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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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In total internal reflection, the light travel from

A) rarer to denser medium and it occurs with no loss of intensity B) denser to rarer medium and it occurs with no loss of intensity
C) rarer to denser medium and it occurs with loss of intensity D) denser to rarer medium and it occurs with loss of intensity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) denser to rarer medium and it occurs with no loss of intensity

Explanation:

According to wave theories, for Total internal reflection tohappen: Light must travel from denser medium to rarer medium. Angle of incidence should be greater than critical angle. As in case of TIR, the image is perfectly clear, it implies that there has been no loss of intensity.

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Which of the following is called the Land of White Elephants?

A) Thailand B) Africa
C) Cuba D) Turkey
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Thailand

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

A formal expression of praise for someone who has died.

A) Orology B) Eulogy
C) Cytology D) Misology
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Eulogy

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The high-security banknote production facility which iscredited with the design of the Rs 2000 banknote has beenset up at _____________ .

A) Nasik B) Dewas
C) Mysuru D) Noida
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mysuru

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Graphical analysis of tariffs reveals that

A) they benefit domestic consumers at the expense of domestic producers. B) revenue gains outweigh the costs to domestic consumers.
C) they increase domestic production of the good for which imports face tariffs. D) although the benefits are not shared equally, everyone in the domestic economy benefits from tariffs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) they increase domestic production of the good for which imports face tariffs.

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Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary is in which state?

A) Orissa B) Maharashtra
C) Gujarat D) Karnataka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Karnataka

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

 

One who runs away from justice.

A) Plaintive B) Fugitive
C) Accretive D) Adventives
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Fugitive

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) brutalety B) brutality
C) bruttality D) bruttalety
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) brutality

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