General Knowledge Questions

What is called the speedy cold winds blowing from the Uruguay side in the Pampas region of Argentina?

Who is the author of the book Coming Round the Mountain?

Which of the following does nutritional genomics study?

Steel is more elastic than Rubber. True or False?

In the following question, four words have been written out of which only one is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.

The members of phaeophyceae are commonly called _________ algae.

What was the goal of the temperance movement?

Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

To avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind are prone, no superhuman brain is required. A few simple rules will keep you free, not from all errors, but from silly errors. If the matter is one that can be settled by observation, make the observation yourself. Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted. Thinking that you know when in fact you do not is a bad mistake, to which we are all prone. I believe myself that hedgehogs eat black beetles, because I have been told that they do; but if I were writing a book on the habits of hedgehogs, I should not commit myself until I had seen one enjoying this diet. Aristotle, however, was less cautious. Ancient and medieval writers knew all about unicorns and salamanders; not one of them thought it necessary to avoid dogmatic statements about them because he had never seen one of them.

The author is in favour of drawing conclusions on the basis of