General Knowledge Questions

Which is called country of canals?

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

We have seen that, when

X-think of it as losing its parts and shrivelling to a point
Y-occupy any portion of space, we need not
Z-we deny that a mental image can

The famous Brihadeshwara Temple is located in

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

To invent (something) in order to deceive.

Recently which bank announced to raise Rs 3,000 Crore via Basel III bonds?

What kind of weather would an occluded front likely bring?

In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

If you exercise ______________ for half an hour daily, then you will rid yourself from the problem of hypertension.

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.

The committee _____________ criminal justice reforms recommended a threefold strategy to arrest the drift and to prevent total disaster. First, the law, substantive and procedural, requires a fresh _______________ look based on changes in society and economy _____________ priorities in governance. The guiding ____________ in the reform process should be decriminalisation wherever ______________ and diversion, reserving the criminal justice system mainly to deal with real “hard" crimes.

requires a fresh _______________ look based on changes