General Knowledge Questions

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

Mollify

Consider a hypothetical planet whose mass and radius are both half that of Earth. If g is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of Earth, the acceleration due to gravity on the planet will be

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.

The ___________ conversation-starter cultivated by years of ostentatious ___________ society is a simple ‘how do you do?’ followed by a polite shaking of hands and an optional comment on the weather. But aside __________ the mental trauma this ritual causes to those unfortunate souls who suffer from clammy hands, it also doesn’t provide much incentive to go on. Fascinating as the weather can be from time _________ time, one can speak only so much about the ____________ of the sun and express sympathy towards the depressions the Bay of Bengal faces.

But aside __________ the mental trauma

The Ozone layer is present in which atmospheric layer?

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.

The very ___________________ of apologizing and forgiveness _________________ the importance of memory and the vitality of the community as a link between past, present and future. It ________________ the question of the responsibility ______________ the past and its injustices. Somehow for many politicians, the past is a different country for _________________ they have no responsibility.

the responsibility ______________ the past and its injustices.

Spiders belong to which class of animals?

To make child labour free society, PENCIL portal was launched in September 2017 in India. What does ‘P’ stand for in ‘PENCIL’?

Disguised unemployment in India is mainly related to