General Knowledge Questions

In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
I will scold him when _____.

Which of the following helped pottery flourish in Athens?

Which country has become the first country to ban reef toxic sunscreen by 2020?

In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

Who invented the pendulum clock?

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Disarming

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.

P: One’s language fluency is determined by the quality of reading.
Q: In all cultures and civilizations, much stress is laid on reading but, in the modern times, this activity is being ignored.
R: Reading is an essential basic skills building activity.
S: Besides, vocabulary enrichment, ideas collection, familiarization with different types of writing formats, speaking fluency, etc, all depend upon reading.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

General pardon for offences against the state