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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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Why do Fold mountains have enormous thickness of sedimentary rocks?

A) Due to deposition of sediments in a valley for milions of years B) Due to accumulation of sediments in a geosyncline
C) The plains were folded into mountains D) The sediments were folded into recumbent and nappe
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Due to accumulation of sediments in a geosyncline

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A series of instructions that tells a computer what to do and how to do it is called a _______

A) Program B) Command
C) User response D) Processor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Program

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Which of the following is not a plantation crop?

A) rubber B) coffee
C) gram D) coconut
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) gram

Explanation:

Gram is not a Plantation crop among the given options.

 

Plantation crops are known as cash crops. These crops are mostly grown at tropical and subtropical areas. These crops are grown for sale but not for local consumption. such crops include rubber, coffee, tea, various oil seeds, sugar cane,etc.

So, Gram is not a plantation crop.

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Which company announced the launch of 1Gbps (gigabits per second) wired broadband internet services in Hyderabad, India's first giga city?

A) ACT Fibernet B) BSNL
C) RCOM D) Telenor India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) ACT Fibernet

Explanation:

ACT Fibernet announced the launch of 1Gbps (gigabits per second) wired broadband internet services in Hyderabad. It makes the `City of Pearls’ India’s first `Giga City.’ In Hyderabad, the 1 Gb plan will offer at Rs 5,999 per month.

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A bond formed by the transfer of electrons betwwen atoms of the elements is called

A) ionic bond B) covalent bond
C) co ordinate bond D) none
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) ionic bond

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The Sunderbans are found in

A) The Luni Basin B) Godavari Delta
C) Ganga Delta D) Mahanadi Delta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ganga Delta

Explanation:

These mangrove or tidal forests are found in the submerged coastal plains of the Ganga. The name comes from the abundant sundari trees found here. 

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It travels over land and water. Who invented the HOVERCRAFT?

A) C. Cockerell B) S. Sperrow
C) O. Stricheg D) T. Henman
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) C. Cockerell

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Clouds usually form when

A) air temperature reaches the dew point B) evapouration has warmed the surrounding air
C) relative humidity is 0% D) condensation nuclei have been removed from the air
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) air temperature reaches the dew point

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