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.

It is necessary, then, to keep our ____________ acts under some surveillance of attention, to pass them in review for inspection every now and _________, that we may discover possible modifications which will make them more serviceable. We need to be __________, constantly to find out better ways of doing things. Habit takes care of our standing, walking, sitting; but how many of us could _________ improve his poise and carriage if he would? Our speech has become largely automatic, but no doubt all of us might remove _____________ of enunciation, pronunciation or stress from our speaking.

many of us could _________ improve his poise

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

Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources

Zeatin is produced in ____ and transported to ___ in the xylem where it promotes cell division.

A deep crack in a glacier is called

What will be the value of the kinetic energy (Ek) of a moving body with mass m, if its speed is doubled from v to 2v?

A ________________ is known by different names in different parts of the world. It is called a ‘hurricane’ in North America.

Which Player has been awarded Padma Bhushan in the year 2018 for his contribution to Cricket?

Who among the following has not scored even a single triple hundred in test matches?