100525 + Interview Questions in GENERAL QA IN GENERAL AWARENESS

1.	The ______ must keep the ball out of the goal. A) goalholder B) goalwatcher C) goalkeeper
Answer» Correct option is C) goalkeeper

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2.	‘The Man-Eater of Malgudi’ is written by:1. RK Laxman2. KR Narayan3. RK Narayan4. KR Laxman
Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : RK Narayan The correct answer is RK Narayan. ‘The Man-Eater of Malgudi’ is written by RK Narayan. The Man-Eater of Malgudi is a 1961 Indian novel, written by R. K. Narayan. In this novel, R.K. Narayan uses the historical reference of Bhasmasura. Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami, commonly known as R. K. Narayan. He was an Indian writer known for his work set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He was a leading author of early Indian literature in English along with Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao. Hence, option 3 is correct. K. R. Narayanan : Kocheril Raman Narayanan was an Indian diplomat, academic, and politician. who served as the 10th President of India and 9th Vice President of India. Books: Images and insights, Nehru and his vision, President Speaks: Three Speeches of President K R Narayanan in the 21st Century India, In the Name of the People: Reflections on Democracy, Freedom, and Development RK Laxman : Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Laxman, commonly known as R. K. Laxman, was an Indian cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist. He is best known for his creation The Common Man and his daily cartoon strip. Initially, Laxman started with freelance projects. He was also a writer and published many short stories. Books : The best of Laxman, Laugh with Laxman, Dose of laughter, The Hotel Riviera

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‘The Man-Eater of Malgudi’ is written by:1. RK Laxman2. KR Narayan3. RK Narayan4. KR Laxman

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : RK Narayan

The correct answer is RK Narayan.

‘The Man-Eater of Malgudi’ is written by RK Narayan.
- The Man-Eater of Malgudi is a 1961 Indian novel, written by R. K. Narayan.
- In this novel, R.K. Narayan uses the historical reference of Bhasmasura.
Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami, commonly known as R. K. Narayan.
- He was an Indian writer known for his work set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi.
- He was a leading author of early Indian literature in English along with Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao.
Hence, option 3 is correct.

K. R. Narayanan :
- Kocheril Raman Narayanan was an Indian diplomat, academic, and politician.
  - who served as the 10th President of India and 9th Vice President of India.
- Books:
  - Images and insights, Nehru and his vision, President Speaks: Three Speeches of President K R Narayanan in the 21st Century India, In the Name of the People: Reflections on Democracy, Freedom, and Development
RK Laxman :
- Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Laxman, commonly known as R. K. Laxman, was an Indian cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist.
- He is best known for his creation The Common Man and his daily cartoon strip.
- Initially, Laxman started with freelance projects.
- He was also a writer and published many short stories.
- Books :
  - The best of Laxman, Laugh with Laxman, Dose of laughter, The Hotel Riviera

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3.	Name the leaders together known as Lal-Pal- Bal.
Answer» Lala Lajpat Rai Bipin Chandra Pal Bal GangadharTilak

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4.	Why does Margayya buy the rights to Dr. Pal's book? a. He does it as a favor for his friend. b. He wants to read the book himself. c. He thinks it will be commercially successful. d. He wants to show it to his wife.
Answer» Correct answer is (a) the one who showed the way.

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5.	Who comes to visit Margayya while he is working under the banyan tree? a. Arul Doss. b. Dr. Lal. c. Dr. Pal. d. Dross Arol
Answer» Correct answer is (a) Arul Doss.

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6.	Read the following statements - Assertion (A) and Reason (R):Assertion (A) – The goal of equitable distribution of land was fully served by abolition of intermediaries, in the post-independence India. Reason(R) – Big landlords challenged the land ceiling legislation, delaying the implementation and subsequently escaping from the legislation From the given alternatives choose the correct one: Alternatives: a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A). b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A). c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false. d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
Answer» d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

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7.	In 1956, Olympic football semi-final, he scored India's only goal in the 4-1 defeat to Yugoslavia. This football legend later turned into coaching youngsters including a stint with the football team of St Marys, Byculla. Name him
Answer» Neville D'Souza

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8.	In baseball the man who tries to hit the ball is the ______. A) bitter B) catcher C) goal keeper D) server
Answer» Correct option is D) server

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9.	Write the functions of the following hormones. c) Oestrogen
Answer» Estrogen or oestrogen: In Non-pregnant females, they are predominantly secreted by the ovaries. However, during pregnancy, the placenta secretes a lot of estrogens. The three types of estrogens are; β-estradiol, estrone and estriol. The most active and the principal estrogen produced by the ovaries is the β-estradiol. They play an important role in the growth and development of ovarian follicles and breast They are responsible for the development of secondary sexual characteristics (e.g. high pitch voice) They inhibit osteoclastic activity and stimulate bone growth. Osteoporosis in menopausal women is because of reduced estrogen levels. They also influence the texture of the skin and female sexual behaviour.

