General Knowledge Questions

Wayne Rooney, the famous footballer, hails from which country?

Which of the following phrases (i), (ii), and (iii) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E) i.e., "No correction required" as the answer.

Despite the abuse and insults that were hurled at him, he really sticks on his guns and showed the protesters how to be calm.
i. he really stuck onto his guns and showed the protesters
ii. he really stuck to his guns and showed the protesters
iii. he really is sticking his guns onto the protesters

Who is the captain of Indian women hockey team?

As per guidelines of the RBI, payments banks can accept demand deposits (savings and current) up to a maximum of _______________ per customer. 

A Sonar of a ship sends sounds waves of speed 1500 m/s. These waves are reflected back by the ocean floor in 5 seconds. Find the depth (in m) of the ocean floor.

The ozone layer protects us from harmful _______________ rays of the sun.

The area of Nepal is approximately _________ square kilometres.

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.

He has just said, "My son will be back on Friday."