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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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Which of the following statements best describes nutrient density?

A) Consume a variety of foods from MyPyramid's ±ve major food groups every day. B) Consume foods that have the most nutrition for their kcalories
C) Choose a number of diFerent foods within any given food group rather than the same old thing. D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Consume foods that have the most nutrition for their kcalories

Explanation:

Consume foods that have the most nutrition for their kcalories describes the Nutrient Density.

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Which Article deals Protection against Arrest and detention?

A) Art-24B B) Art-23
C) Art-22 D) Art-21A
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Art-22

Explanation:

Article-22 :: Protection against arrest and detention.

No person who is arrested shall be detained in custody without being informed of the grounds for such arrest nor shall he be denied the right to consult and to be defended by a legal Practioner of his choice.

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What is the primary purpose of most constitutions?

A) to provide a substitute for government B) to define and limit government power
C) to give the government absolute power D) to define a moral code for people to follow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) to define and limit government power

Explanation:

There are many reasons why a constitution is needed. One of the primary purposes is to define and limit power of the government.

It gives the structures for the functioning of the country such as courts and parliament and limits the power.

e.g. to imprison without trial for the government.

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Which of the following Pratyahara king took the title of 'Pramana'?

A) Mihirbhoj B) Watsaraj  
C) Ram Bhoj D) Nagabhata II
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mihirbhoj

Explanation:
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The function of nitrogen in air is 

A) to make air a moderate supporter of combustion B) to maintain the density of air constant
C) to prevent the hydrogen in air from exploding D) to reduce the poisonous nature of ozone in air
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to make air a moderate supporter of combustion

Explanation:

If air contained all oxygen and no nitrogen, everything would have burnt off

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'The Scented Isle' in the Mediterranean Sea is 

A) Sardinia B) Corsica
C) Sicily D) Crete
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Corsica

Explanation:

There are plenty of sweet-smelling herbs found on this island along with low trees and shrubs. This dense vegetation is termed as 'Maquis'. Similar vegetaion in California is known as 'Chaparral'.

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Which Indian born scientist was awarded the Nobel prize in Astrophysics

A) Prof Chandra Shaker B) Sir C.V.Raman
C) Satyendra Nath Bose D) Vikram Sarabhai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Prof Chandra Shaker

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"The Republic" was written by whom?

A) Plato B) Aristotle
C) Pythagoras D) Socrates
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Plato

Explanation:

The Republic was written by Plato.

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