General Knowledge Questions

Which feature of a plant helps to distinguish a monocot from a dicot?

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: The depletion of organic nutrients in the soil has reached alarming proportions, thanks to indiscriminate use of chemical fertiliser in Green Revolution areas.
Q: As against an acceptable level of ‘soil organic carbon’ of well over 5 percent, soils in Punjab are said to have levels far below 1 percent.
R: Besides, 5.3 billion tonnes of soil is eroded annually, at a rate of 16.4 tonnes/hectare.
S: The nutrient imbalance has been skewed by the overuse of urea (N) vis-a-vis phosphatic (P in chemical parlance) and potassic (K) fertiliser.

There are how many vocal cords in the human voice box?

Which   one   of   the   following   is   not   a component  of  Revenue  Receipts  of  the Union Government?

At which rate, Reserve Bank of India borrows money from commercial banks?

In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

There is a cat ______ the house.

Who is the CEO of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) as of February 2018?

Demand is said to be elastic when the