General Knowledge Questions

An echo is returned in 3 s. What is the distance of the reflecting surface from the source, considering the speed of sound as 342 ms-1?

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'.

A balanced diet is one that provide (1)/ an adequate intake of energy and nutrients (2)/ for maintenance of the body and therefore good health. (3)/ No error (4)

In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A high jumper runs for a while before taking a high jump so that the inertia of __ helps him take the long jump.

In which of the following plants are buds produced in the notches along the leaf margin?

In the following question, sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for the question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

The gate _______ by the watchman on duty.

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 depletion of organic nutrients in the soil has reached alarming proportions, thanks to indiscriminate use of chemical fertiliser in Green Revolution areas.
Q: As against an acceptable level of ‘soil organic carbon’ of well over 5 percent, soils in Punjab are said to have levels far below 1 percent.
R: Besides, 5.3 billion tonnes of soil is eroded annually, at a rate of 16.4 tonnes/hectare.
S: The nutrient imbalance has been skewed by the overuse of urea (N) vis-a-vis phosphatic (P in chemical parlance) and potassic (K) fertiliser.

Who is the author of "I Too Had A Love Story"?