GK Questions and Answers, General Knowledge Quiz
Q. Select the most appropriate Antonym of the given word.
Gradual
1) Gentle
2) Abrupt
3) Regular
4) Slow
Q. Select the synonym of the word (occurring in the sentence in capital letters)
As I look around I see the crumbling ruins of a proud civilization strewn like a vast heap of FUTILITY.
1) Irrelevance
2) Absurdity
3) Pointlessness
4) Downtrodden
Q. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A herd or flock of animals being driven in a body
1) Drove
2) Crowd
3) Cluster
4) Throng
Q. Select the synonym of the word (occurring in the sentence in capital letters)
The schools insist on giving WHOLESOME food to the children for the proper growth of their minds and body.
1) Whole crops
2) Nourishing
3) Fit
4) Sound
Q. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
"Everything is going to be alright," said the doctor.
1) The doctor said that everything are going to be alright.
2) The doctor said that everything are going to be alright.
3) The doctor said that everything was going to be alright.
4) The doctor said that everything will be alright.
Q. The average of 28 numbers is 77. The average of the first 14 numbers is 74 and the average of the last 15 numbers is 84. If the 14th number is excluded, then what is the average of the remaining numbers? (correct to one decimal place)
1) 76.9
2) 77
3) 73.1
4) 74.7
Q. Select the synonym of the word (occurring in the sentence in capital letters)
Our age is pre-eminently an AGE of science.
1) Era
2) Date
3) Generation
4) Moment
Q. Select the synonym of the word (occurring in the sentence in capital letters)
Europe, America and Japan have taken to the field of science with SINGULAR vigor and activity.
1) peculiar
2) Outstanding
3) Familiar
4) Single
Q. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the italic segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select 'No substitution'.
While washing your hands, rub them together for 20 seconds to remove the microbes on them.
1) the microbes on those
2) the microbes on they
3) the microbes on their
4) No substitution
Q. Select the synonym of the word (occurring in the sentence in capital letters)
One must live life with DIGNITY.
1) Nobillity
2) Eminence
3) Honour
4) Rank