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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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Which one of the following fishing banks is located off the coast of the United Kingdom?

A) Great Fisher Bank B) Grand Banks
C) Dogger Bank D) Reed Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dogger Bank

Explanation:

Dogger Bank (Dutch: Doggersbank, German: Doggerbank, Danish: Doggerbanke) is a large sandbank.

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Q:

In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word

A)

Auixiliary

 B)

Auxiliary
C)

Auxiliarry

 D)

Auixliary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C)

Auxiliarry



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Q:

The process of soil formation is called

A) Filtration B) Weathering
C) Vegetation D) Calicing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Weathering

Explanation:

The soil is formed by breaking down of large rock surfaces into pieces due to water, wind and all atmospheric changes by mixing with plants and animal decays. This process is called as weathering.

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Q:

What is the average amount of Blood in human body?

A) 5 - 6 lit B) 7 - 8 lit
C) 8 - 9 lit D) 3 - 5 lit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5 - 6 lit

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Q:

Which state will be hosting 'International Tourism Mart' for the first time this year?

A) Tripura B) Gujarat
C) Karnataka D) Telangana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tripura

Explanation:

The 7th International Tourism Mart to be held in Tripura, the northeastern state in India for the first time for 3 days from Nov 22nd to Nov 24th.

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Q:

Covalent bonds are formed when electrons are

A) Transfer of electrons B) Sharing of electrons
C) Dividing of electrons D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sharing of electrons

Explanation:

Covalent bonding occurs when pairs of electrons are shared by atoms. Atoms will covalently bond with other atoms in order to gain more stability, which is gained by forming a full electron shell. By sharing their outer most (valence) electrons, atoms can fill up their outer electron shell and gain stability.

 

Examples of compounds with covalent bonds ::

HCl, CO2, O2,... 

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Q:

All of the following are polysaccharides except

A) Chitin B) Lactose
C) Glycogen D) Cellulose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lactose

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Q:

Calculate the time period (in seconds) of a sound wave of wavelength 2m travelling with a speed of 250 m/s.

A) 500 B) 0.008
C) 0.016 D) 250
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 0.008

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