General Knowledge Questions

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

Puneet said, "I have been reading a story book".

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

to have an axe to grind

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

Implanting standards, right values, the science of good and evil are an essential part of education. Many forces thwart this to work, but two of the most serious hindrances to it are examinations and specialization. The examination system is both an opiate and a poison. It is an opiate because it lulls Man into believing that all is well when most is ill. It is a poison because it paralyses or at least slows down the natural activities of the healthy mind. Man finds himself a creature of unknown capacities in an unknown world, wants to learn what the world is like, what he should be and do in it. To help him in answering these questions is the one and only purpose of education. However, tests of progress are useful and necessary. Examinations are harmless when the examinee is indifferent to their result, but as soon as they matter, they begin to distort his attitude to education and to conceal its purpose. For disinterestedness is the essence of all good education and liberal education is impossible without it.

One of the core elements of education is :

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".

Sunita's sister had ribbons on her hair.

How many times a person can be elected as the President of India?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Pisces?

Rhinitis is the disease that effects which body part?

Ready to believe