General Knowledge Questions

n 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.

The rising sun has great inner ______. Not just to ______ the new morning right after the dark night, but also the new rhythms and vibrations within existence. The entire universe – including the trees, birds and flowers – wake up to the rising sun. When we listen to the birds chirping and see the flower petals open, remember that the sunrise is not just a great happening on the outside. If we are alert and aware, then the sunrise is also happening deep within us. Something within ourselves is also ______ with the first rays of the sun. We just need to be sensitive and available; we just need to be ______. Like the outside world, we need to open the inner door to let the new dawn enter within. Just open the window of our inner world and allow the beautiful experience of sunrise to ______ within ourselves – this experience is beyond anything earthly.

sunrise to ______ within ourselves

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

Rip up old sores

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

One who listens secretly to private conversation

Who is the runners-up in the recently held UEFA Euro-16?

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 airline was unable to give us a reason for the ______________ departure delay.

How much loan has the World Bank agreed to provide to the Government of India for ‘National Biopharma Mission’ named ‘i3’?

BREXIT  refers  to  the  Great  Britain  leaving which one of the following?

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