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.

To impose costs on one of the parties at the end of a ________________ litigation is common; it is meant, among other things, to act as a ___________________ against litigants abusing the process and the system of the law. But to seek pre-deposits with a view to prioritising a certain kind of case over another, by __________________ early dates of hearing to those that are capable of paying huge ___________ of money, is simply staggering. It reinforces a scheme of classism that ought to have no place in any court of law, let ______________ the apex court of the land.

by __________________ early dates of hearing

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

By the time we set out, the sun (sit) pretty in the blue sky.

The first Indian to win an olypic medal in badminton was

Who was awarded the 2018 Padama Bhushan Award in the field of Art-Music?

Who received the Man Booker Prize in 2015 for his novel ' A brief history of seven killings'?

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

In the following question, from the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.
Improvement

In which city is St. Peter's Basilica, one of the most famous churches in Christianity, located?