General Knowledge Questions

NABARD sanctioned a loan assistance of Rs 1350 crore to Rajasthan under the ‘RIDF’. What does ‘R’ stand for in ‘RIDF’?

Which type of pathogen causes the water­borne disease Cholera?

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: But when it comes to negative human rights reports or one on the environment, it rubbishes them.
Q: This kind of behaviour isn’t going to solve the problem.
R: Every government is quick to accept reports that give it a pat on the back – as the Indian government was after the latest ease of doing business report.
S: No government likes negative reports on its performance.

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.

___________ it became difficult to empirically prove that children __________ better in private schools, the attack __________ a new weapon: per unit cost of learning outcomes. Most of the learning outcome researches almost _______________ fail to understand the entire ______________ of education in any depth and reduces it to learning of so­called 3Rs for economic purposes.

___________ it became difficult to empirically prove

Who is the author of 'Million Mutinies Now'?

How many days moon takes to revolve around the earth?

In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

To which country does the celebrated author and leadership speaker Robin Sharma belong?