General Knowledge Questions

In the names Mangifera indica (mango), Solanum tuberosum (potato) and Panthera leo (lion), what does the three names, indica, tuberosum and leo, represent?

Group of Monuments at Hampi was built by?

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

The ______________ of gurudakshina is very ancient and it is ________________ to the Indian culture and tradition. If you are absolutely ______________ about India, then it's advisable that you first try to understand the meaning of a guru and the ________________ of his presence in the lives of those around him. This, in turn, will help you to understand what guru dakshina is. In ancient India, a teacher or a guru was a spiritually _____________ guide.

it is ________________ to the Indian culture and tradition.

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.

Brijesh said that he has no _____________ of stepping down, although he is under a lot of pressure to do so.

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.
Only when _____ failed, the army resorted to force.

During the Middle Ages education was confined only to:-

Veteran journalist Shujaat Bukhari who was shot dead was the editor of which of the following newspaper?

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

Ingratiating