General Knowledge Questions

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

Subject someone to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs

Amartya Sen won Nobel Prize for?

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

A formal agreement between individuals or parties.

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 course of the development of different life-forms heredity—which, in plain English, is unconscious memory generated in the first life-form and ______________ through all the different species—is the sole factor in the ____________ of the parent properties; while adaptation to surrounding conditions and circumstances, natural selection in the struggle _____________ existence, and partner selection in the struggle of the males for ____________ are the principal factors in the differentiation of species.

in the first life-form and ______________ through all the

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

deserving reward or praise

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

Thumb one's nose

Which of the following is not a vector quantity?

______________ scheme launched by the Central Government aims to spur social, economic and infrastructure development in rural areas by developing a cluster of 300 Smart Villages.