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 ___________ conversation-starter cultivated by years of ostentatious ___________ society is a simple ‘how do you do?’ followed by a polite shaking of hands and an optional comment on the weather. But aside __________ the mental trauma this ritual causes to those unfortunate souls who suffer from clammy hands, it also doesn’t provide much incentive to go on. Fascinating as the weather can be from time _________ time, one can speak only so much about the ____________ of the sun and express sympathy towards the depressions the Bay of Bengal faces.

years of ostentatious ___________ society is a simple

___ is used in yellow lamp street lights.

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.

She said, "I will be making the dinner now, so tell me what you wish to eat?"

Who won the Economic Time (ET) Lifetime Achievement award in 2017?

Name the professional Indian basketball player who became the first ever player to be drafted from India into the National Basketball Association (NBA).

___ is used as a stabilizer in ice cream.

___ is one of the states of matter obtained by cooling a gas of very low density to extremely low temperatures.

In 1969, who among the following was a part of the crew of spaceflight Apollo-XI?