General Knowledge Questions

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

 

Halcyon

 

A) Calm B) Gentle
C) Palmy D) Agitated
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Agitated

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

 

Laconic

 

A) Brief B) Verbose
C) Lengthy D) Unabridged
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Brief

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Who is the author of "Swami and Friends"?

A) Sudeep Nagarkar B) Devdutt Pattanaik
C) R. K. Narayan D) Aravind Adiga
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) R. K. Narayan

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) deriesion B) apalled
C) civilian D) sacluded
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) civilian

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

The candidate said, "I had passed the entrance test but could not present myself for the interview round held last month."

A) The candidate said that he had passed the entrance test but could not be presenting himself for the interview round held the month before. B) The candidate said that he has passed the entrance test but could not present himself for the interview round that was held the month before.
C) The candidate said that he had passed the entrance test but could not present himself for the interview round that was held the month before. D) The candidate said that he has passed the entrance test but could not be presenting himself for the interview round held the month before.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The candidate said that he had passed the entrance test but could not present himself for the interview round that was held the month before.

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Q:

What is the Capital of Telangana State?

A) Hyderabad B) Secunderabad
C) Vijayanagara D) Visakhapatnam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Hyderabad

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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- Epistemological idealists (such as Kant) might insist that the only things which can be directly known for certain are ideas.
Q- The approach to idealism by Western philosophers has been different to that of Eastern thinkers.
R- In much of Western thought (though not in such major Western thinkers as Plato and Hegel) the ideal relates to direct knowledge of
subjective mental ideas, or images.
S- It is then usually juxtaposed with realism in which the real is said to have absolute existence prior to and independent of our knowledge.

A) RQPS B) PQSR
C) PRQS D) QRSP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) QRSP

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Find the acceleration (in m/s2) produced in a body of mass 10 kg when a force of 20 N is applied on it.

 

A) 200 B) 4
C) 2 D) 100
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2

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