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Indian sports person Gagan Narang is associated with

On 5 January 2018, Lok Sabha passed High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2017. The Bill seeks to revise the pension for Chief Justice of India to a maximum of how much amount per annum?

What is the amount of work done when a body moves under a force of 1 N at a distance of 1 meter in the direction of the force?

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

Through thick and thin

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 best things in an artist's work are so much a matter of intuition, that there is much to be said for the point ________ view that would altogether discourage____________ inquiry into artistic phenomena on the part of the artist. Intuitions are shy things and apt to disappear if looked into too closely. And there is undoubtedly a danger that ______ much knowledge and training may supplant the natural ____________ feeling of a student, leaving only a cold knowledge of the means of expression ________ its place.

means of expression ________ its place.

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.

least resistance. _______________ far the larger portion

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.

The server with ______ I was talking is my good friend.

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.

P: But when it comes to negative human rights reports or one on the environment, it rubbishes them.
Q: This kind of behaviour isn’t going to solve the problem.
R: Every government is quick to accept reports that give it a pat on the back – as the Indian government was after the latest ease of doing business report.
S: No government likes negative reports on its performance.