General Knowledge Questions

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

Haggard

 In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

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

A fool and his money are easily parted

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.

The unfortunate family could do nothing, but __________ the death of their sole bread winner.

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

But the war did not cease; though friend and foe alike were almost drowned in blood. It seemed as powerful as eternity, and in time Tony Vassall too went to battle and was killed. The country gave Patience a widow's pension, as well a touching inducement to marry again; she died of grief. Many people died in those days, it was not strange at all. Nathan and his wife got so rich that after the war they died of overeating, and their daughter Olive came into a vast fortune and a Trustee.

"............ as well a touching inducement to marry." Here inducement means

The term of office of the Vice-President of India is

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

Efficacious

During uniform motion of an object along a straight line, the ________ remains constant with time.