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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.


Where we need General Knowledge?

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Dynamic equilibrium receptors are found in the

A) Vestibule B) Maculae
C) Semicircular Canals D) Cupula
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Semicircular Canals

Explanation:

Dynamic equilibrium receptors are found in the Semicircular Canals. It monitors angular or rotational movements of the head when the body ismoving, such as a figure skater’s spinning, but maintaining balance.

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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 is significant because it

A) gave free land to all settlers. B) included provisions for territorial growth and the admission of new states.
C) guaranteed universal suffrage. D) balanced the number of free and slave states in the Union.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) included provisions for territorial growth and the admission of new states.

Explanation:

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was significant because it was the second continental congress that charted a government for territory in Northwest America. It also helped forbid slavery, and made a method of admitting new states near the Union.

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Q:

Which process forms exfoliation domes?

A) biological activity B) frost wedging
C) unloading D) reactions with oxygen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) reactions with oxygen

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_____________________ states that the total current entering a junction is equal to the total current leaving the junction.

A) Lenz's Law B) Hooke's Law
C) Ohm's Law D) Kirchhoff's First Law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kirchhoff's First Law

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Where the mature sperm are produced?

A) Scrotum B) Vas deferens
C) Prostate gland D) Testes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Testes

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Q:

For photoelectric effect to take place, the metal used as the cathode should have_________

A) high melting point B) low melting point
C) Low work function D) low resistance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Low work function

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Which among the following countries of South America does the Tropic of Capricorn not pass through?

A) Chile B) Bolivia
C) Paraguay D) Brazil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bolivia

Explanation:

The South American countries that lie within the Tropic of Capricorn are Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Paraguay. Brazil is the only country in the world that crosses both the Equator and either tropic.

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A major purpose of cost accounting is to

A) measure, record and report product costs B) classify all the product costs
C) to provide information to stockholders for investment decisions D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) measure, record and report product costs

Explanation:

A major purpose of cost accounting is to measure, record and report product costs.

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