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Choose only such friends that you can trust.
General EnglishGrammar and usage
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Choose only such friends that you can trust.
While he was digging sand, a large mass fell and buried him completely.
The book is well printed and attractively bound, making together an attractive volume.
A little younger to myself we, both were devoted to cricket and boating.
He had no sooner arrived than he was asked to leave again.
The Rajputs always fought _____________ the last man.
I have been surfing internet _________ the last two hours.
You should be considerate __________ your employees and I assure you of your success in every walk of life.
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The world is one's oyster
To go for the jugular?
To follow the primrose path
A bee in one's bonnet
To take a rain-check
Read the following passage and answer the question. Passage: When you buy a car, examine carefully the important features of the model you are considering. Many a buyer of the latest models has got into trouble by buying a car too broad or too long for his garage. Furthermore a long car is much harder to manoeuvre in traffic and much more difficult to park. Another feature is the comfort afforded. Are the seats nice and durably upholstered? Is there enough glass area to give the driver a good view in all directions, particularly to the rear? It should be remembered that the heavier and more powerful a car is, the more expensive it will be to operate. High powered motors require expensive high-octane petrol. The greater weight means greater tyre wear and enlarged brakes. The old cliché is still true; it is not the initial cost but the upkeep which matters! According to this passage, the two factors that the buyer of a new car should keep in mind are
Read the following passage and answer the question. Passage: When you buy a car, examine carefully the important features of the model you are considering. Many a buyer of the latest models has got into trouble by buying a car too broad or too long for his garage. Furthermore a long car is much harder to manoeuvre in traffic and much more difficult to park. Another feature is the comfort afforded. Are the seats nice and durably upholstered? Is there enough glass area to give the driver a good view in all directions, particularly to the rear? It should be remembered that the heavier and more powerful a car is, the more expensive it will be to operate. High powered motors require expensive high-octane petrol. The greater weight means greater tyre wear and enlarged brakes. The old cliché is still true; it is not the initial cost but the upkeep which matters! The size of the car should be in accordance with
Read the following passage and answer the question. Passage: When you buy a car, examine carefully the important features of the model you are considering. Many a buyer of the latest models has got into trouble by buying a car too broad or too long for his garage. Furthermore a long car is much harder to manoeuvre in traffic and much more difficult to park. Another feature is the comfort afforded. Are the seats nice and durably upholstered? Is there enough glass area to give the driver a good view in all directions, particularly to the rear? It should be remembered that the heavier and more powerful a car is, the more expensive it will be to operate. High powered motors require expensive high-octane petrol. The greater weight means greater tyre wear and enlarged brakes. The old cliché is still true; it is not the initial cost but the upkeep which matters! The writer favours a car with a wide glass area so that the driver can
Read the following passage and answer the question. Passage: When you buy a car, examine carefully the important features of the model you are considering. Many a buyer of the latest models has got into trouble by buying a car too broad or too long for his garage. Furthermore a long car is much harder to manoeuvre in traffic and much more difficult to park. Another feature is the comfort afforded. Are the seats nice and durably upholstered? Is there enough glass area to give the driver a good view in all directions, particularly to the rear? It should be remembered that the heavier and more powerful a car is, the more expensive it will be to operate. High powered motors require expensive high-octane petrol. The greater weight means greater tyre wear and enlarged brakes. The old cliché is still true; it is not the initial cost but the upkeep which matters! It is very expensive to maintain a large car because it
Read the following passage and answer the question. Passage: When you buy a car, examine carefully the important features of the model you are considering. Many a buyer of the latest models has got into trouble by buying a car too broad or too long for his garage. Furthermore a long car is much harder to manoeuvre in traffic and much more difficult to park. Another feature is the comfort afforded. Are the seats nice and durably upholstered? Is there enough glass area to give the driver a good view in all directions, particularly to the rear? It should be remembered that the heavier and more powerful a car is, the more expensive it will be to operate. High powered motors require expensive high-octane petrol. The greater weight means greater tyre wear and enlarged brakes. The old cliché is still true; it is not the initial cost but the upkeep which matters! While buying a new car, one should specially consider its
I rather like the quaint little house at the end of the street.
If she continues to spend her time in such a frivolous manner, she will fail in her examinations.
Sanguine as he is in his attitude to life and its problems, he cannot but be noticed wherever he goes.
One's remonstration against social ills has to be consistent to be fruitful.
The advice rendered to him sounded to be quite sagacious.
The Indian cultural fair was held at Rome in a grandiose manner.
His voice sounded haughty when I spoke to him over the telephone.
The device to convert alternating current into direct current is
Combustion of a candle is a
Which of the following is a chemical
compound?
A and B ran over a distance starting from the same place. The distance-time graph is shown (not reproduced here). Consider the following statements:
Which of these statements is/are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding the Nuclear Power Programme of India:
Which of these statements is/are correct?
