General Knowledge Questions

Deindustrialisation means

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

My mother said, "I will have cooked the food by then thus I can join you all for the movie."

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

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.

When the kerosene burned, the fuel in the tank below would be __________ pressure, and __________a small circular flame would appear in the burner.The valve had to be opened to let more kerosene vapour to the burner and pumping resumed. With the increase in pressure, the burner flame would spread _________ a loud noise. To lower the flame,the valve had to be _________ opened to reduce the pressure and then tightened until the desired flame size was achieved. _________ you wanted the flame to be bigger, you had to hit the piston again. Pump stoves are still in vogue.

was achieved. _________ you wanted the flame

Apollo 11, the first artificial satellite that landed humans on moon, was launched in which year?

The official language of Goa is ___.

Who was the UPA candidate for the Vice President's post in the 2017 elections?

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

an arm and a leg