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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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Ministry of AYUSH celebrated first Naturopathy Day throughout India on?

A) 20 Nov B) 19 Nov
C) 18 Nov D) 17 Nov
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 18 Nov

Explanation:

Ministry of AYUSH celebrated first Naturopathy Day on 18th November 2018 with the aim of promoting the drug-less system of medicine to prevent diseases by altering the diet and lifestyle.

Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India was established in the year 2014.

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How did the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 help farmers?

A) It took government payments to railroads and gave them to farmers. B) It gave farmers shares in the largest railroad companies.
C) It prevented railroads from charging farmers more than other customers. D) It forced railroads to build lines to the largest farming areas.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) It prevented railroads from charging farmers more than other customers.

Explanation:

In 1887 Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act, making the railroads the first industry subject to Federal regulation. Congress passed the law largely in response to public demand that railroad operations be regulated.

 

Railroads discriminated in the prices they charged to passengers and shippers in different localities by providing rebates to large shippers or buyers. These practices were especially harmful to American farmers, who lacked the shipment volume necessary to obtain more favorable rates.

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Which of the following is not counted under sub-vedas?

A) Ayurveda B) Yajurveda
C) Gandharva Veda D) Shilp Veda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Yajurveda

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Which emperor wrote the play 'Nagananda' in Sanskrit language?

A) Prabhakaravardhana B) Harshavadhana
C) Chandragupta II D) Bindusara
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Harshavadhana

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Select the correct statement about active and passive immunity.

A) A vaccination is an example of the introduction of passive immunity into the body B) Active and passive humoral immunity are both mechanisms of adaptive immunity that useantibodies
C) Immunological memory is established by passive immunization D) The antibodies utilized in active immunity are acquired from another organism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Active and passive humoral immunity are both mechanisms of adaptive immunity that useantibodies

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Who was the town-planner of Chandigarh?

A) Le Corbusier B) Christopher Wren
C) Charles Correa D) Edward Lutyens
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Le Corbusier

Explanation:

Le Corbusier was the town-planner of Chandigarh.

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He was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now called modern architecture.

 

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Q:

The Chemical formula of Ammonium chloride is ___________.

A) (NH4)2Cl B) NH4Cl3
C) NH4Cl2 D) NH4Cl
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) NH4Cl

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Which is the largest gland in the human body?

A) Pituitary B) Liver
C) Pineal D) Adrenal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Liver

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