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Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

But the war did not cease; though friend and foe alike were almost drowned in blood. It seemed as powerful as eternity, and in time Tony Vassall too went to battle and was killed. The country gave Patience a widow's pension, as well a touching inducement to marry again; she died of grief. Many people died in those days, it was not strange at all. Nathan and his wife got so rich that after the war they died of overeating, and their daughter Olive came into a vast fortune and a Trustee.

In the passage, it is stated that "friend and foe alike were almost drowned in blood." What does it convey?

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

With a vengeance

A hollow hemispherical bowl is made of silver with its outer radius 8 cm and inner radius 4 cm respectively. The bowl is melted to form a solid right circular cone of radius 8 cm. The height of the cone formed is

Shah Jahan (1627–1657 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?

To which dynasty did the famous patron of literature king Bhoja belong?

Who was the Chinese pilgrim who visited India during the Gupta period?

Which of the following events is NOT considered for the time being of Viceroy Lord Lytton?

Resul Pookutty won Oscars for the movie "Slumdog Millionaire" in the category of _____ .