Questions

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

Scapegoat

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 ______________ of gurudakshina is very ancient and it is ________________ to the Indian culture and tradition. If you are absolutely ______________ about India, then it's advisable that you first try to understand the meaning of a guru and the ________________ of his presence in the lives of those around him. This, in turn, will help you to understand what guru dakshina is. In ancient India, a teacher or a guru was a spiritually _____________ guide.

If you are absolutely ______________ about India

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.

While language as the medium ___________ thought may be compared to air as the medium of the sun's influence, in other _____________ it is like the skin of the body; a scurvy skin shows bad blood within, and a scurvy language shows inaccurate thought ___________ a confused mind. And as a disease once fixed on the skin reacts and poisons the blood in turn as it has first been poisoned by the blood, so careless use of language __________ indulged reacts on the mind to make it permanently and increasingly _____________, illogical, and inaccurate in its thinking.

shows inaccurate thought ___________ a confused mind.

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.

As a fitness ___________, Deepti is always preaching to her friends about the importance of working out.

In Feb 2016, which city topped the 'Swachh Survekshan - 2016' rankings of 73 cities in India with minimum open defecation and extensive adoption of solid waste management practices?

If the name of a tribe has to be excluded from the list of Scheduled Tribe, who has the power for such exclusion?

Which of the following winds are hot dust laden and blow from Sahara desert towards Mediterranean Region?

From where was Mangalyan launched?