General Knowledge Questions

The rate of inflation increases when the purchasing powerof money___________ .

Who among the following discovered electron?

In 1537, which English King declared Feb14 of St. Valentine's Day?

Which among the following is not correctly matched?

Through which continents does the equator pass

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.

Many persons of good education unconsciously circumscribe themselves ___________ a small vocabulary. They have a knowledge of hundreds of desirable wordswhich they do not put _________ practical use in their speech or writing. Many, too, are conscious __________ a poverty of language, which engenders in them a senseof timidity and self-___________. The method used for building a large vocabulary has __________ been confined to the study of single words.

timidity and self-___________. The method used

Which type of city administration controls transitional areas (from rural to urban)?

In 2007, which monument was declared a winner of the New 7 Wonders of the World?