Carbohydrates are stored in the body as
Bacteria and viruses cause
Substances which are obtained from micro organisms but used to destroy micro organisms are
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Consider the following statements:
Which of these statements are correct?
Which positional value divides the series into equal parts?
A town 'P' is located in a particular district. The town 'A' is west of 'P'. Town 'T' is east of 'P'. Town 'K' is east of 'B' but west of 'T' and 'A'. They are all in the same district. Which town is the farthest west?
A factory has three belt conveyors fitted in its loading station. Conveyors 'A' and 'B' operating simultaneously lift all the goods in the same time during which the goods can be lifted by the conveyor 'C' operating alone. Conveyor 'B' lifts all the goods five hours faster than conveyor 'A' but four hours slower than the conveyor 'C'. The durations of time required to lift all the goods, individually by the conveyors 'A', 'B' and 'C' are
According to a certain code * means 'greater than', + means 'less than', ÷ means 'equal to', % means 'plus'. If A * X, B ÷ Z, Y + C; then the relation between ABC and XYZ is
What is the maximum number of pieces 1 cm in diameter and 20 cm long that can be cut out of a cylindrical wooden block 20 cm in length and 3 cm in diameter?
A group of boys decided to buy a few cassettes whose price was between Rs. 200 and Rs. 250. But at the time of purchase, two of the boys declined to contribute as a result of which the remaining boys had to pay Re. 1 more than they had originally planned. What was the price of the cassettes if the boys contributed equally and in whole number of rupees?
Directions for Q48-Q52: Sumeet, Philips, Wasim, Bishan and Chetan are five players of the College Cricket team and their home towns are Surat, Pune, Warangal, Bangalore and Chandigarh, but not in that order. The five specialist slots of spinner, pace bowler, wicket-keeper, batsman and captain are held by them, again not in the order of their names stated above. (i) Their names, home towns and specialities do not start with the same letter. (ii) Neither Philips nor Wasim is the captain and they do not belong to either Surat or Bangalore. (iii) Sumeet is neither a wicket-keeper nor a batsman. (iv) Pune is not Bishan's home town. (v) The player who hails from Bangalore is a wicket-keeper. (vi) The captain's home town is Pune, while the batsman does not hail from Warangal. The spinner's hometown is
Directions for Q48-Q52: Sumeet, Philips, Wasim, Bishan and Chetan are five players of the College Cricket team and their home towns are Surat, Pune, Warangal, Bangalore and Chandigarh, but not in that order. The five specialist slots of spinner, pace bowler, wicket-keeper, batsman and captain are held by them, again not in the order of their names stated above. (i) Their names, home towns and specialities do not start with the same letter. (ii) Neither Philips nor Wasim is the captain and they do not belong to either Surat or Bangalore. (iii) Sumeet is neither a wicket-keeper nor a batsman. (iv) Pune is not Bishan's home town. (v) The player who hails from Bangalore is a wicket-keeper. (vi) The captain's home town is Pune, while the batsman does not hail from Warangal. Chandigarh is hometown of
Directions for Q48-Q52: Sumeet, Philips, Wasim, Bishan and Chetan are five players of the College Cricket team and their home towns are Surat, Pune, Warangal, Bangalore and Chandigarh, but not in that order. The five specialist slots of spinner, pace bowler, wicket-keeper, batsman and captain are held by them, again not in the order of their names stated above. (i) Their names, home towns and specialities do not start with the same letter. (ii) Neither Philips nor Wasim is the captain and they do not belong to either Surat or Bangalore. (iii) Sumeet is neither a wicket-keeper nor a batsman. (iv) Pune is not Bishan's home town. (v) The player who hails from Bangalore is a wicket-keeper. (vi) The captain's home town is Pune, while the batsman does not hail from Warangal. Who is the pace bowler?
Directions for Q48-Q52: Sumeet, Philips, Wasim, Bishan and Chetan are five players of the College Cricket team and their home towns are Surat, Pune, Warangal, Bangalore and Chandigarh, but not in that order. The five specialist slots of spinner, pace bowler, wicket-keeper, batsman and captain are held by them, again not in the order of their names stated above. (i) Their names, home towns and specialities do not start with the same letter. (ii) Neither Philips nor Wasim is the captain and they do not belong to either Surat or Bangalore. (iii) Sumeet is neither a wicket-keeper nor a batsman. (iv) Pune is not Bishan's home town. (v) The player who hails from Bangalore is a wicket-keeper. (vi) The captain's home town is Pune, while the batsman does not hail from Warangal. Who is the spinner?
