General Knowledge Questions

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.
Elusive

Epidermal cells of which part of plant often secrete a waxy water resistant layer on their outer surface

The value of universal gravitation constant (G) was determined by

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

whole nine yards

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.

The chasm ______________ the needs of the people who struggle ______________ survival, action and inaction by representatives, and lack of remedial justice has compromised representative democracy _________________. Defections from one party to another indicate _______________ of the basic obligations of representatives, even ___________ their own people starve.

even ___________ their own people starve.

Haemoglobin has the highest affinity with which of the following?

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

Spin one's wheels

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

We have rich cultural _____ . Its roots go into _____. Ours has never been a closed ______. It has _______ just like a tree, ______ to external ______ but holding its roots _______. But one wonders today whether it will be able to hold its _____. The ______ of our cultural heritage has come under the _____ of western culture.

whether it will be able to hold its _____.