General Knowledge Questions

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".

Humongous changes (has occurred) in the last two decades

"Bankruptcy and insolvency" is listed in the __________ list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India.

Which of the following winds are hot dust laden and blow from Sahara desert towards Mediterranean Region?

Himalayan mountain range falls under which type of mountains?

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- Granted, political defection is increasingly less an act of ideological defiance than one of pure opportunism.

Q- Yet, for all it flaws, the current law recognizes and respects one fundamental principle: The right to dissent.

R- A blanket ban on defection will weaken rather than strengthen democracy, in whose name it is being sought to be imposed.

S- Granted also that it is illogical to allow a third of the party to split but not in a lesser number.

The 7th pay commission has retained the rate of annual increment of _____.

Who among the following inaugurated the Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Memorial in Rameswaram?

The Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found was written by _____________.