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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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Ozonolysis of an organic compound gives formaldehyde as one of the products. This confirms the presence of :

A) An acetylenic triple bond B) Two ethylenic double bonds
C) A vinyl group D) An isopropyl group
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A vinyl group

Explanation:

C=}CH2→OzonolysisHCHO

Vinylic group.

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What came after the Edwardian era?

Answer

The Edwardian era (1901-1914) is the last period in British history to be named after the monarch who reigned over it. Although Edward VII reigned from 1901 to 1910 to be succeeded by George V, the Edwardian period is generally considered to have ended at the outbreak of the First World War in 1914.

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Q:

Parasec is ythe unit of

A) distance B) time
C) intensity of light D) magnetic line
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) distance

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Q:

The God who is the most prominent in ' Rigaveda 'is

A) Indra B) Agni
C) Pasupati D) Vishnu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Indra

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Q:

Which Indian director won the Lifetime Achivement Oscar in 1992

A) Devika Rani B) Alan Ara
C) Bhanu Athaiya D) Satyjit Ray
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Satyjit Ray

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Q:

Who presided over the cabinet mission?

A) Strafford Cripps B) Clement Attlee
C) V Alexander D) Sir P Lawrence
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sir P Lawrence

Explanation:

The United Kingdom Cabinet Mission of 1946 came to India aimed to discuss the transfer of power from the British government to the Indian leadership, with the aim of preserving India's unity and granting it independence.

 

Sir P Lawrence presided over the cabinet mission which was formulated at the initiative of Clement Attlee, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

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Q:

As you go down into a well, your weight 

A) increases slightly B) decreases slightly
C) remains exactly the same D) none of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) decreases slightly

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Q:

The Vitamin that is destroyed on heating

A) E B) C
C) A D) B
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) C

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