General Knowledge Questions

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of Pisces?

A) Exoskeleton of scales B) Breathing through gills
C) Endoskeleton of bone/cartilage D) Presence of pseudocoelom
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Presence of pseudocoelom

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1 1992
Q:

Indian Army's School of Artillery is located at_______________

A) Khadakvasala B) Dehradun
C) Deolali D) Roorkee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Deolali

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Exam Prep: Bank Exams , GATE

0 1992
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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

The lecturer praised her.

 

A) Her was praised by the lecturer. B) She felt praised by the lecturer.
C) She was praised by the lecturer. D) She is praised by the lecturer.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) She was praised by the lecturer.

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Exam Prep: Bank Exams , GRE , TOEFL

0 1991
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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.

 

The elephant in the room

A) A very fat man B) When a big person is finally trapped
C) An obvious problem that no one wants to discuss D) One person who is strong enough to defeat everybody else
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) An obvious problem that no one wants to discuss

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Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1991
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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.


___________ being an intangible idea, the nation is quite real because it is a shared idea. _______________ of nationhood are important for this sharing to be reliably reproduced, which is why we have familiar _____________ to memory like maps, flags, or the figure of Mother India. National symbols are extremely powerful ________________ they connect to compressed reservoirs of intense _________________.


National symbols are extremely powerful ________________

 

A) since B) because
C) so D) thereof
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) because

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0 1991
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant

A) Docile B) Truculent
C) Pliable D) Pliant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pliant

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0 1991
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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.

Be left stranded

A) Unable to leave somewhere because of a problem. B) Suffer a bad hair day.
C) Having only a single thing to hold on to save yourself. D) To be the last person on whom the blame falls on eventually.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) To be the last person on whom the blame falls on eventually.

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0 1991
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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) wherefor B) wharefore
C) wharefor D) wherefore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) wherefore

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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1991