General Knowledge Questions

Cinnabar is an ore/mineral of

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.

When the kerosene burned, the fuel in the tank below would be __________ pressure, and __________a small circular flame would appear in the burner.The valve had to be opened to let more kerosene vapour to the burner and pumping resumed. With the increase in pressure, the burner flame would spread _________ a loud noise. To lower the flame,the valve had to be _________ opened to reduce the pressure and then tightened until the desired flame size was achieved. _________ you wanted the flame to be bigger, you had to hit the piston again. Pump stoves are still in vogue.

had to be _________ opened to reduce

‘Rand/ZAR’ is the currency of 

What is the name of country whose capital is Lusaka and currency is Kwacha?

The hills, namely Black, Blue and Green Hill, are located in which country?

A] The author of the novel 'The Grapes of Wrath' is Ayn Rand.
B] The author of the novel 'The Fountainhead' is John Steinbeck.
C] The author of the novel 'Ancillary Justice' is Ann Leckie.

Which of the statements given above are not correct?

Gandhiji's first Satyagraha in India was held at __________

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.

In a strange ________________, the production and the consumption of the event become cause for concern. _______________ wonders whether newer forms of “non­caring” or violence are appearing. Somehow, silence, even __________________, quietly suppresses a meditation on such events. __________________ a professor, I can recollect the number of occasions when my students have cried as we discussed such events in class. _____________, society seems so indifferent.

_______________ wonders whether newer forms of "non­caring" or violence are appearing.