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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 the reaction H2O2 + Cl2 -----> 2HCl + O2, H2O2 acts as

A) an acid B) an oxidising agent
C) a reducing agent D) a base
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) a reducing agent

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Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

A) Silent volcano : Damavand B) Active volcano : Stromboli
C) Dormant Volcano - Krakatau D) Extinct volcano - Etna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Extinct volcano - Etna

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Propyne and propene can be distinguished by

A) AgNO₃ in ammonia B) conc. H₂SO₄
C) dil. KMnO₄ D) Br₂ in CCl₄
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) AgNO₃ in ammonia

Explanation:

Propene, being an alkene, and propyne, being a alkyne, are distinguished using the common chemical tests namely ammoniacal silver nitrate or ammoniacal cuprous chloride. Ammoniacal silver nitrate is also called as Tollen's reagent.

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Who formulated ‘the atomic theory’ of a matter?

A) Avogadro B) Dalton
C) Newton D) Pascal  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dalton

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Which of these is not a database management system (DBMS)?

A) Sybase B) SAP HANA
C) MySQL D) Cosmos
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cosmos

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


Equally disappointing is the court's ________________, one-paragraph dismissal of the claim that criminal ________________ creates a chilling effect upon speech. Such proclamations are easy _______________ from the high, secure, and insulated bench of the Supreme Court. It is journalists and newspapers, fighting hundreds of _____________ cases in court, _______________ have to deal with the very real consequences.


It is journalists and newspapers, fighting hundreds of _____________ cases in court

A) imaginary B) frivolous
C) unintellgible D) ordinary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) frivolous

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In an acid base reaction which product is produced along with a salt?

A) Hydrogen gas B) Water
C) Oxygen gas D) Carbon dioxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Water

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CENVAT is related to which of the following ?

A) Sales Tax B) Excise Duty
C) Custom Duty D) Service Tax
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Excise Duty

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