General Knowledge Questions

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

A person speaking many languages.

______________ scheme launched by the Central Government aims to cover all those children by 2020 who are either unvaccinated, or are partially vaccinated against seven vaccine preventable diseases.

In females, the ovaries are located ______ on each side of the lower abdomen.

After question hour, a motion moved by a Member of Parliament to draw the attention of Executive for discussing a definite matter of public importance is

Stars twinkle but planets do not twinkle because

In each testes in a male reproductive system, there are ________ compartments called testicular lobules.

Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word ‘EGREGIOUS’

In the following question, a short passage with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank is given. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent (coherent means logically complete and sound).
There is a fairly universal sentiment that the use of nuclear weapons is clearly contrary to mortality and that its production probably so, does not go far enough. These activities are not only opposed to mortality but also to the law. If the legal objection can be added to the moral, the argument against the use and manufacture of these weapons will considerably be reinforced. Now the time is ripe to evaluate the responsibility of scientists who knowingly use their expertise for the construction of such weapons, which has a deleterious effect on mankind.
How appropriate it is that all this valuable skill should be devoted to the manufacture of weapons of death in a world of poverty is a question that must touch the scientific conscience.