Questions

Jantar Mantar in Delhi is historically important for

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.

Left to itself, then, attention _____________ obeys natural laws and follows the line of least resistance. _______________ far the larger portion of our attention is of this type. Thought often runs on hour after hour when we are neither conscious of effort _____________ struggle to compel us to cease thinking about this thing and begin thinking about _________. Indeed, it may be doubted ___________ this is not the case with some persons for days at a time, instead of hours. The things that present themselves to the mind are the things which occupy it; the character of the thought is determined by the character of our interests.

conscious of effort _____________ struggle to compel

In March 2016 National Green Tribunal imposed an initial compensation of Rs. 5 crore on ___ for tampering with the Yamuna river's flood plains.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt

This is NOT a use of a concave mirror?

Which of the following physical quantities changes or tends to change the state of rest or of uniform motion of a body in a straight line?

On 17 October 2017, who launched the online Campaign ‘women for women : #IAmThatWomen’ to end gender bias?

Who is the Home Minister of India as of February 2018?