General Knowledge Questions

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 1980
Q:

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.


The traditional obstacle to


P : the education of girls is

Q the prejudice against the

R : intellectual potential of girls

 

A) RPQ B) QPR
C) PQR D) PRQ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) PQR

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10 1979
Q:

The shortest distance measured from the initial to the final position of an object is known as the _________________.

A) motion B) direction
C) velocity D) displacement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) displacement

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Filed Under: Physics
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1 1979
Q:

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

_____________ nearly eight decades, the women's movement __________ and debated the desirability and feasibility of a Uniform Civil Code, and has ended up ___________ a simple question — what is the value of uniformity? Is it for the "integrity of the nation" that uniformity in laws is required, as some judicial pronouncements ___________? If so, who exactly is the beneficiary? Which sections of people benefit from "integrity of the nation", that abstract entity which is not exactly _______ the top of your mind as your husband throws you out on the street?

 

the women's movement __________ and debated the desirability

A) discussed B) has discussed
C) had discussed D) had been discussing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) has discussed

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0 1979
Q:

Density of water is maximum at ______.

A) 12 degree Celsius B) 8 degree Celsius
C) 4 degree Celsius D) 0 degree Celsius
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4 degree Celsius

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Filed Under: Physics
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3 1979
Q:

Methane an air pollutant is produced ______.

A) by action of ultraviolet light on nitrogenous compounds. B) as a by-product of manufacturing ammoniacal fertilizers
C) by burning of coal in insufficient air D) by digestion of food by animals
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) by digestion of food by animals

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Filed Under: Chemistry
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1 1979
Q:

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

A) Secondary B) Sizable
C) Succumb D) Sustanence
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sustanence

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0 1979
Q:

How many Fundamental Duties are mentioned in Indian constitution?

A) 5 B) 6
C) 11 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 11

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Filed Under: Indian Politics
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1 1979