GK Questions and Answers, General Knowledge Quiz

Q. Out of four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word:
Regime

1) Clique
2) Authority
3) Gang
4) Cabal

Q. Out of four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word:
Stringent

1) Evident
2) Compulsory
3) Strict
4) Farfetched

Q. Out of four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word:
Connote

1) To conspire
2) To Print
3) To pay
4) To convery

Q. Out of four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word:
Spectrum

1) Star
2) Specific
3) Range
4) Telephone

Q. Out of four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word:
Sporadic

1) Stagnant
2) Epidermic
3) Occasional
4) Whirling

Q. A, B, and C working separately can do a piece of work in 11 days, 20 days, and 55 days, respectively. In how many days, the work will be completed if A is assisted by B and C on alternate days?

1) 8
2) 2
3) 6
4) 4

Q. The average age of the husband, wife, and their child 3 years ago was 27 years and that of the wife and the child 5 years ago was 20 years. The present age of the husband is -

1) None of the options
2) 35 years
3) 40 years
4) 50 years

Q. Three containers whose volumes are in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 4 are full of a mixture of spirit and of water. In the 1st container, the ratio of spirit and water is 4 : 1, in the 2nd container the ratio is 11 : 4 and in the 3rd container ratio is 7 : 3 All three mixtures are mixed in a big container. The ratio of spirit and water in the resultant mixture is -

1) 5 : 10
2) 4 : 9
3) 9 : 5
4) 11 : 4

Q. A sold a watch at a gain of 5% to B and B sold it to C at a gain of 4%. If C paid ₹ 91 for it, then the price paid by A is -

1) ₹ 82.81
2) ₹ 83
3) ₹ 84.33
4) ₹ 83.33

Q. If the area of a square is increased by 44%, retaining its shape as a square, each of its sides increases by -

1) 21%
2) 19%
3) 22%
4) 20%