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- Question
Reading of a barometer going down is an indication of
Options- A. Storm
- B. Rainfall
- C. Snow
- D. Intense heat
- Correct Answer
- Rainfall
ExplanationBarometer is instrument which is used to measure to pressure. A slow downfall of reading suggests a low pressure area is passing in a nearby region, it may rains. If the reading is going down very fast then its an indication of storm (within 5-6 hours).
- 1. What is the goal of wildlife conservation?
Options- A. protect nature
- B. to maintain balance
- C. to recognize the importance of wildlife
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 2. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given. Panegyric
Options- A. Noxious
- B. Criticism
- C. Fantasy
- D. Grandeur Discuss
- 3. Who wrote the first history book?
Options- A. Herodotus
- B. Euclid
- C. Julius Caesar
- D. Aristotle Discuss
- 4. Which company developed 'Swift' Programming Language?
Options- A. Google
- B. Microsoft
- C. Facebook
- D. Apple Discuss
- 5. 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. He said, "I started the job today."
Options- A. He said that he has started the job today.
- B. He said that he had started the job that day.
- C. He said that he had had started the job that day.
- D. He said that he has had started the job that day. Discuss
- 6. The bankruptcy of which company initiated the Panic of 1873?
Options- A. Republic Steel Company
- B. Jay Cooke & Company
- C. Standard Oil Company
- D. Century Building Society Discuss
- 7. ______ is the maximum amount of data that can be stored on a storage medium.
Options- A. Magnetic storage
- B. Optical storage
- C. Solid-state storage
- D. Storage capacity Discuss
- 8. Which is the largest desert in Asia?
Options- A. Kyzyl kum
- B. Thar
- C. Karakum
- D. Gobi Discuss
- 9. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase. To put a spoke in one's wheel
Options- A. To be advantageous at the time of difficulty
- B. To maintain under all circumstances
- C. To blame the other party
- D. To put a difficulty in the way of progress Discuss
- 10. 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. He said, "I had gone to my native place last month."
Options- A. He said that he had gone to his native place the month before.
- B. He said that he had gone to his native place last month.
- C. He said that he has gone to his native place the month before.
- D. He said that he has gone to his native place last month. Discuss
More questions
Correct Answer: All of the above
Explanation:
The main goal of wildlife conservation is to recognize the importance of wildlife and protecting the nature to maintain balance in the nature.
Correct Answer: Criticism
Correct Answer: Herodotus
Explanation:
Herodotus, a Greek author written the first history book in 5th century B.C.
Correct Answer: Apple
Correct Answer: He said that he had started the job that day.
Correct Answer: Jay Cooke & Company
Explanation:
Jay Cooke & Company, a major component of the United States banking establishment, found itself unable to market several million dollars in Northern Pacific Railway bonds in september 1873. Cooke's firm, like many others, had invested heavily in the railroads.
Hence, the bankruptcy of Jay Cooke & company initiated the Panic of 1873.
Correct Answer: Storage capacity
Correct Answer: Gobi
Correct Answer: To put a difficulty in the way of progress
Correct Answer: He said that he had gone to his native place the month before.
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