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.

The abuse of phrases and the misuse of words rife among us can be checked __________ diligent exercises in good English, such as this book provides. ___________exercises, in conjunction __________ others to be found in different volumes by the same author, will serve to correct careless diction and slovenly speech, and lead to the art of speaking and writing correctly; for, after all, ___________ in the use of words is more a matter of habit than of theory, and once it is acquired it becomes just as easy to speak or to write good English _____________ bad English.

can be checked __________ diligent exercises

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".

The battle (had been raging) for some time.

Who received the Dinanath Mangeshkar award for 2015?

The Grande Croix Commandeur in National Merit Order - the highest civilian honor of Ivory Coast, Africa - was recently conferred on which Indian?

Who took over as the new CEO of IT giant Infosys at the beginning of 2018?

Find the odd word/letters/number pair from the given alternatives.

From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.

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The angle of elevation of the top of a pillar from the foot and the top of a building 20 m high, are 60° and 30° respectively. The height of the pillar is