Questions

In a longitudinal wave, the distance between two consecutive compressions and two consecutive refractions is called

In March 2016, Election Commission of India declared assembly elections in ___ states scheduled for April - May 2016.

Who is the Amrut Yojana Scheme named after? (initiative to meet the nutrition needs of pregnant, lactating women in the tribal areas)

Which of the following Indian women cricket openers scored 320 in 45.3 overs to become the world's first pair to achieve a 300-run opening wicket partnership in a one-day internationals(ODIs)?

How many full member teams were in ICC Cricket World Cup T20 - 2016 other than the host country?

In each of the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts, read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.

Statements:

I. Some pens are pencils.
II. All pencils are erasers.

Conclusions:

I. Some pens are erasers.
II. No pens are erasers.
III. Some erasers are pencils

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: The main manifestations of violence in recent times have been extremism, terrorism, assassination by bombs and bullets.
Q: In the modern world, violence has taken many forms, each signifying the evil side of man and his design to destroy the principle of equity, justice and truth.
R: Another related activity is the hijacking of aircrafts, vehicles etc.
S: A new dimension to the cult of violence has been added by the cult of kidnapping of innocent person and subsequent black mail.

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

My father said, "We have been living here since the day this house was built."