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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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Early examples of art photography often imitated

A) the brush strokes of Renaissance painters B) Leonardo da Vinci's painting of The Last Supper
C) the narrative form of painting D) the Dada photographic collages of Hannah Hoch
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the narrative form of painting

Explanation:

The Story telling or The narrative form of paintings were the early examples of art photography which were often imitated.

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Which of the following is a World Bank group of five institutions

A) IMF B) IDA
C) ILO D) ITU
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) IDA

Explanation:
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In which state, maximum Coast Guard Stations have been established in India?

A) Tamil Nadu B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Maharastra D) Gujarat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Gujarat

Explanation:

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is an armed force that protects India's maritime interests and enforces maritime law, with jurisdiction over the territorial waters of India. Gujarat has maximum Coast Guard Stations.

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According to cell theory, which activity is impossible?

A) Cells being formed from pure water B) Heart cells forming from other heart cells
C) Plants using energy from the sun D) Eukaryotes being in a multicellular organism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cells being formed from pure water

Explanation:

According to cell theory, Cells being formed from pure water is impossible.

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Which of these is exhibiting kinetic energy?

A) an archer with a flexed bow B) a person sitting on a couch while watching TV
C) a space station orbiting Earth D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) a space station orbiting Earth

Explanation:

Any moving object can exhibit kinetic energy, as kinetic energy is also known as Motional energy.

In the given options, only a space station orbiting Earth is in motion and all the other are in rest position.

 

Hence, option C) a space station orbiting Earth is only exhibiting kinetic energy.

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What time of year do squirrels build nests?

A) summer B) winter
C) rainy D) monsoon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) summer

Explanation:

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Squirrels build their nests in summer season as the sticks with what they bulit are dried and are less weight and the nests will be used for the rainy season.

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Who is called 'the father of modern African writing " novelist?

Answer

Chinua Achebe.

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Wind and solar energy are examples of

A) Finite energies B) Renewable energies
C) Non renewable energies D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Renewable energies

Explanation:

Wind and solar energy are examples of Renewable energies. 

 

Renewable energy sources are those which can be naturally replenished. 

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