General Knowledge Questions

Which of the following is NOT an example of intermontane plateau?

What is the capital of Italy?

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

"My train will reach by noon," he explained.

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.

P: The main manifestations of violence in recent times have been extremism, terrorism, assassination by bombs and bullets.
Q: In the modern world, violence has taken many forms, each signifying the evil side of man and his design to destroy the principle of equity, justice and truth.
R: Another related activity is the hijacking of aircrafts, vehicles etc.
S: A new dimension to the cult of violence has been added by the cult of kidnapping of innocent person and subsequent black mail.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

Wide, uninterrupted view.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.
To wrangle over an ass's shadow

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word. Tolerate

The term 'Smasher' is associated with which sport?