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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.


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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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What is the cause of most boating accidents?

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A) Machinery failure B) Alcohol use
C) Lack of proper look-out D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

The main causes for the boat accidents are ::

1. Excessive speed

2. Machinery failure

3. Operator inexperience

4. Alcohol use

5. Operator inattention

6. Lack of proper look-out

7. Careless/reckless behavior and hull failure

8. Hazardous waters

and some more...

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The Supreme Court ruled that the ‘None of The Above’ (NOTA) option will not be applicable for voting in which elections?

A) Prime Minister B) Lok Sabha
C) Rajya Sabha D) MLA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rajya Sabha

Explanation:

The ruling of ‘None of The Above’ (NOTA) option will not be applicable for voting in Rajya Sabha elections was made by a bench of Justices comprising CJI Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud of the Supreme Court.

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Q:

Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty was signed in

Answer

1991 AD

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Q:

Magnesium (Mg) + Oxygen (O2) = ?

A) Mg2O B) MgO4
C) O2Mg D) MgO
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) MgO

Explanation:
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Q:

The humidity of the air depends upon

A) Weather B) Temperature
C) Location D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Humidity means the amount of watervapour present in the atmosphere. It depends on weather, location and temperature of the place.

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Q:

The Damin-i-Koh was created by the British Government to settle which one of the following communities?

A) Santals B) Mundas
C) Oraons D) Saoras
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Santals

Explanation:

Damini-i-Koh was the land allocated to the Santhals. The Santhals could live on the land and practise plough agriculture, thus helping them to carry out settled agriculture.

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Henry T. Colebrooke was a Professor of Sanskrit in which one of the following institutions?

A) Fort William College B) Serampore Mission
C) Kashi Vidyapith D) Asiatic Society
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Fort William College

Explanation:

In 1782 Colebrooke was appointed through his father's influence to a writer-ship with the East a India Company in Calcutta.Lord Wellesley appointed him honorary professor of Hindu law and Sanskrit at the college of Fort William.

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Q:

Data stored in computer in which form?

A) numbers B) text
C) audio D) images
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) numbers

Explanation:

Data stored in computer in the form of binary number system. This can be used to covert text, images, audio,... into binary form for storing purpose.

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