General Knowledge Questions

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Which one of the following gases is released mostly from landfills in urban areas?

A) Nitrogen B) Hydrogen
C) Methane D) Oxygen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Methane

Explanation:

Decomposing waste in the landfills, by the action of microorganisms, produce methane and carbon dioxide. Landfill gas consists of 40-60% of methane and rest is carbon dioxide. Trace amount of volatile organic compounds (<1) are also present which mainly comprise of hydrocarbons.

 

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3 1891
Q:

A hard coal containing little volatile matter is called ______.

A) Loess B) Anthracite
C) Atoll D) Lava
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Anthracite

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2 1891
Q:

The gases used in different types of welding would include

A) Acetylene B) Oxygen
C) Oxygen and Acetylene D) Nitrogen, Oxygen and Acetylene
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Oxygen and Acetylene

Explanation:

Oxygen and Acetylene are the gases used in different types of welding.

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1 1891
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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

 

I eat sprouts regularly to stay healthy.

A) Eating of sprouts has been done by me regularly to stay healthy. B) Staying healthy by myself has been done by regular eating of sprouts.
C) To stay healthy sprouts are eaten by me regularly. D) I myself have eaten regularly sprouts to stay healthy.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To stay healthy sprouts are eaten by me regularly.

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0 1890
Q:

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence.

 

Which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting _____ of human existence.

A) pattern B) appropriation
C) dogma D) suitability
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) pattern

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0 1890
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In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option.

 

Forewarned is forearmed.

A) For warned is forearmed. B) Before warned is forearmed.
C) Forewarned is for armed. D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No improvement

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What did Gandhiji meant by 'Sarvodaya'?

A) Non­-violence B) Upliftment of untouchables or dalits
C) The birth of a new society based on ethical values D) Satyagraha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The birth of a new society based on ethical values

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4 1890
Q:

Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) snatched B) litigat
C) abhored D) variabely
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) snatched

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0 1890