Questions

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

Flamboyant

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.

Irony. __________________word captures our response to the ongoing nationwide drought in more ways than one. We have woken _________ the reality of drought a full six months after the end of monsoon. After waking up, we focus ____________ the drinking water __________ in urban centres and not the multidimensional crisis of life and livelihood in _______________ hinterland.

multidimensional crisis of life and livelihood in _______________ hinterland

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

Ignorance is bliss

Who were the first among the following to establish trade relations with India?

Which was the capital of the first Sri Lankan kingdom?

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

If 12x16 = 188 and 14x18 = 248, then find the value of 16x20 = ?

Accounting principles are generally based on