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Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions:
Three coaches got derailed ____ the signal was wrong.
because
b)as
c)if
d)but
A major problem in India is illiteracy and proverty which has been the root cause of all the other problems. Unless and until the population of country will become literate and educated, country's growth would be at stake. There are 400 million Indian below poverty line and India spends and 3.3 billion energy year on primary education. Government has made many schemes to uplift the education system of India but due to corruption and crime, happening at a very bigger scale, the education industry is still facing many challenges.
The education industry is still facing many challenges:
the education system is challenged
b)the problem in Indian education systems all due to crime.
c)the education industry is not getting the benefit of government policies due to crime and corruption.
d)the government schemes are able to help the education industry inspite large of scale corruption and crime
However, the group's long-term strategy is to ---------- on the core sector business connected with infrastructure and energy.
breed
b)develop
c)concentrate
d)depend
Tibet conjures up images of a mystic land. Snow-capped mountain peaks pierce the blue sky and fierce chilly winds sweep the rolling grasslands. Maroon-robed Buddhist monks pray in remote monasteries and sturdy horsemen pound the rugged earth. People in this high plateau perform punishing rituals like prostrating hundreds of miles in tattered clothes on pilgrimage. Spirits, spells and flying apparitions are part of the Tibetan world. In short, Tibet remains an exotic. Such images are largely the result of books by Western travellers and explorers in the last century, which helped in keeping the mystique alive. And when the Communist rulers took over Tibet in the 1950s and began imposing Chinese language and culture on the people, Tibet's own history started to ______ in the background. Thus, the only books available in English to Tsering Wangmo Dhompa as a young girl growing up in India and Nepal as a refugee were those written by Westerners, and so she came to view the country as a forbidden land, a place where fantasy and fable collaborated against a dramatic backdrop of mountains, black magic and people with strange customs and appearances.
amplify
b)stretch
c)die
d)recede
Rearrange the following five sentences in proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph, and then answer the questions.
1. After examining him, the doctor smiled at him mischievously and took out a syringe.
2. Thinking that he was really sick, his father summoned the family doctor.
3. That day, Mintu wanted to take a day off from school
4. Immediately, Mintu jumped up from his bed and swore the he was fine
5. Therefore; he pretended to be sick and remained in bed.
Which sentence should come second in the paragraph?
1
b)2
c)3
d)4
e)5
In the sentences, there are two blank spaces. Below the sentence, there are five pairs of words. Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make it meaningfully complete.
The disadvantaged __ have also got a share in the new production __.
people, scenario
b)players, scene
c)groups, Potential
d)units, boom
e)theorists, package
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
Whether it is the price rise
b)or rallies, it is
c)the common man who is
d)over the receiving end.
e)No error
What is the length of the coast line of India:
7516.6km
b)8516.6km
c)6516.6km
d)9516.6km
In which of the following activities a large proportion of Indian population is engaged?
Quarrying
b)Agriculture
c)Mining
d)Animal husbandry
---------------is the major raw material for biogas.
Plant leaves
b)Cow dung
c)Mud
d)Grass
The Himalayan rivers are suitable for navigation because
they are perennial
b)they have large basins
c)they form delta
d)they flow over plain areas
Mawsynram in Meghalaya receives an average rainfall of ____ in a year
1200 cm
b)1187cm
c)1088cm
d)1302cm
What is the India's share of the total area of the earth surface?
4%
b)2.42%
c)2.5%
d)4.4%
India is the __ largest country in Asia.
first
b)second
c)third
d)fourth
Why were the Indians dissatisfied with the Simon Commission?
There was no Indian member in the Commission.
b)Indians never wanted the review of the working of the Act of 1919
c)It recommended that Dyarchy in the provinces should be abolished.
d)None of these.
With the passage of time, what was the position of the Maasai chiefs?
They had regular income with which they could buy animals, goods and land
b)In times of war and famine, they lost nearly everything
c)They did not have resources to tide over bad times
d)Some eked out a living as charcoal burners, others did odd jobs
The existing dress codes in Europe were swept away by:
American Revolution
b)French Revolution
c)Russian Revolution
d)The First World War
In the early decades of 20th century the most important reason for the popularity of novels among women was:
that novels presented a new conception of women hood
b)because women were fond of love stories
c)the women wanted to read the books written by women author
d)more and more women were literate enough to read novels
Which of the following is not true of ordinary people in Nazi Germany?
Majority of Germans were passive onlookers
b)They were scared to act, to differ, to protest
c)Majority genuinely believed Nazism would bring prosperity and well-being
d)Every German was a Nazi
The Strip cultivation was practiced by:
peasants in England
b)tribals
c)nomadic pastoralists
d)shifting cultivators
A mechanical means of treating industrial effluents:
sedimentation
b)rainwater harvesting
c)recycling of waste water
d)biologically
The best forests were
protected forests
b)village forests
c)state forests
d)reserved forests
Which of the following country is not a part of the Indo-China?
Cambodia
b)Laos
c)Vietnam
d)China
The system of indentured labour migration was abolished in:
1920
b)1921
c)1922
d)1923
Handloom production almost trebling between _____
1870-1900
b)1820-1850
c)1850-1890
d)1900-1940
Industrialisation began in France is
During 18th century
b)During 19th century
c)During 20th century
d)None of these
The first printing press was developed by:
Marco Polo
b)Kitagawa Utamaro
c)Johann Gutenberg
d)Erasmus
Who was the author of the novel named 'Pamela'?
Henry Fielding
b)Samuel Richardson
c)Charles Dickens
d)Thomas Hardy
The resolution of Puma Swaraj was adopted at which session?
Karachi Congress
b)Haripura Congress
c)Lahore Congress
d)Lucknow Congress
The tennis court Oath was made by:
A group of moderates known as Girondists
b)King Louis XVI
c)Napoleon
d)Representatives of the Third Estate