Questions

Consider a hypothetical planet with a mass equal to half that of Earth and radius is one-third that of Earth. If g is the acceleration due to gravity on Earth, the acceleration due to gravity on the planet will be

What is the name of the asteroid that causes Geminid meteor shower display around 15 December of every year?

Which of the following is natural fiber?

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

Beguile

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

Abutting

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

A diamond in the rough

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 abuse of phrases and the misuse of words rife among us can be checked __________ diligent exercises in good English, such as this book provides. ___________exercises, in conjunction __________ others to be found in different volumes by the same author, will serve to correct careless diction and slovenly speech, and lead to the art of speaking and writing correctly; for, after all, ___________ in the use of words is more a matter of habit than of theory, and once it is acquired it becomes just as easy to speak or to write good English _____________ bad English.

can be checked __________ diligent exercises

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.

She said to her friend, "What can I do to help you?"