General Knowledge Questions

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The most important function of an interest group is to

A)  form the government B) alter government policies to its liking
C) build up public opinion D)  Contest elections
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) alter government policies to its liking

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

 

Against the clock

 

A) One can't fight one's fate B) Work very fast to complete something within a deadline
C) Time will march on ceaselessly irrespective of what you do D) The person who manages time will be successful
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Work very fast to complete something within a deadline

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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 abuse of phrases and the misuse of words rife among us can be checked __________ diligent exercises in good English, such as this book provides. ___________exercises, in conjunction __________ others to be found in different volumes by the same author, will serve to correct careless diction and slovenly speech, and lead to the art of speaking and writing correctly; for, after all, ___________ in the use of words is more a matter of habit than of theory, and once it is acquired it becomes just as easy to speak or to write good English _____________ bad English.

 

this book provides. ___________ exercises,

 

A) This B) These
C) That D) Those
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) These

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What is the function of guard cells of stomata?

A) Opening of stomata only B) Closing of stomata only
C) Both opening and closing of stomata D) Neither opening nor closing of stomata
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both opening and closing of stomata

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Q:

Who Invented Dishwasher?

A) Vint Cerf B) David Chaum
C) Georges Claude D) Josephine Cochrane
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Josephine Cochrane

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______________ is a series of supercomputers designed and assembled by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) in Pune, India.

A) PARAM B) TITAN
C) SHAKTI D) VIGYAN
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) PARAM

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Who invented Helicopter?

A) Copernicus B) Sikorsky
C) Cockrell D) Drinker
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sikorsky

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Who has won the most number of Gold Medals in Olympics?

A) Usain Bolt B) Katie Ledecky
C) Michael Phelps D) Chen Long
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Michael Phelps

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