General Knowledge Questions

'Stand up India' scheme launched by the Prime Minister recently is related with

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Not one's cup of tea

Vacuum Tubes were used by _________ Generation of Computers.

Which of the statements given below are correct?
1. The author of the novel 'An Affair Downstairs' is Sherri Browning.
2. The author of the novel 'White Teeth' is Zadie Smith.
3. The author of the novel 'Atonement' is Ian McEwan.

In the following questions, 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.

Literature is a _____ through which a person conveys his ideas towards or protest _____ different norms of society. The words that deal with a _____ issue are of particular importance in literature. They are _____ with a particular purpose in _____.

of society. The words that deal with a _____ issue

The village 'Lambanisingi' is an upcoming tourist attraction where temperature drops to zero or below zero in December and January. Lambanisingi is in

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

This stove (had) a flat kerosene tank at the bottom.

To hear a distinct echo the time interval between the original sound and the reflected sound must be at least