General Knowledge Questions

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

War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence.

The _____ of war, however, is

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

Diffident

Which is the only one example of Mollusca Phylum?

Humayun’s Tomb is located in ___________.

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

Consensus

Which one of the following statements concerning research centres in India is not correct?

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

Accede

Soil contains decayed remains of living organisms. This is called __________.