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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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What is the function of an antagonist in a story?

Answer

The antagonist is the negative or opposing force in a story.


It could be a human enemy, or it could be non-human, like an animal or something less tangible, like fear.


 


The antagonist plays an important role in story development.

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Q:

Yoga city in India?

A) Varanasi B) Allahabad
C) Rishikesh D) Amritsar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rishikesh

Explanation:

Rishikesh is a city in India’s northern state of Uttarakhand. As the city is renowned as a center for studying yoga and meditation it is called as Yoga city in India.

 

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Q:

Charak was a native of

A) Tamil Nadu B) Kashmir
C) Punjab D) Rajasthan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kashmir

Explanation:

Charak was a native of Kashmir.

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Q:

Phage typing is based on the fact that

A) viruses cause disease B) bacteria and viruses are related
C) bacteria are destroyed by viruses D) bacterial viruses attack specific cells
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) bacterial viruses attack specific cells

Explanation:

Phage typing is based on the fact that bacterial viruses attack specific cells. Phage typing is a method used for detecting single strains of bacteria. It is used to trace the source of outbreaks of infections. 

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Q:

Which non metal is liquid at room temperature?

A) Mercury B) Caesium
C) Bromine D) Rubidium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bromine

Explanation:

Mercury and Bromine both will be in liquid state at room temperature. But mercury is metal. Hence, bromine is the only non metal which is in liquid state at room temperature.

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Q:

Which is a good example of roman portrait painting?

A) Hellenistic B) Faiyum portraits
C) Both A & B D) The bust of Julius Caesar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The bust of Julius Caesar

Explanation:

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When was the  Battle of Marathon occurred ?

A) 490 B.C B) 493 B.C
C) 469 B.C D) 429 B.C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 490 B.C

Explanation:

A battle was fought between Iran under the king Darius and the state of Greece in 490 B.C at Marathon near Athens. This battle is known as the 'Battle of Marathon' in World History.

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Who was the first woman to walk on the moon?

A) Sally Ride B) Svetlana Savitskaya
C) Valentina Tereshkova D) Williams
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Valentina Tereshkova

Explanation:

Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to walk on the moon.

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