Questions

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

To lift or haul something heavy with great effort.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence.

Variety of psychological _____ is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels.

Select the word with the correct spelling.

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
By rescuing the child from fire, the local resident (added another feather to his cap.)

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Fit her like a glove.

In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

The appointments Committee of the Cabinet extended the tenure of ____ as Chairman, Railway Board, by two years with effect from 1st August 2016.

Which of the following was not advocated by Mahatma Gandhi?