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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 motion of a freely falling body is an example of ________________________ motion.

A) uniformly accelerated B) non-uniformly accelerated
C) constant velocity D) constant speed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) uniformly accelerated

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________ was imprisoned for the rest of his life by Aurangzeb.

A) Akbar B) Shah Jahan
C) Jahangir D) Babur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Shah Jahan

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Which one of the following statements with regard to volcanoes is not correct?

A) Stratovolcanoes produce lava flows that initially follow valleys but are highly resistant to erosion. B) The surrounding areas can remain highlands, lava ridges or mesas.
C) Hawaiian shield volcanoes are eroded by steams that form deeply carved valleys with steeply sloping heads. D) The system of streams on a dissected volcano cone is not a radial drainage pattern.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The system of streams on a dissected volcano cone is not a radial drainage pattern.

Explanation:

Stratovolcano,    also    known    as acomposite  volcano,  is  aconical volcanobuilt  up  by  many  layers (strata) of hardened lava, tephra, pumice and ash. Because it is stratified, therefore  it  will  definitely  form  a volcano cone.

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Which one of the following statements concerning research centres in India is not correct?

A) Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology is located at Kolkata. B) Central Arid Zone Research Institute is located at Jodhpur.
C) Centre for social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation is located at Allahabad. D) Institute of forest Productivity is located at Ranchi.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology is located at Kolkata.

Explanation:

Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology - Thiruvananthapuram

Central Arid Zone Research Institute - Jodhpur

Centre for Social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation - Allahabad

Institute of Forest Productivity - Ranchi

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

The Marathas surrendered their fort to the Mughals after the war.

A) After the war the Marathas had to surrender their fort to the Mughals. B) The Mughals after the war took the fort surrendered by the Marathas.
C) Their fort was surrendered by the Marathas to the Mughals after the war. D) The Marathas after the war surrendered their fort to the Mughals.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Their fort was surrendered by the Marathas to the Mughals after the war.

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Fishes have a ........ chambered heart.

A) Single B) Three
C) Four D) Two
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Two

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Whom did Akbar defeat in the 2nd battle of Panipat in 1556?

A) Genghis Khan B) Nader Shah
C) Hemu Vikramaditya D) Bajirao
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Hemu Vikramaditya

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Which of the following is essential for the synthesis of thyroxin?

A) Potassium B) Calcium
C) Iodine D) Sodium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Iodine

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