General Knowledge Questions

Who was the first to measure the circumference of earth?

Brendon McCullum is a cricketer of ______.

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

Expectant mothers are more ____________ to lung damage due to smoking.

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

Evening prayer in church

In the following question the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct

1. A traveller had spent many a year in Africa.
P."How did you manage it?" asked one of his friends, greatly impressed.
Q. On his return home, he narrated his adventures to his friends.
R. "Oh, it was nothing", replied the traveller.
S. "When I was in El Doab", he said, "I made fifty Arabs run!"
6. "I ran, and they ran after me!"

______________ scheme was launched by the Central Government to create awareness about the cleanliness of the children.

Who was appointed by Akbar as his Court Musician?

Who among the following Indians has been honoured by a special Oscar?