General Knowledge Questions

In the following question the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct.

1. Some animals like fishes lay eggs and leave them.
P. The mother does not care for the eggs at all.
Q. They lay thousands of eggs at a time but do not look after them.
R. Most of the eggs die and only a few of them develop into fishes.
S. She simply leaves the eggs and never comes back to them.
6. Is this not something terrible? Yet, it is a fact.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Leaps and bounds

___________ are defined as the mass movement of rock, debris or earth down a slope.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.

Suffix

Which one of the following teams was defeated by India to win the Women’s Hockey Asia Cup title, 2017?

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: Forests make for beautiful natural landscapes and scenery.
Q: They offer visitors and tourists the beauty of trees and plants of all kinds and a large variety of wildlife that inhabits the area.
R: Forests are a treasure house of nature.
S: People enjoy going into the forests either on foot or on a safari.

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.

The contractor said, “She has finished the designs.”

In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

I have give (1)/ you my (2)/ ring last week. (3)/ No error (4)