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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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The first communist manifesto was issued in

Answer

1848 AD

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Subject: World History

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_______ and _______ are called the "Low countries" of Europe

A) Spain and portugal B) Holland and Belgium
C) England and Ireland D) Denmark and Germany
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Holland and Belgium

Explanation:

Holland is also known as Netherlands, which means "Low lands". Dutch Engineers reclaimed considerable part of the seabed by building dykes and pumping out the sea water into canals. Some houses in Holland are below sea level. Belgium has also Low lands  bordering the North Sea and dykes are constructed to control the encroachment of the sea.

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Filed Under: World Geography

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Q:

The Highest navigable lake in the world is 

A) Huron B) Titicaca
C) Superior D) Tanganyika
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Titicaca

Explanation:

The Lake is located in the Andes mountains near Bolivia-Peru border at a height of 3810 m. It is also the largest lake in South America.

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Two important schools of philosophy Stoicism and Epicureanism were associated with________

A) Greeks B) Iranians
C) Macedonians D) Parthians
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Greeks

Explanation:

The Stoic School taught that man should accept his fate, since he cannot change it. According to Stoics, serenity of mind is the goal all men should strive to attain.Epicureans believed that the highest good for man is pleasure ,but they aimed at tranquility of mind rather than indulgence in pleasures.

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Filed Under: World History

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Q:

Mediterranean  climate is ideal for growing

A) wheat and barley B) tea and coffee
C) Surgarcane and beet D) orange and lemons
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) orange and lemons

Explanation:

The hot dry summers and cool wet winters are especially suited for citrus fruits and therefore these lands are some times reffered to as the 'world's orchard land' .

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Filed Under: World Geography

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Which parts of the heart receive blood from the lungs?

A) Right ventricle B) Left Atrium
C) Left Ventricle D) Right ATrium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Left Atrium

Explanation:

The left atrium is the upper left chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins.

 

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The heart is responsible for circulating blood throughout the body. The heart is divided into four chambers. The upper chamber is known as the atrium while the lower chamber is referred to as the ventricle.

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Filed Under: Biology
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Q:

The First battle of which war was the Battle of Alma?

A) Creek war B) Crimean war
C) Korean war D) Chinese war
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Crimean war

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Filed Under: World History

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Dr. BR Ambedkar was elected to Constituent Assembly from which among the following ?

A) Punjab B) Bombay Presidency
C) West Bengal D) United provinces
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) West Bengal

Explanation:

Dr. BR Ambedkar was elected to Constituent Assembly from West Bengal.

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Filed Under: Indian Politics
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