Questions

The Government of India in the Month of November 2015 decided to allow foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to increase stakes in local defence units to 49%. What was the earlier permissible rate?

A charge of 2 C passes from one point to the other in a circuit. If the potential difference between the two points is 5 V, the amount of work done is

Gurinder Chadha, a Britisher of Indian-origin, has been honoured with the Sikh Jewel Award for 2017. In what line is Gurinder famous?

In Jan 2016, who among the following was chosen as the new face for Incredible India Campaign?

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

He explained that he knew the place well because he used to live there.

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: Young boys and girls seem to have become inordinately addicted to these sites.
Q: The parents, teachers and the government must look into the problems being caused by these networking sites and must formulate a strategy either to curb or completely stop its fast growing negative influence on the minds of our youth.
R: Smart-phones, computers, social media, internet and networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter have become source of major distractions for students.
S: They are thoughtlessly and uselessly wasting their precious time on these sites.

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.

My father said, "We have been living here since the day this house was built."

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

A system of religious belief; a faith