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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.


Where we need General Knowledge?

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Skids occur when the brakes are applied so hard that the front or rear wheels lose traction are called as

A) Cornering B) BLowout
C) Power D) Braking
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Braking

Explanation:

A skid happens whenever the tires lose their grip on the road. Braking skids occur when the brakes are applied so hard that the front or rear wheels lose traction.

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With which Sport is the Jules Rimet Trophy associated?

A) Hockey B) Badminton
C) Golf D) Football
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Football

Explanation:

Jules Rimet Trophy is associated with the game Football.

The Jules Rimet Trophy was named in the honour of Jules Rimet, who is FIFA's longest-serving president, in office for 33 years.

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Which one of the following animals was not represented on the terracotta art of the Harappan culture

A) Cow B) Elephant
C) Rhinoceros D) Tiger
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cow

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 What is the full form of GSLV ?

A) Ground Satellite Launching Vehicle B) Geosynchronous Satellite Launching Vehicle
C) Gravity synchronous Launching Vehicle D) Group satellite Launching vehicle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Geosynchronous Satellite Launching Vehicle

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Q:

What type of simple machine is an axe?

A) Lever B) Wedge
C) Both A & B D) The screw
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

The simple machine Axe is made up of both the lever arm and a wedge.

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What did the Bhore committee deal with ?

A) Economic development in India B) Health development in India
C) Development of airports in India D) Rural development in India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Health development in India

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Which keystroke is used for updating a field?

A) F11 B) F12
C) F6 D) F9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) F9

Explanation:

F9 keystroke is used for updating a field.

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Water kept in an earthen pot is less cool on rainy days than in summer because during the rainy days 

A) the pores in the pot are closed B) rain water stops oozing out from the pores
C) the water that oozes out does not evaporate quickely because of the large percent age of moisture in the air D) surface of the pot becomes damp
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the water that oozes out does not evaporate quickely because of the large percent age of moisture in the air

Explanation:

To evaporate the water that oozes out, heat is required. Part of this heat is taken from the water inside which therefore become cool. Therefore (C) is correct. Here evaporation is less, so cooling too is less.

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