Questions

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

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 preacher challenged hundreds of thousands of young people who gathered in a ___________ Polish meadow to reject being a "____________" who retreats into video games and computer screens and instead engage in social activism and politics to create a more just world. __________ his speech with ______________, the 79- year-old pope, despite a long day of public appearances, addressed his eager audience with enthusiasm yesterday on a warm summer night. Pope Francis spoke of a ______________ that comes from merely seeking convenience, from confusing happiness with a complacent way of life that could end up depriving people of the ability to determine their own fates.

__________ his speech with

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 ______________ of gurudakshina is very ancient and it is ________________ to the Indian culture and tradition. If you are absolutely ______________ about India, then it's advisable that you first try to understand the meaning of a guru and the ________________ of his presence in the lives of those around him. This, in turn, will help you to understand what guru dakshina is. In ancient India, a teacher or a guru was a spiritually _____________ guide.

If you are absolutely ______________ about India

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.

To impose costs on one of the parties at the end of a ________________ litigation is common; it is meant, among other things, to act as a ___________________ against litigants abusing the process and the system of the law. But to seek pre-deposits with a view to prioritising a certain kind of case over another, by __________________ early dates of hearing to those that are capable of paying huge ___________ of money, is simply staggering. It reinforces a scheme of classism that ought to have no place in any court of law, let ______________ the apex court of the land.

capable of paying huge ___________ of money

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.

In its _______________ phase, the big telco monopolies tried to levy a "tax" on all Internet content __________________. The Internet companies were then the new kids on the _________________. They and the Internet user community fought back such attempts. This was the first net neutrality war, and it ______________ the principle of ________________ on the Internet between different types of content or sites.

In its _______________ phase

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.

People may see, and hear, and feel all their lives without ____________ learning the nature of things they see. But reason is the mind's eye, and enables us to see why things are, and when and how events may be made to happen ___________ not to happen. The logician endeavours to ____________ exactly what this reason is which makes the power of men. We all, as I have said, must reason well or ill, but logic is the science of reasoning and enables us to distinguish ______________ the good reasoning which leads to truth, and the bad reasoning which every day betrays people into error _________ misfortune.

their lives without ____________ learning the nature 

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Pejorative

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.

P. Farmers could no longer pay their loans and some banks were closed down.
Q. Prices dropped due to increased supply, which was followed by a drought.
R. The country was well advanced in technology and farmers increased their production levels.
S. The Great Depression in America began with overproduction and low prices in the agricultural sector.