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.

every now and _________, that we may

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Adjure

Mechanical energy is the sum of

Who wrote the book 'Two Fates - The Story of My Divorce', which is a parody of Chetan Bhagat's 'Two States - The Story of My Marriage'?

A price floor is _____.

Calculate a country's GDP if for the year, consumer spending is $400 million, government spending is $150 million, investment by businesses is $80 million, exports are $35 million and imports are $40 million.

According to the distance of planets from the Sun, which of the following order is correct?

What is the name of the autobiography of Sachin Tendulkar?