General Knowledge Questions

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.

The woodpeckers of the West (with one exception) are different _______________ those of the East, and so are the flycatchers, the grosbeaks, the orioles, the tanagers, the humming-birds, _____________ many of the sparrows. ____________ of the purple and bronzed grackles (the latter are _______________ seen on the plains of Colorado, but are not common), the Rockies boast of Brewer's blackbird, ______________ habits are not as prosaic as his name would indicate.

(the latter are _______________ seen on the plains of Colorado, but are not common)

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
dark horse

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

Imitate

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

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

One who is honourably discharged from service

In 1537, which English King declared Feb14 of St. Valentine's Day?

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Back seat driver

Who made the first chocolate bar?