Discussion
Home ‣ General Knowledge ‣ English See What Others Are Saying!
- Question
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. We said to her, "Don?t give up. You are almost there."
Options- A. We told her not to give up and that she is almost here.
- B. We encouraged her not to have given up and that she would almost be there.
- C. We encouraged her not to give up and that she was almost there.
- D. We told her not to have had given up and that she was almost here.
- Correct Answer
- We encouraged her not to give up and that she was almost there.
- 1. The preamble enshrines certain ideals that were first spelt out in
Options- A. the speech by Jawaharlal Nehru on the banks of Ravi when he called for Purana Swaraj
- B. the Nehru report
- C. a resolution adopted at the Karachi session of the Indian National Congress
- D. the Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly Discuss
- 2. Lately you hear a clatter from your computer, especially when you load a program or call up information. What's going on?
Options- A. It's infested with reindeer
- B. Your hard disk may be headed for failure
- C. A loose wire is hitting the cooling fan
- D. A loud metallic clatter is normal Discuss
- 3. For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?
Options- A. Physics and Chemistry
- B. Physiology or Medicine
- C. Literature, Peace and Economics
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 4. Which cricketer died on the field in Bangladesh while playing for Abahani Club?
Options- A. Subhash Gupte
- B. M.L.Jaisimha
- C. Lala Amarnath
- D. Raman Lamba Discuss
- 5. The members of the committees of Parliament are
Options- A. nominated by the leaders of the various parties in the Parliament
- B. nominated by the prime minister
- C. appointed by the speaker or elected by the House from amongst persons who are not members of Parliament
- D. appointed by the speaker or elected by the House from amongst its own members Discuss
- 6. Who invented the phonograph?
Options- A. Thomas Edison
- B. John Kruesi
- C. Jules Levy
- D. Alexander Graham Bell Discuss
- 7. The preamble to our constitution provided that India is
Options- A. a sovereign, socialist and democratic republic
- B. a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic
- C. a sovereign republic with a socialist pattern of society
- D. a socialist, secular and democratic republic Discuss
- 8. The Nagaland State of India cannot be termed as a state because it lacks
Options- A. sovereignty
- B. bicameral legislature
- C. a high court exclusively of its own
- D. None of the above Discuss
- 9. Mainstream Nationalism in India
Options- A. was characterized by Chauvinism
- B. aimed at restoration of the Hindu state
- C. had national socialism as its ultimate goal
- D. aimed at emancipation from colonial rule Discuss
- 10. The import of crude oil and petroleum done from national oil companies of producer countries, which have a net exportable surplus of oil is by
Options- A. term contracts
- B. term tenders
- C. monthly tenders
- D. All the above Discuss
More questions
Correct Answer: the Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly
Correct Answer: Your hard disk may be headed for failure
Correct Answer: All of the above
Correct Answer: Raman Lamba
Explanation:
Raman Lamba, Rambo to friends, had played for India in four Tests and 32 one-day internationals. While fielding, he was felled at silly mid-on by a shot from national player Mehrab Hussain Opee's willow. Lamba was admitted to a private clinic and later to the Dhaka Medical College. From there he was shifted to the postgraduate hospital where he died.
Correct Answer: appointed by the speaker or elected by the House from amongst its own members
Correct Answer: John Kruesi
Explanation:
John Kruesi was a mechanic for Edison, and Kruesi built the phonograph. Edison designed it, and later improved the phonograph.
Correct Answer: a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic
Correct Answer: sovereignty
Correct Answer: aimed at emancipation from colonial rule
Correct Answer: term contracts
Comments
There are no comments.More in General Knowledge:
Programming
Copyright ©CuriousTab. All rights reserved.