Questions

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

Keep at bay

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 way criminal justice is designed and administered today _______________ serves any of the purposes for which it is set up: towards securing life and property. It does not ________________ criminals because of the delay and uncertainties involved in its processes and ridiculously ineffective punishments it imposes ____________________ those few who get convicted. It provides wide discretion to the police and the prosecution, __________________ the system vulnerable to corruption and manipulation and endangering basic ____________________ of innocent citizens.

and endangering basic ____________________ of innocent citizens.

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

Blessing in disguise

The oldest form of cultivation in Sri Lanka is known as

Find the potential energy gained by a body of mass 25 kg, if it is raised by 5 m. (use g = 10 m/s2)

The velocity of light in vacuum is

___________ is obtained by evaporation of sea.

Dakshin Gangotri is a research base station set up by Indian scientists. Where is it located?