Exams

In each of the following choose the word most similar in meaning to the word given in capitals.

“ESTRANGE”

Select the synonym of

purge

One word substitute :

a person who abstains from alcoholic drinks

311, 230, 294, ?, 281, 256

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the above number series?

Why are the Gypsies regarded as of Indian origin?

1.They follow Indian religious practices.

2.Their language, called Romani, is an Indo-Aryan language.

3.They believe that they came from India.

4.Epigraphic evidence locates their original home in Uttar Pradesh.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Many plays and films have depicted the life story of Gautama Buddha, but what made the musical play The Way Across unique was its regional focus. Directed by G. Kumara Swamy, the play adapted from the book Telangana lo Buddhism focused on the enlightenment of a cursed Brahmin Bawari and his 16 curious disciples willing to understand the deeper truths of birth, death, rebirth and brotherhood.

From the impressive use of projector visuals, music and shadow-play, there was every effort to lend authenticity to the theme. Despite the play's focus on Telangana, the native essence was compromised, due to the English rendition (done for a wider reach). The lines appeared jaded with literal translations. The honest performances from the crew impacted only on a surface-level. Kiran Kumar's Bawari act and Krishna Chaitanya Joshi as Pingiya (said to have propagated Buddhism from Telangana to several regions across South India) grab your attention.

What was sacrificed to keep the play in English?

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.An inference is

P : the direct, logical one

Q : the likely or probable

R : conclusion rather than

What is the next number of the following sequence ?

21, 77, 165, 285, ......