General Knowledge Questions

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

Indifference to pleasure and pain

A) Perseverance B) Tolerance
C) Stoicism D) Radicalism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Stoicism

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

Due to heavy rains, the match was called _____.

A) of B) off
C) down D) out
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) off

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Make a scene

A) To perform beautifully in front of an audience. B) Make a public disturbance or excited emotional display.
C) To narrate an elaborate false story. D) Describe a scene in so much detail that it comes vivid.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Make a public disturbance or excited emotional display.

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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

 

He is now looking about a job.

A) for B) after
C) into D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) for

Explanation:

‘Looking for’ means ‘trying to find’, hence it’s the correct use here. Looking about means looking here and there. Looking after means taking care of something or someone. Looking into means looking into the depths of something.

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The Shompens are the vulnerable tribal group of

A) Jharkhand B) Odisha
C) West Bengal D) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Explanation:

The Shompen or ShomPen are the indigenous people of the interior of Great Nicobar Island, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

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The region which is a water divide between the Ganga and Indus river systems is_______________

A) Haridwar B) Namchobarva
C) Alakananda D) Ambala
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ambala

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button corresponding to it.

ARDUOUS

A) FERVENT B) STRONG
C) ENTHUSIASTIC D) STRENUOUS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) STRENUOUS

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.

Nugatory

A) Delusive B) Futile
C) Unreal D) Productive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Productive

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