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.

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.

a _____________ monsoon so vital to India's economic fortunes

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 it by selecting the appropriate option.

One is caught in the box with what one knows and hence no new ideas ______.

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

Tongue in cheek

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

Critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture.

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Assiduous

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

Judicious

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

Piquant

In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.