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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 best describes the meaning of the word politics?

A) It is the power of the executive branch to carry out the laws. B) It is the process by which the President commands the military.
C) It is the power of the executive branch to conduct foreign policy. D) It determines who will benefit from, and who will pay for, public policies.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) It determines who will benefit from, and who will pay for, public policies.

Explanation:

The word politics determines who will benefit from, and who will pay for, public policies.

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In which decade was the SPICE simulator introduced

A) 1962 B) 1972
C) 1982 D) 1992
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1972

Explanation:

SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis) was introduced in May 1972 by the University of Berkeley, California.

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The Rule of Law states that

Answer

The Rule of Law states that a principle of governance in which all persons, institutions and entities, public and private, including the State itself, are accountable to laws that are publicly promulgated, equally enforced and independently adjudicated, and which are consistent with international human rights norms and standards.

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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 is significant because it

A) gave free land to all settlers. B) included provisions for territorial growth and the admission of new states.
C) guaranteed universal suffrage. D) balanced the number of free and slave states in the Union.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) included provisions for territorial growth and the admission of new states.

Explanation:

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was significant because it was the second continental congress that charted a government for territory in Northwest America. It also helped forbid slavery, and made a method of admitting new states near the Union.

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In which country did the hotaki dynasty flourish?

A) Sri Lanka B) China
C) Nepal D) Afghanistan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Afghanistan

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Nuclear bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the________.

A) World War I B) Asian War I
C) Gulf War II D) World War II
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) World War II

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Which of the following can be beaten and converted into thin sheets?

A) Zinc B) Phosphorus
C) Sulphur D) Oxygen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Zinc

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The study of relation of animals and plants to their surroundings is called__________

A) Ecology B) Ethrology
C) Genealogy D) Iconology
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ecology

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