Questions

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

dry run

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.

We now have a peculiar combination _______________ the economic policy of India: a declared attempt at fiscal consolidation, combined with a _________________ to do what it takes to raise tax revenues. This unfortunate ________________ has meant a squeeze _____________ Central government expenditures, and particularly those relating to social spending that directly ____________ most people in the country.

combined with a _________________ to do what it takes to raise tax revenues.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.
The thin end of the wedge

Inattention is generally caused by concentration on

Which of these resources cannot be renewed?

Which work of art uses hierarchical scale?

The Official Residence-cum-Office of the President of Bangladesh is called ______________.

Which is the first Hindi newspaper of India?