General Knowledge Questions

Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

The public sector banks are witnessing in india a period of transition and are at crossroads, where they without giving up social responsibility, should also remain healthy. They need to undertake risky experiments yet perform it innovatively in a way it does not fail. They should make forays into new areas which are rarely tread by them and lose no emerging opportunities. It should be understood that absence of any bad advance is no sign of efficient banking system. It only indicates immense conservatism. However this is no guarantee for profit. There should be a balance between liquidity and risk. Past sins should be forgotten. Novel and pragmatic techniques should be adopted without which banks would be in danger.

What according to the author, are the public sector banks witnessing.

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

To reproach

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

I would love to come to your party! Thank you for (invites) me.

In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

At this moment that (1)/ terrible door burst noisily open and (2)/ banged for the wall. (3)/No Error (4)

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.
Will-o-the wisp

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
OBSTINATE

In 1852, who published the newspaper 'Satyaprakash' in Gujarati?

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

I cook almost every day, but even the thought of producing that quantum of food (daunt) for me.