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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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In which of the following part of the cell does the pyruvic acid is broken down into carbon dioxide, water and energy?

A) Cytoplasm B) Nucleus
C) Mitochondria D) Chloroplast
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mitochondria

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Volcanoes occur at tectonic plate boundaries that are

A) Convergent B) Divergent
C) Both A & B D) Destructive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

Tectonic plates are pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere. These plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle and much of the earth's seismic activity occurs at the boundaries of these plates.

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The seven major plates are the African plate, Antarctic plate, Eurasian plate, Indo-Australian plate, North American plate, Pacific plate and South American plate.

Volcanoes usually form along plate boundaries , where tectonic plates are either moving towards or away from one another. They may be convergent or divergent.

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Q:

An electric fuse is based on

A) the chemical effect of the current B) the magnetic effect of the current
C) the heating effect of the current D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the heating effect of the current

Explanation:

An electric fuse is based on the heating effect of the current.

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Q:

Speed regulation of synchronous motor is

A) 1% B) 25%
C) Zero D) 0.5%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Zero

Explanation:

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Synchronous motor is a motor which runs at a constant speed irrespective of load attached to it. So the speed regulation of synchronous motor is ZERO.

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Which city was adjudged as India's Cleanest City for the third consecutive year as per Swachh Survekshan 2019?

A) Indore B) Mysuru
C) Ambikapur D) Bhopal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Indore

Explanation:

Indore city was adjudged as India's Cleanest City for the third consecutive year as per Swachh Survekshan 2019.

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Which lists the correct order of evolutionary history?

A) jellyfish, reptiles, mammals B) mammals, crabs, reptiles
C) reptiles, jellyfish, mammals D) crabs, mammals, reptiles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) jellyfish, reptiles, mammals

Explanation:

The correct order of evolutionary history from the above given options is jellyfish, reptiles, mammals.

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What year was the first Oscar Awards ceremony held?

A) 1945 B) 1929
C) 1931 D) 1954
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1929

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Which of the following pair is INCORRECT?
I. Parsec - Distance
II. Barrel - Liquid
III. Light year - Time

A) Only III B) Only I and III
C) Only II D) All are correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Only III

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