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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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Chemical name of Gold?

A) Argentinum B) Ferrus
C) Aurum D) Selenium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Aurum

Explanation:

The Chemical name of Gold is Aurum with symbol Au with atomic number 79 and a group 11 element. In its purest form, it is a bright, slightly reddish yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile metal.

Chemically, gold is a transition metal.

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A lady who remains unmarried

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A) Bachelore B) Prissy
C) Spinster D) Anthrope
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Spinster

Explanation:

A lady who remains unmarried never have a child or divorsed is called as Spinster.

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Q:

The famous song ‘Saare Jaha se Achha’ is composed by ___________

A) Ravindra Nath Tagore B) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhya
C) Mohammad Iqbal D) one of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mohammad Iqbal

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Q:

Famous play ' Macbeth ' is written by

A) Leo Tolstoy B) William Shakespeare
C) john Milton D) Charles Dickens
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) William Shakespeare

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Which Rating agency has projected India’s GDP growth rate to 6.9 percent for the financial year 2017-18 ?

A) NOMURA B) ONICRA
C) FITCH D) ICRA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) FITCH

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Q:

Which is not associated with areas of karst topography?

A) flowing rivers B) sinkholes
C) sinking streams D) caverns
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) flowing rivers

Explanation:

A karst topography is that which composes of limestone and its associated features and structures. Karst topography and caves develop in limestone rocks due to their solubility in dilute acidic groundwater. The solubility of limestone in water and weak acid solutions leads to karst landscapes.

 

Flowing rivers, can be found in areas away from karst topography.

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Bose selected the best soldiers from the three existing brigades (named after Gandhi Azad and Nehru)and organised a new brigade which the soldiers themselves called

A) Himalayan Brigade B) Swatantra Bharat Brigade
C) Bhagat Singh Brigade D) Subhas Brigade
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Subhas Brigade

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Q:

Which is longest railway station ?

Answer

Grand Central Terminal, Chicago(USA).

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