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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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Who among the following pioneered Khilafat Movement?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Ali Brothers
C) M.A. Jinnah D) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ali Brothers

Explanation:

The Khilafat movement, also known as the Indian Muslim movement (1919–24), was a pan-Islamist political protest campaign launched by Muslims of British India led by Shaukat Ali, Mohammad Ali Jauhar and Abul Kalam Azad.

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In Frankenstein, Victor changes from an optimistic, eager young man to one who is anxious and

A) Remorseful B) Confident
C) Honest D) Coward
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Remorseful

Explanation:

Frankenstein is an English Novel by Mary Shelley. In Frankenstein, Victor is a character who changes from an optimistic, eager young man to one who is anxious and Remorseful.

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The (O-H) bond in CH3OH is _____.

A) polar covalent B) ionic
C) non polar covalent D) cationic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) polar covalent

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Who is the new RBI Governor?

A) Urjit Patel B) Shaktikanta Das
C) Raghuram Rajan D) Smt. Pallavi Nair
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Urjit Patel

Explanation:

Shaktikanta Das, member of the fifteenth finance commission, as the governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), a day after Urjit Patel resigned at the end of a bruising tussle with the government over the regulator’s independence and the regulation of banks.

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Which of the following statements about DNA replication is false?

A) The enzyme that catalyzes DNA replication is DNA polymerase. B) Unwinding of the DNA molecule occurs as hydrogen bonds break.
C) The process is known as semiconservative replication because one old strand is conserved in the new molecule. D) Replication occurs as each base is paired with another exactly like it.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Replication occurs as each base is paired with another exactly like it.

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One function of sphincter muscles is to

A) secrete digestive juices into the GI tract B) grind large food particles
C) trigger hormone release D) control the passage of food through the GI tract
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) control the passage of food through the GI tract

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Another name for false productivity is

A) making poor decisions B) filling your mind with negative self-talk
C) driving toward success D) spinning your wheels
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) spinning your wheels

Explanation:

Another name for false productivity is Spinning your wheels. They use the term for false productivity because your wheels are spinning as you're doing work but you're not going anywhere i.e, making any progress.

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Analog synthesis refers to a technology based on

A) placing brief digital recordings of live sounds under the control of a synthesizer keyboard. B) interfacing synthesizer equipment.
C) representing data in terms of measurable physical quantities. D) representing physical quantities as numbers.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) representing data in terms of measurable physical quantities.

Explanation:

Analog synthesis uses a mixture of complex sounds that are shaped by filtering. It is based on representing data in terms of measurable physical quantities, in this case sound waves.

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