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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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Which country was responsible for the idea of the internet?

A) United States B) Japan
C) India D) China
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) United States

Explanation:

United States was the country that was responsible for the idea of the internet.

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Which one of the following pairs about organ/part that helps in locomotion is not correctly matched?

A) Euglena : Flagellum B) Paramecium : Cilia
C) Nereis : Pseudopodia D) Starfish : Tubefeet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nereis : Pseudopodia

Explanation:

Euglena move by a flagellum (plural ‚ flagella), which is a long whip-like structure that acts like a little motor.

The paramecium uses its cilia to sweep the food along with some water into the cell mouth after it falls into the oral groove.

The underside of the starfish is covered with hundreds of tube feet, which it uses for walking around, for attaching tightly to rocks, and for holding on to prey.

Nereis possess setae and parapodia for locomotion

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Subordinate courts are supervised by___________

A) Supreme Court B) District Court
C) High Court D) Parliament
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) High Court

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The Ajanta Cave Paintings are a testimony to the golden age of ____ in India.

A) Buddhism B) Shaivism
C) Jainism D) Vaishnavism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Buddhism

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Q:

Burning the candle at both ends meaning

A) To consume a lot B) To overwork
C) To overtake D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To overwork

Explanation:

Burning the candle at both ends meaning is to overwork starting early in the morning and staying till late nights.

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A persistent infection is one in which

A) viral replication is unusually slow B) the disease process occurs gradually over a long period
C) the virus remains in equilibrium with the host without causing a disease D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) the disease process occurs gradually over a long period

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Synthetic detergents are prepared from

A) potassium salts of higher fatty­acids B) sodium salts of higher fatty­acids
C) hydrocarbons of petroleum D) glycerides
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) hydrocarbons of petroleum

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In a bipolar junction transistor

A) all the three regions (the emitter, the base and the collector) have equal concentrations of impurity B) the emitter has the least concentration of impurity
C) the collector has the least concentration of impurity D) the base has the least concentration of impurity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) the base has the least concentration of impurity

Explanation:

In terms of concentration of impurity (a.k.a impurity doping concentration, often abbreviated to doping concentration), from the highest to the lowest among the three regions of a bipolar junction, emitter, collector, and base are the correct order. The above order is independent of the type of BJT, npn or pnp

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