Exams

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

Silver bullet

For triangle PQR, find equation of altitude PS if co­-ordinates of P, Q and R are (6,2), (0,3) and (­-4,5) respectively?

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.

The way criminal justice is designed and administered today _______________ serves any of the purposes for which it is set up: towards securing life and property. It does not ________________ criminals because of the delay and uncertainties involved in its processes and ridiculously ineffective punishments it imposes ____________________ those few who get convicted. It provides wide discretion to the police and the prosecution, __________________ the system vulnerable to corruption and manipulation and endangering basic ____________________ of innocent citizens.

and endangering basic ____________________ of innocent citizens.

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.

This argument is completely ______________ and shows very little understanding ____________ education. The costs quoted for private schools, one, have no reliable source of data and, ______________, they discount two kinds of hidden costs — to the family and _____________ the nation. Often the cost of education in private schools is _________________ with the fee per child.

shows very little understanding ____________ education.

If a + b = 10 and ab = 24, then the value of a3 + b3 is

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

a person involved in a lawsuit.

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.

The reason is a fear that we will not ______________ find ourselves in that higher echelon of posts and achievements that get so many likes and reposts, a sign of success and ____________ in our binary outlook. A darker worry also exists at the back _______ our mind. What if we end __________ in the other group, an object of ridicule, derided as another in a long list of failures _________ embarrassments that go viral for all the wrong reasons?

What if we end __________ in the other group

What is the value of {sin (90 – x) cos [π – (x – y)]} + {cos (90 – x) sin [π – (y – x)]}?