Exams

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

To jump ship

If (6x ­- 1) -­ (8x -­ 5) = 7, then the value of x is _______ .

In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

Possessing even a single nuclear weapon acts as a _________________.

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

The policeman said, "I saw a knife here."

If 1-aa3+9 = 19 - a1-a3, then what is the value of a?

A bus travels 720 km in 20 hours. Calculate its average speed in meters/second.

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.

_____________ nearly eight decades, the women's movement __________ and debated the desirability and feasibility of a Uniform Civil Code, and has ended up ___________ a simple question — what is the value of uniformity? Is it for the "integrity of the nation" that uniformity in laws is required, as some judicial pronouncements ___________? If so, who exactly is the beneficiary? Which sections of people benefit from "integrity of the nation", that abstract entity which is not exactly _______ the top of your mind as your husband throws you out on the street?

_____________ nearly eight decades

A missile travels at 1278 km/h. How many metres does it travel in one second?