General Knowledge Questions

Q:

What event prompted the formation of the first continental congress?

A) The Boston Massacre B) The battles of Lexington and Concord
C) The Boston Tea Party D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The Boston Tea Party

Explanation:

Before the shots were fired at Lexington and Concord, the colonies made an attempt to settle the concerns and frustrations raised with the Intolerable Acts through debate and discussion. Thus, the First Continental Congress was called to order on September 5th, 1774.

The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies early in the American Revolution. It was called in response to the Intolerable Acts passed by the British Parliament, which the British referred to as the Coercive Acts, with which the British intended to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.

 

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1 1897
Q:

The term 'fourth estate' is used in reference to

A) The Executive B) The Press and news paper
C) Parliament D) The Judiciary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The Press and news paper

Explanation:

Thomas Carlyle attributed the origin of the term to Edmund Burke, who used it in a parliamentary debate in 1787 on the opening up of press reporting of the House of Commons of Great Britain.

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3 1897
Q:

What is the world's first national park?

Answer

Yellowstone

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Subject: World Geography

1 1897
Q:

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

A) inundate B) inundat
C) inunndate D) inunndat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) inundate

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1 1896
Q:

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'.

Nothing fantastic there, (A)/nor anything Riya would find(B)/either threatening nor interesting.(C)/No error(D)

 

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C

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0 1896
Q:

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

 

apple of my eye

 

A) every thing looks enticing to a hungry person B) a very pleasant thing to watch
C) someone that one cherishes above all others D) the ugliest child is still pretty for a mother
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) someone that one cherishes above all others

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0 1896
Q:

Which city is located on the banks of the river Brahmaputra?

A) Kanpur B) Srinagar
C) Dibrugarh D) Lucknow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dibrugarh

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3 1896
Q:

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

A) Usable B) Defense
C) Inventor D) Annaul
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Annaul

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0 1896