Questions

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Life is full of ______ types of experiences.Strange, in fact, are the ways of God.If a man is happy today, he may be ______ unhappy the very next day.Some ______ are pleasant and joyful while others are full of ______ and pain.If at one time a person finds himself on top of the world, at the ______ time he is depressed and downcast.

Some ______ are pleasant and joyful

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

National integration means _____ all the people of the nation into a single whole. It is a _____ that bends together all people in one _____ bond no matter what their religion, caste, language or history may be. It is a _____ cementing force whereby all kinds of people live _____ peacefully and can identify themselves as a part and parcel of a nation.

It is a _____ that binds together

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Discretion is the greater part of valour

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

The squeaky wheel gets the grease

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Get on somebody's nerves

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form acoherent paragraph.

They sat

A-there and mourned as only

B-mute and helpless beings

C-can, for weeks on end

The name of our planet Earth originates from which language?

India hosted the 8th BRICS Summit during its Chairmanship which took place on 15-16 October 2016 in -