Exams

Which one of the following statements concerning research centres in India is not correct?

On a clean glass plate a drop of water spreads to form a thin layer whereas a drop of mercury remains almost spherical because ________

At which of the following place, weight of an object is maximum?

Which of the statements given below are correct?
1. The author of the novel 'Air' is Geoff Ryman.
2. The author of the novel 'Ulysses' is James Joyce.
3. The author of the novel 'The Great Gatsby' is F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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

A bone of contention

The bus fare between two cities is increased in the ratio 5:11. Find the increase in the fare, if the original fare is Rs. 275.

The bar graph shows average marks scored in a 100 marks English exam by students of 7 divisions of standard X. Study the diagram and answer the question.

If all students of Division B got bonus 5 marks each for winning an interschool match their new average marks would increase by how much?

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.

Books are our ______ friends. They are our guides. We can learn everything from them. The books contain all the great ______ of the world's leaders and we can learn them by reading the books. The books help us find ______ to our questions. The books never fail us. We should read as ______ books as we can. But all books are not good. So we should ______ only good books.

The books help us find ______ to