General Knowledge Questions

Atomic number of which of the following elements is greater than that of Zinc

The first equation of motion gives the relation between

The exit of food from the stomach is regulated by a ______ muscle.

In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

One is caught in the box with what one knows and hence no new ideas ______.

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

to cry wolf

World War 2 was fought between two groups, the Allies and the Axis Powers? Which country did not belong to the Axis Powers?

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

Esoteric

Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

The public sector banks are witnessing in india a period of transition and are at crossroads, where they without giving up social responsibility, should also remain healthy. They need to undertake risky experiments yet perform it innovatively in a way it does not fail. They should make forays into new areas which are rarely tread by them and lose no emerging opportunities. It should be understood that absence of any bad advance is no sign of efficient banking system. It only indicates immense conservatism. However this is no guarantee for profit. There should be a balance between liquidity and risk. Past sins should be forgotten. Novel and pragmatic techniques should be adopted without which banks would be in danger.

What according to the author, are the public sector banks witnessing.