General Knowledge Questions

Which  one  of  the  following  is  a  Peacetime Gallantry Award?

Who is the author of the book, 'A Suitable Boy'?

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.

P: People celebrate it as a two-day festival; first day as Holika Dahan and second day as colourful Holi.
Q: Holi is a religious Hindu festival celebrated with lots of preparations in the month of Phalgun.
R: At Holika Dahan, they burn a heap of sticks, straws and cow-dung cakes lying in the mid of streets in the late evening or night.
S: And, next day in the morning, they celebrate a colorful Holi by playing colours with friends, family members and neighbours.

Choose the most appropriate answer:Indian-American music composer, Ricky Kej has won the Grammy Award for the album

If an object is placed at the center of curvature of a concave mirror, then the image formed will be

Which country built the Bird's Nest Stadium for 2008 Summer Olympics?

A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence inIndirect/Direct Speech.

“Stop!” shouted the Inspector to his men.

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

Rub a part of the body to restore warmth or sensation