General Knowledge Questions

Golden Quadrilateral Project for the development of National Highways was initiated by

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
(No sooner the advertisement regarding the launch of new smart phone appeared) than there was a rush on the online website for prebooking the same.

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

P: Most of them are combinations of hydrogen and carbon in varying proportions.
Q: Crude mineral oil comes out of the earth as a thick brown or black liquid with a strong smell.
R: It is a complex mixture of many different substances, each with it's own individual qualities.
S: Such hydrocarbons are also found in other forms such as bitumen, asphalt and natural gas.

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

Fear of pain.

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

To fall flat

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Sanguine

What is the capital of New Zealand?

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

to have a strong emotional effect on.