Questions

Aurangzeb (1658–1707 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?

Who wrote the famous line: 'A thing of beauty is a joy forever'

Who is the author of "The Oath of the Vayuputras (Shiva Trilogy)"?

If x2+1x2-6, then find the value of 2x(x-1)x3-x2-x+1

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

Put one's foot down

Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

Implanting standards, right values, the science of good and evil are an essential part of education. Many forces thwart this to work, but two of the most serious hindrances to it are examinations and specialization. The examination system is both an opiate and a poison. It is an opiate because it lulls Man into believing that all is well when most is ill. It is a poison because it paralyses or at least slows down the natural activities of the healthy mind. Man finds himself a creature of unknown capacities in an unknown world, wants to learn what the world is like, what he should be and do in it. To help him in answering these questions is the one and only purpose of education. However, tests of progress are useful and necessary. Examinations are harmless when the examinee is indifferent to their result, but as soon as they matter, they begin to distort his attitude to education and to conceal its purpose. For disinterestedness is the essence of all good education and liberal education is impossible without it.

The author considers specialization as :

Which of the following gas contributes the maximum to the phenomena of global warming?

Which of the following statements about the provisions of the Constitution of India with regard to the State of Jammu and Kashmir is not correct?