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Write the functions of the following hormones. c) Oestrogen

Answer»

Estrogen or oestrogen:

In Non-pregnant females, they are predominantly secreted by the ovaries. However, during pregnancy, the placenta secretes a lot of estrogens.
The three types of estrogens are; β-estradiol, estrone and estriol.
The most active and the principal estrogen produced by the ovaries is the β-estradiol.
They play an important role in the growth and development of ovarian follicles and breast
They are responsible for the development of secondary sexual characteristics (e.g. high pitch voice)
They inhibit osteoclastic activity and stimulate bone growth. Osteoporosis in menopausal women is because of reduced estrogen levels.
They also influence the texture of the skin and female sexual behaviour.

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10.	Hakan ______ the earliest goal in the World Cup history. A) scored B) served C) threw D) hit
Answer» Correct option is A) scored

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11.	Read the extract to attempt questions that follow:It would be an exotic momentwithout rush, without engines, we would all be together in a sudden strangeness.1. The rhyme of the poem isa) aabb b) ababc) acbc d) None of the above 2. The ‗exotic moment‘ that the poet refers to is, when a) the whole world is destroyedb) all the people dividedc) all the people together with onenessd) all the people speak only in one language3. Which of the following is an example of anaphora? a) We would all be together b) Without rush, without enginesc) It would be an exotic momentd) All the above4. The phrase ‗sudden strangeness‘ is an example of a) Metaphor b) Simile c) Oxymoron d) Alliteration
Answer» 1 – d 2 – c 3 – b 4 – d

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Read the extract to attempt questions that follow:It would be an exotic momentwithout rush, without engines, we would all be together in a sudden strangeness.1. The rhyme of the poem isa) aabb b) ababc) acbc d) None of the above 2. The ‗exotic moment‘ that the poet refers to is, when a) the whole world is destroyedb) all the people dividedc) all the people together with onenessd) all the people speak only in one language3. Which of the following is an example of anaphora? a) We would all be together b) Without rush, without enginesc) It would be an exotic momentd) All the above4. The phrase ‗sudden strangeness‘ is an example of a) Metaphor b) Simile c) Oxymoron d) Alliteration

Answer»

1 – d

2 – c

3 – b

4 – d

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12.	The game played on a table with a green cover and holes round the edge, in which you use cue to hit balls into holes is ______. A) snooker B) bowling C) boxing D) darts
Answer» Correct option is A) snooker

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13.	Classify (1) to (4) as fact (F) or opinion (O), based on your reading of Keeping Quiet.(1) The poet wants all humans to introspect themselves by observing silence.(2) The poet says there would no survivors if there were all kinds of wars.(3) The poet says that man can learn from the earth that we still can hope for life even when everything seems dead.(4) Poet says that men are threatening themselves, through their acts, with death.a) F-1,3,4; O-2b) F-1,3; O-2,4c) F-2; O-1,3,4d) F-3,4; O-1,2
Answer» Correct Option is b) F-1,3; O-2,4

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14.	______ is a game in which two teams try to kick a ball between two posts at either end of a field. A) volleyball B) swimming C) football D) basketball
Answer» Correct option is C) football

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15.	How are the ideas of spirituality explained in the poem " Vachana " ?
Answer» Building temples for Siva is considered a good way to please the Lord. However, everyone cannot build temples.

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16.	I didn’t enjoy math lessons _____ I was at school. A) until B) when C) because D) and
Answer» Correct option is B) when

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17.	I _____ him three months ago. A) see B) sees C) saw D) seen
Answer» Correct option is C) saw

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18.	Princess Diana _____ in 1997. A) die B) died C) dies D) dye
Answer» Correct option is B) died

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19.	His suitcase was quite ______ so I could easily carry it.A) cheap B) heavy C) light D) short
Answer» Correct option is C) light

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20.	Can you help me carry my ______. A) body B) suitcase C) picture D) language
Answer» Correct option is B) suitcase

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21.	Ask him ________ . A) how old he is. B) how old is he. C) how old has he D) how old he has
Answer» Correct option is A) how old he is

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22.	________ work on Saturdays. A) Sometimes didn’t I B) Sometimes I didn’t C) Never didn’t I D) Never I didn’t
Answer» Correct option is B) Sometimes I didn’t

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23.	________ to get rich. A) Not every young man try B) Not every young man tries C) No every young men try D) No every young man tries
Answer» Correct option is B) Not every young man tries

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24.	John was a very lazy pupil. During the school years he didn't learn his lessons and always played truant. When the examination time came he was also to take his exams. But, alas, he didn't pass them and he cried bitterly. A) Living dog is better than a dead man. B) The rotten apple injures its neighbors. C) The appetite comes with eating. D) A good beginning makes a good ending. E) You have made your bed and you must lie on it.
Answer» Correct option is E) You have made your bed and you must lie on it.

