Questions

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

Thumb one's nose

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'.

I saw his (A)/ unbelievably really quite (B)/ delightful cottage. (C)/ No Error (D)

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

A police constable arrested the burglar just before dawn.

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.

______________ reader can add to the list and to the possibilities of a new ethical and moral politics _________________ requires a Gandhian inventiveness of ritual and politics. What I wish to add is a ___________________. The rituals of apology and the question of justice, reconciliation and ethical repair are not easy. They require a rigour and an inventiveness _____________ ethical thinking which ___________________ new experiments with the idea of truth and healing in India.

moral politics _________________ requires a Gandhian inventiveness of ritual and politics.

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 ______ of many archaic and dilatory procedures have proved to be extremely damaging to our governance and society.

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

A bone of contention

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 Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), the government had purchased assets of struggling banks with a view _______________ ensuring that they did not collapse taking ____________________ them the rest of the financial system. These assets __________________ later at a profit by the government! The U.S. government had acted smartly, while in the Indian case the banks now find themselves ______________________ with loans made by them to an individual with negative net worth.

they did not collapse taking ____________________ them the rest of the financial system.

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