General Knowledge Questions

Q:

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

A picture paints a thousand words

A) An image of a subject conveys its meaning or essence more effectively than a description does B) It is impossible to describe a beautiful sight
C) A painter can express his feelings better than a writer D) A beautiful poem creates a mental picture
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) An image of a subject conveys its meaning or essence more effectively than a description does

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 762
Q:

The Certificate of Deposit (CD) is a negotiable money market instrument and issued in the form of?

A) Derivative Usance Promissory Note B) Usance Promissory Note
C) Demand Promissory Note D) Both a & b
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Usance Promissory Note

Explanation:

The Certificate of Deposit (CD) is a negotiable money market instrument and issued in dematerialised form or as a Usance Promissory Note against funds deposited at a bank or other eligible financial institution for a specified time period. (Usance Promissory Note has to be paid after certain time period).

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Indian Economy
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 762
Q:

To pinpoint a Criminal, Forensic Department uses the technique called?

A) DNA Editing B) DNA Splicing
C) DNA Fingerprinting D) DNA Amplification
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) DNA Fingerprinting

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Physics
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

3 761
Q:

Which Indian player won the Yonex US Open Badminton Tournament in 2017?

A) Srikanth Kidambi B) HS Prannoy
C) Sameer Varma D) Ajay Jayaram
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) HS Prannoy

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Sports
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

1 761
Q:

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.

 

To impose costs on one of the parties at the end of a ________________ litigation is common; it is meant, among other things, to act as a ___________________ against litigants abusing the process and the system of the law. But to seek pre-deposits with a view to prioritising a certain kind of case over another, by __________________ early dates of hearing to those that are capable of paying huge ___________ of money, is simply staggering. It reinforces a scheme of classism that ought to have no place in any court of law, let ______________ the apex court of the land.

 

To impose costs on one of the parties at the end of a ________________ litigation is common

 

A) chronic B) protracted
C) perpetual D) infinite
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) protracted

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 761
Q:

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.

 

I can't stand on my head because I am not well."

A) He said that he couldn't stand on his head because he was not well. B) He said that he can't stand on his head because he was not well.
C) He told that he couldn't stand on his head because he was not well. D) He declared that he couldn't stand on his head because he was not well.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) He said that he couldn't stand on his head because he was not well.

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 761
Q:

Which of the following is necessary to maintain the number of individuals of species and to prevent their extinction?

A) Digestion B) Circulation
C) Respiration D) Reproduction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Reproduction

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Biology
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams

0 760
Q:

Who is the director of the film 'Poorna', which depicts the story of Poorna Malavath, the youngest girl to climb Mount Everest?

A) Gautham Vasudeva Menon B) Ayan Mukherjee
C) Anurag Kashyap D) Rahul Bose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rahul Bose

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Famous Personalities
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 760