Questions

1. The author of the novel 'Darkness at Noon' is Victor LaValle.
2. The author of the novel 'The Great Gatsby' is F. Scott Fitzgerald.
3. The author of the novel 'The Sound and the Fury' is L. Ron Hubbard.

Which of the statements given above are not correct?

Indus Valley Civilization was a __________ age civilization.

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

to have as belonging to one; own.

In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

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

Study of snakes

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

Abeyance

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

Be worlds apart

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.

We now have a peculiar combination _______________ the economic policy of India: a declared attempt at fiscal consolidation, combined with a _________________ to do what it takes to raise tax revenues. This unfortunate ________________ has meant a squeeze _____________ Central government expenditures, and particularly those relating to social spending that directly ____________ most people in the country.

combined with a _________________ to do what it takes to raise tax revenues.