radiation B) conduction
C) convection D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) convection

Explanation:

Convection is by far the most efficient and common way for heat to be transferred through liquids and gases. It occurs when some regions of a fluid get hotter than others, causing currents in the fluid that move it around to distribute that heat more evenly.

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Which among the following has lowest electron affinity?

A) Fluorine B) Chlorine
C) Bromine D) Argon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Argon

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