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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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The attenuation in optical fibre is mainly due to

A) Scattering B) Absorption
C) Both (a) and (b) D) Neither absorption nor scattering
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Scattering

Explanation:

The reason for transmitting data over optical fibers, is because the speed of data transmission through optical wires are equal to the speed of light. The intense speed of data transfer speed, has lead to the use of optical fibers. The optical fiber uses the technology of transferring light beams, from one end to the other end of optical cables. The attenuation in optical fiber is due to Scattering. The reason why scattering is caused, due to the folding, in the wire.

 

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What is organic matter in soil is also called

A) residue B) humus
C) occlusion D) compact
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) humus

Explanation:

In soil, organic matter consists of plant and animal material that is in the process of decomposing. When it has fully decomposed it is called humus. Soil organic matter serves as a reservoir of nutrients for crops, provides soil aggregation, increases nutrient exchange, retains moisture, reduces compaction,... 

This humus is important for soil structure because it holds individual mineral particles together in clusters.

 

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Which type of pathogen causes the water-borne disease Typhoid fever?

A) Algal B) Parasitic
C) Protozoan D) Bacterial
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bacterial

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Which of the following is a structural and functional unit of kidneys?

A) Renette Cells B) Flame Cells
C) Nephrites D) Nephrons
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nephrons

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The thymus gland produces a hormone called

A) thyroxine B) thymosin
C) thyronine D) calcitonin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) thymosin

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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.

As one of the most misunderstood practices, yoga has often borne the brunt of being __________ in extremes: of yogis in pretzel-like contortions at __________ end of the spectrum, and young Instagram-led, erstwhile-overweight beach posers ____________ the other. The truth is that yoga is what you want it to be — the ultimate customisable exercise form. For a runner, it may mean lengthening muscles to gain _______________, while for someone who is hyper-flexible, it could be a way of __________core strength.

yogis in pretzel-like contortions at __________ end of the spectrum

A) first B) one
C) once D) that
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) one

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What is commonly known as 'white plague'?

A) Typhoid B) Malaria
C) Tuberculosis D) Plague
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Tuberculosis

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During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Assam to grow __________.

A) Jute B) Tea
C) Sugarcane D) Wheat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Tea

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