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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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In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

S1 :Jumbo, the famous 3.3 metre elephant was born in Africa over a hundred years ago.
S6:Before his death in September 1882, he had been seen by over 20 million Americans.
P:After disembarkation in New York, he was taken in a procession to the place where he was to be kept.
Q:Another admirer was the famous American showman Barnum who bought it for a huge sum in February 1882.
R:Transported from his native land to London Zoo, he became a favourite of Queen Victoria.
S:He made his transatlantic voyage aboard SS Assyrian Monarch.

The proper sequence should be 

A) P Q R S  B) S R Q P
C) P S R Q D) R Q S P
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) R Q S P

Explanation:

The starting statement is talking about the birth of a 3 –3 metre elephant –Jumbo. So, the connecting statement would be discussing what happened after the birth. So statement R would be the next statement as it describes that he was transported to London; So, R being the first statement eliminates all other options. Thus, the correct sequence is RQSP.

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A tank filled partially with a liquid is subjected to a uniform horizontal acceleration. Which of the following is true for the surface of liquid in the tank?

A) The liquid surface falls down on the direction of motion and rises up on the back side of the tank B) The liquid surface falls down only at the center of the tank
C) The surface of the liquid remains horizontal D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The liquid surface falls down on the direction of motion and rises up on the back side of the tank

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Anti Terrorism Day is observed in India on May 21 to commemorate the death of

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Rajiv Gandhi
C) Nethaji D) Potti Sri Ramulu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rajiv Gandhi

Explanation:

On May 21st, India observes Anti Terrorism Day every year to commemorate the death anniversary of India's Youngest Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

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Which molecule is always single stranded?

A) RNA B) DNA
C) Mitochondria D) Cellulose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) RNA

Explanation:

RNA is a single-stranded molecule in many of its biological roles and consists of a much shorter chain of nucleotides.

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What was true about the 1892, Homestead strike?

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The Homestead Strike was when, in 1892, Andrew Carnegie reduced wages at his steel mills in Homestead, Pennsylvania and the union workers refused to accept the cut. The company locked out the union workers and hired nonunion labor and 300 armed guards. The locked out workers gathered weapons and , on July 6, a battle broke out killing ten people.

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Who Invented postage stamp?

A) Ruth Handler B) John Harington
C) Rowland Hill D) Felix Hoffmann
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rowland Hill

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In the following question the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct.

 


1. In the early 1920's, settlers came to Alaska looking for gold.

P. Today, people use it to get from place to place.

Q. The trail they used to travel inland is known today as the Iditarod trail.

R. They travelled by boat, to Seward and Krik and from there by land into the gold fields.

S. The Iditarod trail quickly became a major thoroughfare in Alaska.

6. In the winters, the only means of travel down this trail is by dog sledge.

A) PSQR B) RQSP
C) PQRS D) QRSP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) RQSP

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant

A) Docile B) Truculent
C) Pliable D) Pliant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pliant

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