General Knowledge Questions

What is the name of the southernmost tip of the continent of South America? At this place the Pacific and Atlantic oceans converge.

Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?

On 9 January 2018, the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 amended some provisions of ______.

The attenuation in optical fibre is mainly due to

Lok Sabha is the ___________ House of the Parliament of India.

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.

Worldwide, journalism and the news industry are struggling, in this digital age, to ________________ their relevance and value under profoundly changed and _________________ circumstances. In response ________________ the challenge, a strong view is forming within the profession that one way to ensure that the activities that __________________ journalism will continue to matter is to hone, strengthen, and develop its professional capabilities to perform certain __________________ tasks.

relevance and value under profoundly changed and _________________ circumstances.

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

barking up the wrong tree

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

Abhay said, "I will go to Surat tomorrow".