Questions

Which one of the followingis notan allotrope of carbon?

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.

"Jim Crow" shuns the mountains for reasons satisfactory to himself; not so the magpie, the raven, and __________ mischief-maker, Clark's nutcracker. All of which keeps the bird-lover from the East in an ecstasy of surprises until he has _____________ accustomed to his changed environment. One cannot help ___________ into the speculative mood in view of the sharp contrasts ______________ the birds of the East and _________ of the West.

One cannot help ___________ into the speculative mood

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 generation gap is another of those characteristic features that set Homo sapiens apart from other animals. It is ______ if ever the most intelligent of apes ever blamed its juniors for their ______ ways! Over the years people have tried to analyse it, explain it, understand it, even ignore it, but it remains, ready to ______ each generation as it tries to ______ its own ______ about life and living.

It is ______ if ever the most intelligent

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

Beat around the bush

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.   

Snaky

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

With time now available for leisure, my father (discover) a new side to himself

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Delectation

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.

The child looked up at her teacher, obviously afraid that she would further __________ her.