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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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Which of the following foods does not support bacterial growth?

A) Raw carrots B) Sauted onions
C) Refried beans D) Cooked rice
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Raw carrots

Explanation:

Cooked food create an enabling environment for bacteria to grow because of their moisture content & of the normal temperature of the food. 

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Raw food does not offer suitable conditions for bacteria growth. 

 

Hence, from the given options raw carrots does not support bacterial growth.

 

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India is not a member of 

A) G - 20 B) G - 8
C) SAARC D) U.N
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) G - 8

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In Indian Polity, the executive is subordinate to the

A) Judiciary B) Legislature
C) Election Commission D) Union Public Service Commission
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Legislature

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Q:

Which city is known as 'Gold capital of the world' ?

A) Johannesburg B) Paris
C) Dubai D) Saudi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Johannesburg

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The gases used in different types of welding would include

A) oxygen and hydrogen B) oxygen and acetylene
C) oxygen, acetylene and argon D) oxygen, hydrogen, acetylene and nitrogen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) oxygen and acetylene

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Q:

Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left ?

A) Brahmi B) Kharoshti
C) Nandnagari D) Sharada
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kharoshti

Explanation:

The Kharoshi script is an ancient script used by the ancient Gandhara culture of South Asia primarily in modern-day Afghanistan and Pakistan to write the Gandhari language (a dialect of Prakrit) and the Sanskrit language.

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Which solution is most concentrated?

A) 6 g of solute in 10 ml of solution B) 20.5 g of solute in 50 ml of solution
C) 30 g of solute in 120 ml of solution D) 2.6 g of solute in 2 ml of solution
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2.6 g of solute in 2 ml of solution

Explanation:

A concentrated solution will contain the most solute molecules per solvent molecules.

Here in the given options,

1)  6/10 = 0.6

2) 20.5/50 = 0.41

3) 30/120 = 0.25

4) 2.6/2 = 1.3

 

Hence, option D) is most concentrated.

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Which is the second most abundant metal in the earth's crust ?

A) Iron B) Aluminium
C) Copper D) Zinc
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Iron

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