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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.


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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.


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Statement I :The  passing  of  the  Coercive Acts  made reconciliation   between   Britain   and   her American colonies virtually impossible.

Statement II :The  British  Parliament,  having  issued  the Stamp Act in 1765, repealed it later.

A) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

Explanation:
The Coercive Acts included a series of   laws   passed   by   the   British Parliament    in    1774,    including Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration  of  Justice  Act,  and the  Quartering  Act  of  1774,  which were  meant  to  punish  American colonies  for  throwing  a  large  tea shipment  into  Boston Harbour,  so,the  passing  of  the  Coercive  Acts made reconciliation between Britain  and  her  American  colonies virtually impossible. The Stamp Act of  1765  was  passed  by  Parliament of  Great  Britain to  impose  a  direct tax   on   the   colonies   of   British America.  It  was  later  repealed  on March 18, 1766 after protest.
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

One who is honourably discharged from service

A) Belligerent B) Emeritus
C) Truant D) Mercenary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Emeritus

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Which of the following is not a component of Smog?

A) Volatile organic compounds B) Nitrogen Oxide
C) Sulphur dioxide D) Chlorine oxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Chlorine oxide

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Which of the following is not a feature of a capitalist economy?

A) Right to private property B) Existence of competition
C) Service motive D) Freedom of choice to consumers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Service motive

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The liberation of oxygen during photosynthesis is due to __________

A) hydrolysis of carbohydrates B) photolysis of water
C) reduction of CO2 D) breakdown of chlorophyll
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) photolysis of water

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The Berlin conference in 1884 was significant because it

A) colonized Africa B) colonized Germany
C) colonized Portugese D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) colonized Africa

Explanation:

The Berlin conference in 1884 was significant because it created rules on how European nations want to colonize Africa.

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Which is the fastest land animal in the world?

A) Dog B) Cheetah
C) Tiger D) Horse
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cheetah

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Which Railway station in Uttar Pradesh (UP) has been renamed as 'Maa Barahi Devi Dham'?

A) Dandupur railway station B) Amroha railway station
C) Basti railway station D) Subedarganj railway station
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dandupur railway station

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