Questions

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Scurrility

If a + a2 + a3 – 1 = 0, then what is the value ofa3 + (1/a)?

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

Insatiable greed for riches

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 generation gap is another of those characteristic features that set Homo sapiens apart from other animals. It is ______ if ever the most intelligent of apes ever blamed its juniors for their ______ ways! Over the years people have tried to analyse it, explain it, understand it, even ignore it, but it remains, ready to ______ each generation as it tries to ______ its own ______ about life and living.

ready to ______ each generation

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

Master of ceremonies

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

Those films (being) made now.

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

The ball is in your court

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

It seemed to them far easier to conceive

X-that the water had gone down, than
Y-that solid land had risen
Z-upward into its present position