Questions

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

A laughing stock

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.

Once again, a _____________ monsoon so vital to India's economic fortunes has left some states in shambles. From Assam to Karnataka, heavy rainfall in a ____________ has created paralysing floods that have taken a _______________, wiped out crops and destroyed hard-earned assets. When the waters ___________, a familiar cycle of assessment of damage by Central teams, preparation of loss estimates and expensive ____________ work such as repairs of river embankments, will follow.

heavy rainfall in a ____________

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

"Ooh! what a dirty child!" said my aunt.

A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".

My uncle goes to office on bicycle or by foot.

The Indian musical instrument 'Surbahar' is of which type?

Particulates (< 1 μm size) remaining suspended in air indefinitely and transported by wind currents are called

Who proposed Continental drift theory?

Choose the word that best defines the given phrase‘The identification of a disease by its symptoms’