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.

years of ostentatious ___________ society is a simple

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

This stove (had) a flat kerosene tank at the bottom.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

Senseless talk or writing

With which country India has signed an agreement in September 2017 for co-operation in health sector?

Where is the headquarters of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) located?

The Great Smog of 1952 was a severe air-pollution event which affected _______.

The most important function of an interest group is to

_____________ is a collection of data values of same types having a common name.