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.

While language as the medium ___________ thought may be compared to air as the medium of the sun's influence, in other _____________ it is like the skin of the body; a scurvy skin shows bad blood within, and a scurvy language shows inaccurate thought ___________ a confused mind. And as a disease once fixed on the skin reacts and poisons the blood in turn as it has first been poisoned by the blood, so careless use of language __________ indulged reacts on the mind to make it permanently and increasingly _____________, illogical, and inaccurate in its thinking.

as the medium ___________ thought may

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.

My father said, "We have been living here since the day this house was built."

When does the sun shine vertically on the Equator ?

Who discovered Photon?

Who among the following has been appointed the new Coach of the Indian Cricket team by the BCCI recently?

If (x - 13)2 + (y - 4)2 = 0, then the value of y + xy - x ?

Which ruler of Bengal gave a portion of Orissa to the Marathas?

Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?