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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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During Processing data, programs, and processed information are held temporarily in _________

A) Secodary stoage B) ROM
C) RAM D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) RAM

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The Green Revolution in India was the outcome of the efforts of who amongst the following?

A) Dr MS Swaminathan B) Dr C Rangarajan
C) KV Kamath D) Dr Rakesh Mohan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dr MS Swaminathan

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When was Jana-Gana-Mana (which later became 'National Anthem' of India) first sung and where ?

A) 24th Jan, 1950 in Allahabad B) 24th jan, 1950 in Delhi
C) 26th Dec, 1942 in Calcutta D) 27th Dec, 1911 in Calcutta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 27th Dec, 1911 in Calcutta

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Water is a compound because it?

A) it contains two different elements joined by chemical bond B) it contains hydrogen & oxygen
C) it exists as solid, liquid or gas D) it cannot be split up into simpler substances by chemicals means
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) it contains two different elements joined by chemical bond

Explanation:

We know that All compounds are molecules, but not all molecules are compounds.

Water is a molecule because it is made from atoms that have been chemically combined. It is also a compound because the atoms that make water are not all the same - some are oxygen and some are hydrogen.

 

Hence, Water is a molecule and a compound.

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Who amongst the following is the Secretary General of UNO

A) Koffi Annan B) Shashi Tharoor
C) Gordon Drown D) Hugo Chavez
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Koffi Annan

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The Sarvodaya Movement was started by

A) Vinoba Bhave B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C) Mahatma Gandhi D) Vivekananda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vinoba Bhave

Explanation:

The Sarvodaya Movement was started by Vinoba Bhave on 18 April 1951 at Pochampally village in Nalgonda district who was directly influenced by Gandhi. 

 

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The meaning of Sarvodaya is a combination of two words Sarva meaning one and all, and Uday meaning welfare or uplift. Thus it implies Universal uplift or welfare of all as.

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Light year is a unit of

A) time B) speed of light
C) distance D) mass
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) distance

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Water has maximum density at............

A) 0 C B) -15 C
C) 4 C D) 15 C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4 C

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