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25.	There was ___ in my suitcase so I could carry it without ___ effort. A) something/no B) nothing/any C) anything/some D) nothing/some E) some/any
Answer» Correct option is B) nothing/any

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26.	Can I ______ your phone, please? I must call my parents.A) borrow B) use C) take D) lend
Answer» Correct option is B) use

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27.	We _____ in 1965. A) met B) meets C) meet D) meeting
Answer» Correct option is A) met

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28.	________ we didn’t visit John in hospital. A) Already B) Sometimes C) Never D) Always
Answer» Correct option is B) Sometimes

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29.	That’s too ______ for me to carry. A) heavy a suitcase B) heavy suitcase C) a heavy suitcase D) a suitcase heavy
Answer» Correct option is C) a day as

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30.	I’ll never forget _____ him for the first time. A) meet B) meeting C) to meet D) to met
Answer» Correct option is B) meeting

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31.	I happen _____ him in 1983. A) to meet B) meeting C) met D) to have met
Answer» Correct option is D) to have met

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32.	A: Why didn’t you come to the concert last night? B: Because I _____ visit a friend in hospital. A) had to B) might C) have to D) must
Answer» Correct option is A) had to

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33.	You can stop looking for his watch. He ______ just ______ it. A) has / been found B) has / found C) had / found D) will / have found
Answer» Correct option is B) has / found

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34.	He offered to ________ her a hand as the suitcase was too heavy for her to carry. A) lend B) help C) show D) loan E) borrow
Answer» Correct option is A) lend

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35.	Peter begged his neighbor to ________ him five pounds until the weekend. A) lend B) supply C) borrow D) provide E) hire
Answer» Correct option is A) lend

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36.	It is not the effect of Heat (a) Change in state of a substance (b) Change in size and shape of a substance (c) Change in colour of a substance (d) Change in mass of a substance
Answer» (d) Change in mass of a substance Change in mass of a substance is not the effect of Heat.

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It is not the effect of Heat (a) Change in state of a substance (b) Change in size and shape of a substance (c) Change in colour of a substance (d) Change in mass of a substance

Answer»

(d) Change in mass of a substance

Change in mass of a substance is not the effect of Heat.

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37.	I had ________ decided to take a coat when it started to rain. A) already B) yet C) still D) never E) always
Answer» Correct option is A) already

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38.	I don’t want to wait until tomorrow; I ________ go at once. A) prefer B) would rather C) want D) likeE) am willing
Answer» Correct option is B) would rather

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39.	He said that he ______ me. A) have met B) would meet C) meet D) are meeting
Answer» Correct option is B) would meet

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40.	A: I’m going to the pop concert. ______with me? B: Thank you very much. I’d love to. A) Are you going to come B) Do you come C) Will you come D) Were you coming
Answer» Correct option is C) Will you come

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41.	Don’t ask me what cauliflower tastes like. I ______ eating it. A) am not trying B) didn’t try C) haven’t tried D) don’t try
Answer» Correct option is C) haven’t tried

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42.	Our friends are going to be late, ______? A) aren’t we B) do we C) are they D) aren’t they
Answer» Correct option is D) aren’t they

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43.	________ is a hand tool used to hold objects firmly. (a) Poker (b) Screw driver (c) Plier (d) File
Answer» Correct answer is (c) Plier

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44.	To "run away with" means to _____. A) lend B) steal C) borrow
Answer» Correct option is B) steal

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45.	When you are riding a bicycle you should _____ the handlebars firmly. A) handle B) hold C) hand D) have E) control
Answer» Correct option is B) hold

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46.	I wish I ____ yesterday. A) met B) would meet C) had met D) meet
Answer» Correct option is C) had met

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47.	Did you think that they ______ their promise. A) would keep B) won’t keep C) are keeping D) have to keep
Answer» Correct option is A) would keep

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48.	By May 10, Tom ______ been in Turkey for two years. A) has B) have C) will D) will have
Answer» Correct option is D) will have

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49.	I bought another concert ticket in case you ____ to come with me. A) wanted B) will want C) have wanted D) would want
Answer» Correct option is A) wanted

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50.	Let’s ______ this crossword puzzle together. A) do B) doing C) did D) to do
Answer» Correct option is A) do

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Explore topic-wise InterviewSolutions in Current Affairs.

The ______ must keep the ball out of the goal. A) goalholder B) goalwatcher C) goalkeeper

‘The Man-Eater of Malgudi’ is written by:1. RK Laxman2. KR Narayan3. RK Narayan4. KR Laxman

Name the leaders together known as Lal-Pal- Bal.

