General Knowledge

When you become a manager, the expectations from you increase from all sides. It is not just your boss, even your subordinates expect a lot from you. You have to meet the goals, objectives and targets efficiently; and give right direction to your subordinates. Always you must make efforts to live ...

Good Energy Choice: Conventional sources of energy are limited and they run out sooner. So it is necessary that all of us should endeavour to conserve them and still look for new and renewable energy source. But lack of awareness among the public, non-availability of appropriate technology and quality instruments, ...

Question. Why is the thread attached to a kite curved at the top end? A kite obtains lift to rise up in air when it deflects winds in the downward direction. When it is windy, the thread is held taut by the kite because it is being forced to rise up ...

When we think of Jaipur, its sobriquet ‘pink city’ comes to our mind. We feel that the city is either painted pink or its buildings are in lovely pink. But contrary to the general notion, the original colour of the city was ‘garro’ (terracotta). This was established by 11 paintings ...

1)    Which city is known as Queen of the Arabia Sea? 2)    What is the new name of the Hanging Gardens in Mumbai? 3)    What units do you measure Sikkimese attire? 4)    What do the dragons painted on walls of Chinese restaurants signify? 5)    What do the dragons painted on walls of Chinese restaurants ...

Forfeit: To lose right to Provident: Thrifty; Providing for future needs Resound: To echo; fill with sound Opaque: Not transparent Avarice: Greed for gain, money Incredulous: Sceptical: unwilling to believe Regale: To entertain Scrutinize: To examine closely or carefully Incoherent: Hard to understand Rail: To abuse; use abusive language Fraught: Filled; threatening or involving Feign: To pretend; simulate Intricate: Complicated Penitence: Regret or ...

Persons who are subject to tension and nervousness will achieve less than those who work in a relaxed mood. When there is pressure to complete a task in a short time than usual time necessary for executing the job, it becomes difficult to do in a relaxed mood. Such persons who ...

Of all the tyrannies of human kind, the worst is which persecutes the mind. If you seek to understand what depression means, both astronomically and economically, it suggests something that lowers, sinks or a slump. Do you think it means differently with a ‘persecuted mind’? Even psychologically it means dejection ...

Take a mild detergent mixed with warm water and clean your glass table. Wipe it with a soft cloth. But make sure your cloth is clean each time you dry your table to avoid scratching. If you have a broken or chipped glass, repair it with clear epoxy. After repair the glass ...

Banking in India originated in the last decades of the 18th century. The oldest bank in existence in India is the State Bank of India, a government-owned bank that traces its origins back to June 1806 and that is the largest commercial bank in the country. Central banking is the ...