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.

_____________ who argue in this way support their case by pointing to the lack of a general consensus of opinion which obtains in many parts of the field which the philosopher regards as his own; and also by ____________ out that, even within this field, there is a growing tendency ___________ the part of certain sciences to separate themselves from philosophy and _____________ independent. Thus the psychologist and the logician are sometimes very anxious to have it understood that they belong among the scientists and ___________ among the philosophers.

_____________ who argue in this way support.

On the basis of distribution, resources can be classified into ____________?

Which light is least effective in photosynthesis?

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".

No one knows how he escaped (dash) to pieces.

Instrument for measuring blueness of the sky or ocean is called ___________.

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

Inept

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.
To put a spoke in one's wheel

CBLO, a money market instrument that represents an obligation between a borrower and a lender as to the terms and conditions of a loan. What does 'C' stand for in CBLO?