Why does Margayya buy the rights to Dr. Pal's book? a. He does it as a favor for his friend. b. He wants to read the book himself. c. He thinks it will be commercially successful. d. He wants to show it to his wife.

Who comes to visit Margayya while he is working under the banyan tree? a. Arul Doss. b. Dr. Lal. c. Dr. Pal. d. Dross Arol

In 1956, Olympic football semi-final, he scored India's only goal in the 4-1 defeat to Yugoslavia. This football legend later turned into coaching youngsters including a stint with the football team of St Marys, Byculla. Name him

In baseball the man who tries to hit the ball is the ______. A) bitter B) catcher C) goal keeper D) server

Write the functions of the following hormones. c) Oestrogen

Hakan ______ the earliest goal in the World Cup history. A) scored B) served C) threw D) hit

The game played on a table with a green cover and holes round the edge, in which you use cue to hit balls into holes is ______. A) snooker B) bowling C) boxing D) darts

______ is a game in which two teams try to kick a ball between two posts at either end of a field. A) volleyball B) swimming C) football D) basketball

How are the ideas of spirituality explained in the poem " Vachana " ?

I didn’t enjoy math lessons _____ I was at school. A) until B) when C) because D) and

I _____ him three months ago. A) see B) sees C) saw D) seen

Princess Diana _____ in 1997. A) die B) died C) dies D) dye

His suitcase was quite ______ so I could easily carry it.A) cheap B) heavy C) light D) short

Can you help me carry my ______. A) body B) suitcase C) picture D) language

Ask him ________ . A) how old he is. B) how old is he. C) how old has he D) how old he has

________ work on Saturdays. A) Sometimes didn’t I B) Sometimes I didn’t C) Never didn’t I D) Never I didn’t

________ to get rich. A) Not every young man try B) Not every young man tries C) No every young men try D) No every young man tries

There was ___ in my suitcase so I could carry it without ___ effort. A) something/no B) nothing/any C) anything/some D) nothing/some E) some/any

Can I ______ your phone, please? I must call my parents.A) borrow B) use C) take D) lend

We _____ in 1965. A) met B) meets C) meet D) meeting

________ we didn’t visit John in hospital. A) Already B) Sometimes C) Never D) Always

That’s too ______ for me to carry. A) heavy a suitcase B) heavy suitcase C) a heavy suitcase D) a suitcase heavy

I’ll never forget _____ him for the first time. A) meet B) meeting C) to meet D) to met

I happen _____ him in 1983. A) to meet B) meeting C) met D) to have met

A: Why didn’t you come to the concert last night? B: Because I _____ visit a friend in hospital. A) had to B) might C) have to D) must

You can stop looking for his watch. He ______ just ______ it. A) has / been found B) has / found C) had / found D) will / have found

He offered to ________ her a hand as the suitcase was too heavy for her to carry. A) lend B) help C) show D) loan E) borrow

Peter begged his neighbor to ________ him five pounds until the weekend. A) lend B) supply C) borrow D) provide E) hire

It is not the effect of Heat (a) Change in state of a substance (b) Change in size and shape of a substance (c) Change in colour of a substance (d) Change in mass of a substance

I had ________ decided to take a coat when it started to rain. A) already B) yet C) still D) never E) always

I don’t want to wait until tomorrow; I ________ go at once. A) prefer B) would rather C) want D) likeE) am willing

He said that he ______ me. A) have met B) would meet C) meet D) are meeting

A: I’m going to the pop concert. ______with me? B: Thank you very much. I’d love to. A) Are you going to come B) Do you come C) Will you come D) Were you coming

Don’t ask me what cauliflower tastes like. I ______ eating it. A) am not trying B) didn’t try C) haven’t tried D) don’t try

Our friends are going to be late, ______? A) aren’t we B) do we C) are they D) aren’t they

________ is a hand tool used to hold objects firmly. (a) Poker (b) Screw driver (c) Plier (d) File

To "run away with" means to _____. A) lend B) steal C) borrow

When you are riding a bicycle you should _____ the handlebars firmly. A) handle B) hold C) hand D) have E) control

I wish I ____ yesterday. A) met B) would meet C) had met D) meet

Did you think that they ______ their promise. A) would keep B) won’t keep C) are keeping D) have to keep

By May 10, Tom ______ been in Turkey for two years. A) has B) have C) will D) will have

I bought another concert ticket in case you ____ to come with me. A) wanted B) will want C) have wanted D) would want

Let’s ______ this crossword puzzle together. A) do B) doing C) did D) to do

There was _ in my suitcase so I could carry it without _ effort. A) something/no B) nothing/any C) anything/some D) nothing/some E) some/any

You can stop looking for his watch. He just it. A) has / been found B) has / found C) had / found D) will / have found