General Knowledge Questions

Q:

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

 

Abhay said, "I will go to Surat tomorrow".

 

A) Abhay said that he would go to Surat the next day. B) Abhay said he would go to Surat tomorrow.
C) Abhay said he will be going to Surat the next day. D) Abhay said that he would go to Surat tomorrow.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Abhay said that he would go to Surat the next day.

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1709
Q:

When net torque is zero, __________ will be constant.

A) force B) angular momentum
C) linear momentum D) acceleration
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) angular momentum

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Physics
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

1 1709
Q:

Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

 


All art is, in an important sense, an escape. There is a sense in which the capacity to escape from his present experience, to use his accumulated consciousness of the past to project a vision of the future, is man's greatest and distinguishing ability. We must not forget the force of Aristotle's argument that poetry is valuable precisely because it shows men not simply as they are, but as they ought to be or (in terms more sympathetic to us today) as they are capable of becoming.

 

Aristotle's argument support the view that poetry shows

 

A) men not simply as they are B) what men ought to be
C) what men are capable of becoming D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams , GRE , TOEFL

0 1709
Q:

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

 

They will start the fireworks at 10:00 pm sharp.

A) The fireworks will be started by them at 10:00 pm sharp. B) They themselves will be starting the fireworks at 10:00 pm sharp.
C) The fireworks would be started by themselves at 10:00 pm sharp. D) Starting of the fireworks will be done by them at 10:00 pm sharp.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The fireworks will be started by them at 10:00 pm sharp.

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1709
Q:

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.

 

For me the ______________ and the chill of those nights dissolved into those little flames of fire that for hours made us live in a wonderland, in a ___________ fair of fireflies, and made us _________ there’s nothing that can blow those divine lights ________. In my mind I can still hear the jingling sounds of ________ tiny bells that grandma used to ring during the puja.

 

those divine lights ________. In my mind I can

A) from B) of
C) for D) off
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) off

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1709
Q:

In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

Water was dripping (1)/ of the trees, and (2)/ the grass was wet. (3)/No Error (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1709
Q:

______________ 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.

A) Soil Health Card B) Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission
C) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana D) Pradhanmantri rojgar yojna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Indian Politics
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

1 1709
Q:

In which Sport in Olympics, India has won maximum Gold Medals?

A) Shooting B) Wrestling
C) Hockey D) Athletics
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Hockey

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Sports
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

1 1709