General Knowledge Questions

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Feather in one's cap

Who discovered X-Ray?

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

How much amount is available to one account holder of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana per household after six months of satisfactory conduct of the account? 

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: Banks, which garner the lion’s share of retail debt allocations, pegged down their term deposit interest rates with alacrity by 200-250 basis points between 2014 and 2016 as market rates fell.
Q: Indian savers have made a decisive shift from real to financial assets in recent years prompted by policy nudges and sluggish gold and property markets.
R: But they have been tardy in passing on the rate increases of the past year.
S: But while umpteen new equity-linked options have sprung up on their menu – MFs, NPS, market-linked insurance plans – there’s a notable dearth of debt options.

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

Wrap or cover for warmth

Which of the following states in India has the highest area under mangroves?

Opportunity costs exist because