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.

That is why publicly invoking these symbols has to be an act of responsible citizenship and not self­____________ demagoguery, but the difference can be hard to _______________. The problem with emotive symbols is that _________________ they can multiply the force of arguments, they cannot replace the arguments__________________. All persuasion harnesses symbols but principled persuasion must also provide arguments that can be _____________ debated.

but the difference can be hard to _______________.

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

Pedal to the metal

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

Lechery

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

To spin one's wheels

In Akbar's regime, _____ was the military head.

The Gobi Desert is one of the largest deserts on Earth. A part of it lies in which of the following countries?

If (secA - tanA)2 = x, then the value of x is

The least number, which when divided by 5, 6, 7 and 8 leaves a remainder 3 in each case, but when divided by 9 leaves no remainder, is: