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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.


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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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Rain drops acquire spherical shape due to 

A) viscosity B) surface tension
C) friction D) elasticity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) surface tension

Explanation:

The Surface tension pulls the surface of the drop equally at all points thus produces the spherical shape having the minimum surface area. This surface tension is the "skin" of a body of water that makes the molecules stick together.

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Who among the following was the first recognised Leader of the Opposition in the Indian Parliament?

A) Dr SP Mukherjee B) AK Gopalan
C) YB Chavan D) NG Ranga
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) YB Chavan

Explanation:

The late Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan of the Congress(I) known as YB Chavan was given the official status of the Leader of the Opposition, with the rank of a Cabinet Minister, in the Lok Sabha, in 1977 by the janata Government.

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Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra after the division of Bombay State and the fifth Deputy Prime Minister of India. He was a strong Congress leader, co-operative leader, social activist and writer. He was popularly known as Leader of Common People

 

Hence, Chavan was thus the first opposition leader to enjoy this status.

 

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Q:

The largest southern most single Island in India is

A) Rameswaram Island B) Minicoy Island
C) Car Nicobar Island D) Great Nicobar Island
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Great Nicobar Island

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Q:

Which of the statements given below are correct?

A) Rafael Nadal won the Tennis 2017 Australian Open Men's Singles.

B) In 2017, Virat Kohli captained the IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore.

C) Serena Williams won the Table Tennis 2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals Women's Singles

 

A) Only A B) Only B
C) Both A and C D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only B

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Q:

Sikkim was made an integral part of India under the

A) 36th Amendment B) 39th Amendment
C) 40th Amendment D) 42 Amendment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 36th Amendment

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Which commission made the recommendations which formed the basis for the Punjab Reorganisation Act which created the states Punjab and Haryana

A) Dhar Commission B) Dass Commission
C) Shah Commission D) Mahajan Commission
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Shah Commission

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Q:

 A mixture of sand and naphthalene can be separated by

A) Fractional distillation B) Sublimation
C) Chromatography D) Any of them
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sublimation

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Q:

Which was the 1st non test playing country to beat India in an international match

A) Canada B) Sri Lanka
C) Zimbabwe D) East Africa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sri Lanka

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