General Knowledge Questions

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

How many players are there in a team of Volleyball?

During the day, the direction of the wind would be from the __________________

The Environment (Protection) Act of India was enacted in the year -

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

A person who is intolerant towards those holding different opinions

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

Beguile

___ is a unit of length, roughly the distance from Earth to the Sun.

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.

develop its professional capabilities to perform certain __________________ tasks.