General Knowledge Questions

People in all the following countries had to be resettled after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, except

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Cut to the chase

In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
My brother finds it difficult (1)/ to pass away the time (2)/ at our grandparent's house. (3)/ No Error (4)

In the following questions, 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.

Language, they say, is the _____ through which human beings perceive the world. If so, English is perhaps the most _____ lens through which to see animals. It has _____ a cross eyed view of birds, beasts, fish and fowl. The very word “animal” can _____ the brutish and the sensual. Animal _____ imply baseness and vulgarity.
If so, English is perhaps the most _____ lens through which to see animals.

Choose the most appropriate answer:Indian-American music composer, Ricky Kej has won the Grammy Award for the album

The 2016 Olympics was held in which city?

Which team has won the 2016 -17 Ranji Trophy?

____ lake is suspected to have developed due to ipact of a large meteorite on Deccan Basaltic rocks of Cretaceous age.