General Knowledge Questions

The Taj Mahal is called 'a dream in marble'. Which monument is called as 'a dream in stone'?

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?

The Indira Point, the southern point of India, is situated in the ___ tip of Great Nicobar Island.

If the angle of incidence formed on a concave mirror at a point is 30 deg then the angle of reflection will be

Where is the commercial capital of Sri Lanka?

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.

Without habit, personality could not exist; for we could never do a thing twice alike, and ___________ would be a new person each succeeding moment. The acts which give us our own peculiar _____________ are our habitual acts--the little things that do themselves moment by moment without care or attention, and are the truest and best expression of our real selves. Probably _______ one of us could be very sure which arm he puts ________ the sleeve, or which foot he puts into the shoe, first; and yet each of us ____________ formed the habit long ago of doing these things in a certain way.

own peculiar _____________ are our habitual acts

Inventor of Instant Noodles was a citizen of which country?

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.

Worldwide, journalism and the news industry are struggling, in this digital age, to ________________ their relevance and value under profoundly changed and _________________ circumstances. In response ________________ the challenge, a strong view is forming within the profession that one way to ensure that the activities that __________________ journalism will continue to matter is to hone, strengthen, and develop its professional capabilities to perform certain __________________ tasks.

relevance and value under profoundly changed and _________________ circumstances.