General Knowledge Questions for Civil Service Exams
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What is Steaming Distance?

Steaming distance is the shortest distance between two ports, which a ship traverses while sailing from one port to another. It need not be along a straight line as, due to various physical and political constraints, it may not be always be desirable to sail along a straight route.

What is Mach Number?

Mach number is the speed of an object moving through air, or any fluid substance, divided by the speedof sound as it is in that substance. It is commonly used to represent aircraft's or missile speed, when it is travelling at velocities greater than or equal to the speed of sound.

Subsonic: M <1

Sonic: M=1

Transonic:0.8<1.2

Supersonic:1.2<5

Hypersonic:M>5

WHICH NATION HAS THE SMALLEST ARMY IN THE WORLD?

Vatican City, the world's smallest country, has the smallest army. This army of 110 men, is also known as the Swiss Guard.The Swiss Guard's primary duty is the safety and protection of the Pope.

WHAT IS A HYPERCUBE?

Hypercube is the generalization in n-dimensions of a square in two dimensions and a cube in three dimensions.A Hypercube of n-dimensions have 2n vertices.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY GDP OF A COUNTRY?

GDP or Gross Domestic Product is the monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period. GDP is customarily reported on an annual basis.GDP can be taken as the measure of a country's growth.

HOW IS THE TERM COCKPIT COINED?

The term 'Cockpit' is most likely related to the sailer's cabin for the coxswain's station in a Royal Navy ship, and later the location of the ship's rudder controls.

WHAT IS MEANT BY SECURITISATION?


Securitisation is the process through which existing assets or future cash flows are converted into marketable securities. Those assets or cash flows are, inherently, not marketable. There are two types of securitisation — assetbacked securitisation and futureflows securitisation.

WHICH COUNTRY HAS THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF UNIVERSITIES?

India tops the list with 8,407 universities. It's followed by the United States (5,759), Argentina (1,705) and Spain (1,415).

WHAT ARE P-NOTES?
P-Notes are financial instruments that facilitate investment in Indian securities by foreign investors or hedge funds that are not registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India.

WHAT CAUSES THE HEILIGENSCHEIN EFFECT?
Heiligenschein is a bright spot of light around the shadow of the observer's head, cast on dewy grass land.It occurs because the dew droplets act as tiny lenses focusing both the sunlight falling on the surface on which the shadow is cast, and the light that is back-scattered by the surface. In general, when a long shadow is cast on certain irregular surfaces with specific optical characteristics, the above effect occurs.

WHAT IS THE MONTY HALL PROBLEM?

The Monty Hall problem talks about a situation where there are three closed doors —a goat lies behind two and a car behind the third. A person is asked to select a door (which is not opened immediately). Instead, one of the two unchosen doors are opened and with the content is a goat. The person is now asked whether he would like to switch his choice to the other unopened door.
The crux of the problem is whether the swaping of the doors will change the probability of the person's winning the car.

WHAT IS BLOCK BOX?WHAT IS ITS COLOR?

Black box is a device for recording the flight crew's conversation on an airplane and of protecting that recording in the event of a crash or fire. The purpose of the Black Box is to help identify the reasons for a plane crash, by recording any clues in the flight crew's conversation.
The color of Black Box is red or orange to make them easier to find after a crash.

Dr David Warren invented the "Black Box" flight data recorder.

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