Questions

The 2016 black comedy crime thriller 'Udta Punjab' is loosely based on which of the following?

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

By 2030 India (would) have become the most populous country in the world.

What color does yellow and green make?

Which of the following is NOT a compound?

Consider the following chemical reaction :

aFe2O3(s) + bCO(g) + cFe(s) + dCO2

In the balanced chemical equation of the above, which of the following will be the values of the coefficients a, b, c and d respectively?

Select the synonym of

bedevilment

Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

Manja, or the glass-coated string used for flying kites, not only poses threat to humans, animals and birds but also to trees. A study by the country's oldest botanical garden has revealed that it poses a great threat to trees. But how can a snapped string struck in a tree kill the tree? Apparently, it does so by allying with the creepers in the garden.

A research paper by three scientists of the Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, located in West Bengal's Howrah district, illustrates in detail how the manja, in collusion with climbers, does the damage. "The abandoned, torn kite strings act as an excellent primary supporting platform for the tender climbers, giving easy passage to reach the top of the trees. Lateral branches from the top of the climber and other accessory branches from the ground reaches the top taking support of the first climber, completely covers the treetop, thus inhibiting the penetration of sunlight," says the research paper.

How can a tree be killed by a creeper?

A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turned through: