Questions

An eudiometer measures

During the period of which Governor General / Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?

Who among the following is the first Indian female gymnast ever to compete in the Olympics?

Who invented the electrocardiogram (ECG)?

In 1537, which English King declared Feb14 of St. Valentine's Day?

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.

Drivel

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 woodpeckers of the West (with one exception) are different _______________ those of the East, and so are the flycatchers, the grosbeaks, the orioles, the tanagers, the humming-birds, _____________ many of the sparrows. ____________ of the purple and bronzed grackles (the latter are _______________ seen on the plains of Colorado, but are not common), the Rockies boast of Brewer's blackbird, ______________ habits are not as prosaic as his name would indicate.

(the latter are _______________ seen on the plains of Colorado, but are not common)

To hear a distinct echo the time interval between the original sound and the reflected sound must be at least