General Knowledge Questions

The oldest form of cultivation in Sri Lanka is known as

Who is the author of the book ­ "The daughter of the east"?

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 way criminal justice is designed and administered today _______________ serves any of the purposes for which it is set up: towards securing life and property. It does not ________________ criminals because of the delay and uncertainties involved in its processes and ridiculously ineffective punishments it imposes ____________________ those few who get convicted. It provides wide discretion to the police and the prosecution, __________________ the system vulnerable to corruption and manipulation and endangering basic ____________________ of innocent citizens.

it imposes ____________________ those few who get convicted.

Sabrimala is a Hindu pilgrimage centre located in which Tiger Reserve area?

Which of the following is an excretory organ of cockroach?

The Peacock Throne was a famous jewelled throne that was the seat of the ________ emperors of India.

To make child labour free society, PENCIL portal was launched in September 2017 in India. What does ‘P’ stand for in ‘PENCIL’?

The phenomenon of change in direction of light when it passes from one medium to another is called