Questions

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
every cloud has a silver lining

Six persons L, M, N, O, P and Q sit in a linear row adjacent to each other facing north. Three persons sit between Q and P. N sits immediate left of Q. Two persons sit between N and M. How many persons sit to the left of M? 

A machine depreciates in value each year at the rate of 10% of its previous value. However, every second year there is some maintenance work so that in that particular year, depreciation is only 5% of its previous value. If at the end of the fourth year, the value of the machine stands at Rs 1,46,205, then find the value of machine at the start of the first year.

The National song of India, Vande Mataram was composed in ____ language.

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

apple of my eye

In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

Nothing fantastic there, (A)/nor anything Riya would find(B)/either threatening nor interesting.(C)/No error(D)

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of passage of light in a compound microscope?

_____ is same on every point on a rotating body.