Questions

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".

In the post-liberalisation era, urbanisation (has being taking) place at a rapid pace.

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 itby selecting the appropriate option.

Corruption not only generates black money but ______ criminals.

Given in the options are sets of particular characteristics of elements and how they vary across the period and down the group in the following format:

Characteristic of an element  -  Across the period  -  Down the group

In January 2018, ‘Swachh Survekshan 2018’ was launched. It will rank how many cities on the National level which have more than 1 lakh population?

Who is the Defence Minister of India as of February 2018?

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

Ring fencing

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.

much about the ____________ of the sun

Yerwada Jail is in