GK Questions and Answers, General Knowledge Quiz

Q. Select the correct active voice form of the given sentence:
All the inmates were rescued from the building by the firemen.

1) The firemen are rescuing all the inmates from the building
2) The firemen have been rescuing all the inmates from the building
3) The firemen have rescued all the inmates from the building
4) The firemen rescued all the inmates from the building

Q. Select the option that will improve the italic part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
We might as well watch a film on TV as there's nothing much to do.

1) No improvement required
2) may as such
3) may as well as
4) might well

Q. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
This app is a very ................. one for online shopping.

1) convenience
2) competency
3) convenient
4) capable

Q. The following sentence has been split into segments. One of them may contain an error. Identify the part that contains a grammatical error. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.
How many/ eggs were put/ into the basket?

1) How many
2) No error
3) eggs were put
4) into the basket

Q. Select the INCORRECTLY spelled word -

1) Statutory
2) Stratagy
3) Stationary
4) Stationery

Q. Select the option that will improve the bold part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
He's not so friendly like she is.

1) so friendly as
2) as friendly like
3) so friendly that
4) No improvement required

Q. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A medical condition in which somebody partly or completely loses their memory.

1) Amnesia
2) Asphyxiz
3) Anaemia
4) Alopecia

Q. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Linger

1) Leave
2) Choose
3) Entertain
4) Annoy

Q. The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
As it has been raining heavily/ since two hours,/the children are/at home.

1) at home
2) since two hours
3) As it has been raining heavily
4) the children are

Q. Aditya sells two wristwatches from his personal collection for Rs. 12,600 each. On the first watch, he gains 26% and, on the second, he loses 10%. Find the overall gain or loss percentage -

1) Gain of 16%
2) Gain of 5%
3) Loss of 5%
4) Gain of 12%