General Knowledge Questions

Q:

‘Rand/ZAR’ is the currency of 

A) Burundi B) Libya
C) Sudan D) South Africa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) South Africa

Explanation:

Burundi-Bur  Franc,  Libya-Libyan Dinar,   Sudan-Sudanese   Pound, South Africa-Rand/ZAR.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: General Awareness
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1414
Q:

Which of the following was invented by Sir Humphry Davy?

A) Safety Pin B) Steam Engine
C) Safety Lamp D) X-Rays
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Safety Lamp

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Inventions
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1414
Q:

Who was the first Indian to be elected as a Member of the British House of Commons?

A) Jayaprakash Narayan B) Dada Bhai Naoroji
C) Ram Manohar Lohia D) Sarojini Naidu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dada Bhai Naoroji

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Famous Personalities
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1414
Q:

A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

“Do you write with a left hand?” she asked.

 

A) She asked whether I wrote with a left hand B) She asked that did I wrote with a left hand
C) She asked about my writing D) She ask if I write with my left hand
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) She asked whether I wrote with a left hand

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams , GRE , TOEFL

0 1413
Q:

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

 

The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way

 

A) Debacle   B) Affliction  
C) Infelicity   D) Serendipity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Serendipity

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams , GRE , TOEFL

1 1413
Q:

A solar eclipse occurs when

A) moon comes in the middle of sun and earth B) sun comes in the middle of moon and earth
C) earth comes in the middle of moon and sun D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) moon comes in the middle of sun and earth

Explanation:

A solar eclipse happens when the moon gets in the way of the sun's light and casts its shadow on Earth. Solar eclipses happen when the New Moon comes between the Sun and Earth and blocks out the Sun's rays.

 

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Physics
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1413
Q:

Who was conferred with the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature?

A) Bob Dylan B) Kazuo Ishiguro
C) Oliver Hart D) Yoshinori Ohsumi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kazuo Ishiguro

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Honours and Awards
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

1 1413
Q:

Who was the founder of the Theosophical Society?

A) Justice Ranade B) Madam Blavatsky
C) Annie Besant D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Madam Blavatsky

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Famous Personalities
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1413