Questions

The slope of the line passing through the points (-5,1) and (x,-4) is -5/8. Find x.

Who invented the Band-aid?

Who among the following has scored 2 triple hundreds in test matches?

Which of the following elements has a total of 3 shells with 8 electrons in the last orbit?

Land covers about ______ of the earth's surface.

"Forests" is listed in the __________ list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India.

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: People celebrate it as a two-day festival; first day as Holika Dahan and second day as colourful Holi.
Q: Holi is a religious Hindu festival celebrated with lots of preparations in the month of Phalgun.
R: At Holika Dahan, they burn a heap of sticks, straws and cow-dung cakes lying in the mid of streets in the late evening or night.
S: And, next day in the morning, they celebrate a colorful Holi by playing colours with friends, family members and neighbours.

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.

The teacher said to the students, "Work hard now if you wish to have a better future."