General Knowledge Questions

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.
The recession is going to cause ___________ times for families who are already struggling to pay their bills.

Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If the given sentence is correct as it is, the answer is ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

Sometimes, when you are used to/ see a player in the commentary/ box over a long period, you tend to/ forget what a great player he was

Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.

Calculate the pressure (in Pa) if a thrust of 600 N is applied to an area of 24 sq.m.

A Sonar of a ship sends sounds waves of speed 1600 m/s. These waves are reflected back by the ocean floor in 4 seconds. Find the depth (in m) of the ocean floor.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

Either of two parallels of latitude on the earth, one 23°27′ north of the equator and the other 23°27′ south of the equator

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'.

We had to return because(A)/when we reached the railway(B)/station the train left.(C)/No error(D)

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

To know ______ reality, the powers of the mind need to be turned back upon itself. With concentration, the mind can ______ its innermost secrets, just as the darkest places reveal their secrets to the penetrating rays of light. We can then ______ soul truths, whether life exists for five minutes or for ______, and whether there is a God. To go beyond the mind and our present reality, we need to use the mind itself as a tool. Patanjali, in his Hatha Yoga Pradipika, stated, “Yoga is the ______ of the modifications of the mind.”

To know ______ reality,