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The public knowledge communicated by a range of non-specialist masses encompassing a wide subject range. General erudition: knowledge of many things.


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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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The place of origin of an earthquake is called

A) Epicentre B) Seismal
C) Focus D) Amphidromic Point
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Focus

Explanation:

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The point or place of origin of an earthquake is called Focus. 

And,

The point where the seismic waves reach the surface is called as Epicenter.

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_____are attempts by individuals to obtain confidential information from you by falsifying their identity

A) Phishing trips B) Computer viruses
C) Phishing scams D) Spyware scams
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Phishing scams

Explanation:
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Q:

Nuclear sizes are expressed in a unit named

A) Fermi B) Angstrom
C) Newton D) Tesla
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Fermi

Explanation:

Nuclear sizes are expressed in a unit called "Fermi" which is a unit of length equal to 10−15 metre (one femtometre), used in nuclear physics. It is similar to the diameter of a proton.

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Q:

Some species of which of the below kinds of organisms are employed as biopesticides?

1.Bacteria          2. Fungi       3. Flowering plants

A) 1 only B) 2 and 3 only
C) 1 and 3 only D) 1, 2 and 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1 only

Explanation:
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Q:

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

 

One of the major

P : crises facing the

Q : country is the

R : looming water shortage

 

A) QRP B) PQR
C) RPQ D) RQP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) PQR

Explanation:
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Q:

Which of the following is/are state function / functions?

1. q + w

2. q

3. w

4. H -TS

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 and 4 only B) 1, 2 and 4
C) 2, 3 and 4 D) 1 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1 and 4 only

Explanation:

Q and w are path functions while q+w i.e. H, enthalpy is state function. Similarly, H-TS i.e. G, Gibbs free energy is state function.

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Q:

Holkar Trophy is associated with which sport?

A) Bridge B) Hockey
C) Football D) Badminton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bridge

Explanation:

Holkar Trophy is associated with Bridge sport.

 

Bridge is the ultimate tricky card game that four people can play with a pack of 52 cards. It is the greatest source of enjoyment.

 

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History of the Holkar Trophy ::

It was a treasured dream of Late Maharaja Yeshwant Rao Holkar to have regular National Bridge Tournament at Indore for promotion of the game in the erstwhile Holkar state.

 

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Which of the following statements about the philosopher Shankara is/are true?

1.Shankara espoused a form of Vedanta called Advaita.

2.He elaborated on the philosophy of Gaudapada.

3.Shankara tried to demonstrate that the Upanishads and Brahmasutras contain a unified, systematic philosophy.

4.Shankara founded the Amanaya Mathas.

 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

 

A) 1 and 2 only   B) 1, 2 and 3
C) 3 and 4 D) 4 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

Adi Shankara or Shankara, was an early 8th century Indian philosopher and the ologian who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta.
He is credited with unifying and establishing the main currents of thought in Hinduism. It is with his teacher Govinda, that Shankara studied Gaudapadiya Karika, as Govinda was himself taught by Gaudapada.

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