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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 of the following features is the product of vulcanicity

A) Geosyncline B) Escarpment
C) Atoll D) Fold mountain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Atoll

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Who planted the 'Tree of Liberty' at Srirangapatnam?

A) Tipu Sultan B) Murshid Quli Khan
C) Hyder Ali D) Chin Quilich Khan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tipu Sultan

Explanation:

The Liberty Tree was a famous elm tree that stood in Boston before American Revolution.

 

The 'Tree of Liberty' at Srirangapatnam was founded in 1794 by French Republican officers with the support of Tipu Sultan.

 

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Pieces of camphor placed on water move about rapidly. This is because of

A) diffusion B) viscosity
C) surface tension D) capillarity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) surface tension

Explanation:

The Camphor slowly dissolves in the water lowering the latter's surface tension in the immediate neighbourhood. The stronger pull exerted by the uncontaminated portion of water brings about a movement of the surface and the camphor particles are carried along with it. When after sometime the whole surface settles for the reduced tension, the movement of the camphor too short.

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Something which has easily-understood instructions is said to be___

A) Analog data B) Digital data
C) Modem data D) Watts data
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Analog data

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The Government of India has decided to declare which of the following rivers a ' National River '

A) Yamuna B) Kaveri
C) Ganga D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ganga

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Skating on ice is possible because 

A) the surface of ice is smooth B) ice is cold
C) the pressure on the ice due to skate melts the ice by lowering its melting point forming a thin film of water D) the pressure on the ice due to skate raises its melting point
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the pressure on the ice due to skate melts the ice by lowering its melting point forming a thin film of water

Explanation:

Here is a case of  lowering of melting point of ice with increase of pressure

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Who called Subhash Chandra Bose as Desh Nayak?

A) Rabindranath Tagore B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak D) Lala Lajpat Rai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rabindranath Tagore

Explanation:

Rabindranath Tagore called Subhash Chandra Bose as Desh Nayak for the first time.

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A person who writes books is called

A) Anthropologist B) Archeologist
C) Author D) Dendrologist
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Author

Explanation:

A person one who writes books, stories or articles is called as an author.

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