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.

But what does this enthusiasm for voting actually _____________? One popular theory ____________ that poor people __________ because they are intimidated into doing so. Intimidation occurs for sure but why then, voters in places where there is no intimidation do so? Another theory is that people vote in return for _____________. But recent research across India _________ that those who spend the most do not always win elections and voters do not feel any obligation to vote for those handing out freebies. In fact, they often accept the goodies from allparties but vote for only one.

One popular theory ____________

General anaesthetic was invented by?

The bodies of penguins are _________________ and their feet have webs, making them good swimmers.

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

Courtly

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".
After they (had finished) eating they went for a walk.

19th SAARC Summit was planned to be held in November 2016 but it got postponed. Which country was its host?

Who is known as the 'Father of Indian Unrest'?

Which among the following writs is issued to quash the order of a Court or Tribunal?