Directions for Q48-Q52: Sumeet, Philips, Wasim, Bishan and Chetan are five players of the College Cricket team and their home towns are Surat, Pune, Warangal, Bangalore and Chandigarh, but not in that order. The five specialist slots of spinner, pace bowler, wicket-keeper, batsman and captain are held by them, again not in the order of their names stated above. (i) Their names, home towns and specialities do not start with the same letter. (ii) Neither Philips nor Wasim is the captain and they do not belong to either Surat or Bangalore. (iii) Sumeet is neither a wicket-keeper nor a batsman. (iv) Pune is not Bishan's home town. (v) The player who hails from Bangalore is a wicket-keeper. (vi) The captain's home town is Pune, while the batsman does not hail from Warangal. Chetan's hometown is
A and B stand in a circular ring with 10 other persons. If the arrangement of 12 persons is randomly done, the chance that there are exactly 3 persons between A and B is
15 men can complete a work in 280 days. They started the work and after every 10 days, 15 additional men were employed. In how many days the work was completed?
Bag 'A' contains 5 white and 2 black balls. Bag 'B' contains 2 white and 3 black balls. If any one bag is chosen and a ball is taken out of it at random, what is the probability that the ball is black?
Three containers have their volumes in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5. They are full of mixtures of milk and water. The mixtures contain milk and water in the ratio of 4 : 1, 3 : 1 and 5 : 2 respectively. The contents of all these three containers are poured into a fourth container. The ratio of milk and water in the fourth container is
Two dice are thrown simultaneously. The probability that the product of the two numbers on the two dice is an even number is
The flowers in a basket become double every minute and the basket gets full in one hour. In how much time, the basket was 1/32 full?
If X is mortal, Y is wise. If Z is not good, A will suffer. Y is not wise, if A suffers. If B is a slave, X is immortal. If A suffers, what follows?
In a group of 36 persons, a total of 16 take tea while 9 take tea but not coffee. How many persons in this group take coffee but not tea?
How many lines other than those shown in the figure are required to join each corner with another? (The figure shows an octagon.)
Two pipes 'A' and 'B' can fill a tank in 15 minutes and 20 minutes respectively. Both the pipes are opened together but after 4 minutes, pipe 'A' is turned off. What is the total time required to fill the tank?
Directions for Q63-Q64: A cube has six faces, each of a different colour. The red face is opposite to black. The green face is between red and black. The blue face is adjacent to white. The brown face is adjacent to blue. The red face is the bottommost face. The four colours adjacent to green are
Directions for Q63-Q64: A cube has six faces, each of a different colour. The red face is opposite to black. The green face is between red and black. The blue face is adjacent to white. The brown face is adjacent to blue. The red face is the bottommost face. The face opposite to the brown face is
Which of the following statements is not correct?
Consider the following statements:
Which of these statements is/are correct?
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is appointed by the
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Who of the following is the Chairman of Planning Commission in India?
Who among the following became the President of India without having been the Vice-President?
Nalanda University flourished during the reign of which of the following rulers?
The foreign traveller who visited India during Vijayanagar period was
Who among the following was a great protagonist of the 'Doctrine of Lapse'?
Chauri Chaura is known in the history of India's struggle for freedom because
The 'Grand Trunk Road' connects
The Civil Disobedience Movement of 1930 culminated in the signing of a pact in 1931 by Gandhiji and
Dhanvantari was
Which leader is called the 'father' of India's social reform movement?
Match List-I (Classical Dance Form) with List-II (State) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
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Consider the following statements:
Which of these statements is/are correct?
Consider the following statements:
Which of these statements is/are correct?
Which is the correct sequence of the given American cities from West to East?
Latitude of a place is indicative of its
Consider the following statements:
Which of these statements are correct?
Consider the following statements: While it is 6:30 AM (Sunday) in London, it is around
Which of these statements is/are correct?
Consider the following statements:
Which of these statements are correct?
Consider the following statements: According to Census 2001
Which of these statements is/are correct?
Match List-I (Park/Sanctuary) with List-II (State) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
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Match List-I (Multi-purpose river valley projects) with List-II (State) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
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Match List-I (City) with List-II (River passing through the city) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
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Recently, Cannes Film Festival was held in
Shri Kiran Karnik is the
Knesset is the name of the Parliament of
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Match List-I (Football World Cup/Year) with List-II (Host Country) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
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Match List-I (Person) with List-II (Organisation) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
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'Raksha Kavach' is
Consider the following statements in respect of Soccer World Cup:
Which of these statements are correct?
Recently, Government disinvested stake in VSNL, IBP and IPCL to
Stockholm Syndrome is a mental condition experienced by
Match List-I (Prominent Football Player) with List-II (Country) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
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Match List-I (Library) with List-II (City) and select the correct answer:
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Crop Yield Formulation Unit which has developed statistical models to forecast crop yield works under the control of
East Timor, the latest independent nation in the world was ruled by
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
'Sagar Samrat' is the name of
Which tourist destination from amongst the following will be developed as an international destination for tourism according to the Budget 2002-03?
Shri Rajender Singh won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for
Which among the following became the first woman Prime Minister in the world?
Who among the following wrote the book 'Algebra of Infinite Justice'?
Consider the following statements:
Which of these statements is/are correct?
Consider the following statements:
Which of these statements is/are correct?