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.

The ___________ conversation-starter cultivated

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 many ______ of Dalhousie have made it popular among tourists.

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.

It is necessary, then, to keep our ____________ acts under some surveillance of attention, to pass them in review for inspection every now and _________, that we may discover possible modifications which will make them more serviceable. We need to be __________, constantly to find out better ways of doing things. Habit takes care of our standing, walking, sitting; but how many of us could _________ improve his poise and carriage if he would? Our speech has become largely automatic, but no doubt all of us might remove _____________ of enunciation, pronunciation or stress from our speaking.

We need to be __________, constantly to find

In a triangle ABC, AB = 8 cm, AC = 10 cm and ∠B = 90°, then the area of ΔABC is

Who is the author of "It's All in the Planets"?

Find the odd word/letters/number from the given alternatives.

In the process of ___, the iron is protected by a coating of zinc.

In a centrally planned economy, the ____________ plans all the important activities in the economy.