General Knowledge Questions

Which of the following books was NOT written by Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam?

Where is the commercial capital of Sri Lanka?

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

Gratify an immoral or distasteful desire

______ character of a bond between two atoms is greater if the difference in their electro negativities is lesser.

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.

In its _______________ phase, the big telco monopolies tried to levy a "tax" on all Internet content __________________. The Internet companies were then the new kids on the _________________. They and the Internet user community fought back such attempts. This was the first net neutrality war, and it ______________ the principle of ________________ on the Internet between different types of content or sites.

In its _______________ phase

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

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

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

Incapacitate

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

I said to my father, "I want to build a raft which can hold four people ."