Questions

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 ___________ conversation-starter cultivated by years of ostentatious ___________ society is a simple ‘how do you do?’ followed by a polite shaking of hands and an optional comment on the weather. But aside __________ the mental trauma this ritual causes to those unfortunate souls who suffer from clammy hands, it also doesn’t provide much incentive to go on. Fascinating as the weather can be from time _________ time, one can speak only so much about the ____________ of the sun and express sympathy towards the depressions the Bay of Bengal faces.

years of ostentatious ___________ society is a simple

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources

Asiatic black bear and snow leopard is found in which of the following places?

Which of the following is the main end product of carbohydrate digestion?

___________ is a condition in which there is a deficiency of red cells or of haemoglobin in the blood.

The outermost layer of skin is

Who appoints Chairman of Union Public Service Commission in India?

_____________ is the number of deaths in the population during a given period.