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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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The modulus of elasticity for mild steel is approximately equal to

A) 210 kN/mm2 B) 100 kN/mm2
C) 80 kN/mm2 D) 10 kN/mm2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 210 kN/mm2

Explanation:

It is useful to have a property of a material that is independent of the size of the sample and can be use to compare its elastic properties with another - this is called the Modulus of Elasticity for the material.

The modulus of elasticity is defined as:

 

Modulus of elasticity = Stress / Strain

 

There are three types of moduli. They are :

(a) the Young Modulus - tensile and compression longitudinal stress

(b) the shear modulus - a shearing stress

(c) the bulk modulus - volume changes of the specimen.

 

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When body is accelerated

A) its velocity never changes B) its speed always changes
C) its direction always changes D) its speed may or maynot change
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) its speed may or maynot change

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Who was the only Lok Sabha Speaker to have become the President of India

A) VV Giri B) Zail Singh
C) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy D) S.Radhakrishnan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

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Erg cross Sec is the unit of

A) Angular momentum B) Linear Momentum
C) Planck's constant D) Energy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Planck's constant

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Q:

Which musician composed the raga Priyadarshini on Mrs. Indira Gndhi's death?

Answer

Amjad Ali Khan

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The Mid Day Meal Scheme has been launched by the Union Minister of

A) Home Affairs B) Social Welfare
C) Human Resource Development D) Rural Development
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Human Resource Development

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How many Sessions of the Indian Constituent Assembly were conducted for the formulation of Indian Constitution

A) 7 B) 11
C) 12 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 11

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The Main headquarters of Sahitya Akademi is located at

A) Mumbai B) Chennai
C) New Delhi D) Kolkata
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) New Delhi

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