General Knowledge Questions

Q:

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

 

Excuse my French

 

A) Used to apologize for swearing. B) Said when one cannot speak the language of the other person correctly.
C) Used to make a flimsy excuse. D) Used when you give up easily.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Used to apologize for swearing.

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Q:

A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

She threw me into a ditch.

 

A) I was threw. B) I am threw by her into a ditch.
C) I was thrown into a ditch by her. D) I was thrown into a ditch.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) I was thrown into a ditch by her.

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Q:

In the north-west, India shares its land boundaries with which country?

A) Sri Lanka B) Myanmar
C) Bangladesh D) Pakistan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pakistan

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Q:

A multicellular organism grows by ____________.

A) Cell addition B) Cell explosion
C) Cell implosion D) Cell division
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cell division

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Q:

Which one of the following hormones is essential for the uptake of glucose by cells in the human body?

A) GH B) TSH
C) Insulin D) Cortisol
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Insulin

Explanation:

Insulin is an anabolic hormone that stimulates glucose and fatty acid uptake into adipose cells, promoting triglyceride synthesis.Glucagon is a peptide hormone, produced by alpha cells of the pancreas. It works to raise the concentration of glucose and fatty acids in the bloodstream, and is considered to be the main catabolic hormone of the body.

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Q:

Rama Setu is located in which of the following?

A) Palk Strait B) Strait of Gibraltar
C) Kiel Canal D) Bering Strait
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Palk Strait

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Q:

The Attorney General of India is the ______ of the Government of India.

A) Chief Account Officer B) Chief Law Officer
C) Chief Election Officer D) Chief Audit Officer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chief Law Officer

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Q:

The supply curve for a monopolist is

A) Verticle B) Horizontal
C) Downward sloping D) Doesn't exist
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Doesn't exist

Explanation:

A monopoly firm has no well-defined supply curve. In other words, there is no unique supply curve for the monopolist derived from his MC curve.

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