Questions

Which of the following will cause an increase in demand for a good?

On 19 September 2017, Law Ministry approved Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2017. It will empower government to _______ property of economic offenders and defaulters who flee from India.

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

A picture paints a thousand words

Who is number 1 in the Forbes 2016 ranking of World's billionaires?

Study the Bar diagram carefully and answer the questions. The Bar diagram shows the trends of foreign direct investment (FDI) into India from all over the World (in Rs. crores).

The year which exhibited the 2nd highest growth percentage in FDI in India over the period shown is

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: He wanted to do something to deliver the humanity from all such misery. He reflected on this problem for long.
Q: Siddhartha was greatly touched as he saw an old man, a sick man and a dead body.
R: At last on hearing some words from the mouth of a hermit which encouraged him to renounce the world, he decided to leave the palace and go into the forest for
meditation.
S: Before going, he had a lasting glance on his beloved wife Yashodhra and son, Rahul, who were enjoying a sound sleep at midnight.

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.

The ___________ conversation-starter cultivated by years of ostentatious ___________ society is a simple ‘how do you do?’ followed by a polite shaking of hands and an optional comment on the weather. But aside __________ the mental trauma this ritual causes to those unfortunate souls who suffer from clammy hands, it also doesn’t provide much incentive to go on. Fascinating as the weather can be from time _________ time, one can speak only so much about the ____________ of the sun and express sympathy towards the depressions the Bay of Bengal faces.

years of ostentatious ___________ society is a simple

Which of the following Prime Ministers was awarded Bharat Ratna?