General Knowledge Questions

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.

"Jim Crow" shuns the mountains for reasons satisfactory to himself; not so the magpie, the raven, and __________ mischief-maker, Clark's nutcracker. All of which keeps the bird-lover from the East in an ecstasy of surprises until he has _____________ accustomed to his changed environment. One cannot help ___________ into the speculative mood in view of the sharp contrasts ______________ the birds of the East and _________ of the West.

in view of the sharp contrasts ______________

Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above .....

What is called the maximum distance from the Sun in a planet in its orbit?

In animals like Annelids, Molluscs, organs have associated to form functional systems, each system concerned with a specific physiological function. This pattern is called ________ system level of organization.

Who invented the thermos flask?

Clove is obtained from

Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatama Gandhi?

Which of the following is the third member of the Dobereiner triad, that also features Lithium and Sodium?