General Knowledge Questions

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.

We now have a peculiar combination _______________ the economic policy of India: a declared attempt at fiscal consolidation, combined with a _________________ to do what it takes to raise tax revenues. This unfortunate ________________ has meant a squeeze _____________ Central government expenditures, and particularly those relating to social spending that directly ____________ most people in the country.

_____________ Central government expenditures

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.

Mother told me that I should listen to her first and then do anything as I pleased.

Which of the following pair/pairs is/are INCORRECT?
I. Golden revolution - Fruits production
II. Blue revolution - Increasing production of fertilizers
III. Yellow revolution - For the production of eggs

Dolomite power is applied in some agricultural lands. The purpose of applying it is to

____ are the most intelligent mammals on earth.

Find the position of the image formed by a concave mirror when the object is placed between P and F?

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

Rivet

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

Voluble