General Knowledge Questions

Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

The public sector banks are witnessing in india a period of transition and are at crossroads, where they without giving up social responsibility, should also remain healthy. They need to undertake risky experiments yet perform it innovatively in a way it does not fail. They should make forays into new areas which are rarely tread by them and lose no emerging opportunities. It should be understood that absence of any bad advance is no sign of efficient banking system. It only indicates immense conservatism. However this is no guarantee for profit. There should be a balance between liquidity and risk. Past sins should be forgotten. Novel and pragmatic techniques should be adopted without which banks would be in danger.

What would happen if novel and pragmatic techniques are ignored?

Select the word with the correct spelling.

Fe has 26 protons in its nucleus. What are the number of electrons in Fe2+ (II) ion?

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Let something slip through one's fingers

In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Profligate

What is the name of the acid in grapes?

Rajya Sabha member has tenure of ______ years.