Questions

Name the committee appointed in 1986 by Rajiv Gandhi on "Revitalisation of Panchayti Raj Institution for Democracy & Development".

Which one of the following issues was included in the Indo-US Nuclear Agreement of 2007?

Who was the winner of 2015 Men's Cricket World Cup?

What is the name of the autobiography of Sachin Tendulkar?

Who wrote the book 'Two Fates - The Story of My Divorce', which is a parody of Chetan Bhagat's 'Two States - The Story of My Marriage'?

A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as shown in the given two matrices. The columns and rows of Matrix-I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix-II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, for example 'K' can be represented by 01, 34, etc... and 'P' can be represented by 65, 99, etc... Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word "BLAND".

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.

________________ various signs of economic slowdown such as languishing industrial production and adverse __________________of the drought on rural livelihoods and demand, the government is apparently unable ____________________ unwilling to increase public spending to _________________ people’s material distress or to kick-start economic ___________________ to increase employment.

________________ various signs of economic slowdown such as languishing industrial production

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

Put one's foot down