General Knowledge Questions

Q:

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

 

Next to the Punjabi

 

A-clad in beautiful sarees

B-family was a group from Chennai in

C-which all the women were

 

A) BAC B) ACB
C) BCA D) ABC
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) BCA

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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

She threw me into a ditch.

 

A) I was threw. B) I am threw by her into a ditch.
C) I was thrown into a ditch by her. D) I was thrown into a ditch.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) I was thrown into a ditch by her.

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Q:

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

Tongue in cheek

 

A) In an ironic or insincere way. B) Being practical.
C) Stop yourself from saying something hurtful. D) Be gutsy and speak the unpleasant truth.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) In an ironic or insincere way.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

 

to pilfer or steal (something, especially an item of small value) in a casual way.

 

A) to loot B) to filch
C) to rip off D) to plunder
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) to filch

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A] The author of the novel 'The Corrections' is Jonathan Franzen.
B] The author of the novel 'A Visit from the Goon Squad' is Edward P Jones.
C] The author of the novel 'Forty Thieves' is Thomas Perry.

 

Which of the statements given above are correct?

 

A) A and B B) B and C
C) A and C D) A, B and C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A and C

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Q:

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

Mountain climbing

A) Alienisms B) Alpinism
C) Albinism D) Algorism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Alpinism

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______________ scheme launched by the Central Government is a new crop insurance scheme to boost farming sector in the country.

A) Soil Health Card B) Shyama Prasad Mukherji R-urban Mission
C) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana D) National R-URBAN Mission
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

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Methane an air pollutant is produced ______.

A) by action of ultraviolet light on nitrogenous compounds. B) as a by-product of manufacturing ammoniacal fertilizers
C) by burning of coal in insufficient air D) by digestion of food by animals
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) by digestion of food by animals

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