General Knowledge Questions

Who elects the members of Rajya Sabha?

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Once again, a _____________ monsoon so vital to India's economic fortunes has left some states in shambles. From Assam to Karnataka, heavy rainfall in a ____________ has created paralysing floods that have taken a _______________, wiped out crops and destroyed hard-earned assets. When the waters ___________, a familiar cycle of assessment of damage by Central teams, preparation of loss estimates and expensive ____________ work such as repairs of river embankments, will follow.

floods that have taken a _______________

A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

The teacher said, “The moon goes round the earth.”

Konkani is the official language of _________.

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Artifice

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Meticulous

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Pejorative

What is the name of ecologically clean rocket developed by Russia based space research center?