General Knowledge Questions

In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

a region of injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured; a bruise.

What is the maximum number of Members in Lok Sabha?

In    the    elections    to    the    provincial legislatures in 1937 in British India

1.only  about  10  to  12  percent  of  the population had the right to vote

2.the untouchables had no right to vote

3.the Congress won an absolute majority in five out of eleven provinces

4.the  Muslim  League  won  more  than  80 percent   of   the   seats   reserved   for Muslims

Select  the  correct  answer  using  the  code given below.

Which of the following elements is used for vulcanizing rubber?

A passage is given with five questions following it. Read the passage carefully and select the best answer to each question out of the given four alternatives.

He wasn't the first, nor would he be the last, but the wiry, bespectacled man from Gujarat is certainly the most famous of the world's peaceful political dissidents. Mohandas Gandhi – also affectionately known as Mahatma – led India's independence movement in the 1930s and 40s by speaking softly without carrying much of a big stick, facing down the British colonialists with stirring speeches and non-violent protest. More than anything else, historians say, Gandhi proved that one man has the power to take on an empire, using both ethics and intelligence.

Urges Britain to quit India

It is hard to imagine the thin, robed Gandhi working in the rough and tumble world of law, but Gandhi did get his start in politics as a lawyer in South Africa, where he supported the local Indian community's struggle for civil rights. Returning to India in 1915, he carried over his desire to improve the situation of the lower classes.

Gandhi quickly became a leader within the Indian National Congress, a growing political party supporting independence, and traveled widely with the party to learn about the local struggles of various Indian communities.

It was during those travels that his legend grew among the Indian people, historians say.

Gandhi was known as much for his wit and intelligence as for his piety. When he was arrested several more times over the years for his actions during the movement,  Gandhi calmly fasted in prison, believing that his death would embarrass the British enough to spur independence, which had become the focus of his politics by 1920.

Gandhi's non-cooperation movement, kicked off in the early 1920s, called for Indians to boycott British goods and traditions and become self-reliant. His most famous protest came in 1930, when Gandhi led thousands of Indians on a 250-mile march to a coastal town to produce salt, on which the British had a monopoly.

Bapu was known for his:

Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.

A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".

As you grow older, you will find that these all difficulties may be overcome by patience.