Category: Miscellaneous

1.prelude Meaning:an action or event serving as an introduction to something more important. Synonym:preliminary, overture, opening, preparation Antonym:conclusion, postscript Sentence: “a ceasefire had been agreed as a prelude to full peace negotiations” 2.premonition Meaning:a strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant. Synonym:foreboding, presage, presentiment, prognostication Sentence: “he had a premonition of…

1. Insolent                                                                             (2) 1. Coward 2. Polite 3. Considerate 4. Agreeable 2. Affectation           …

1. India and this country joint hands to provide visa free entry for flight crew members.                             (1) 1. Russia 2. United States 3. Japan 4. Germany 2. What is the position of India in fish producing?             …

1. A man has Rs. 480 in the denominations of one-rupee notes, five-rupee notes and ten-rupee notes. The number of notes of each denomination is equal. What is the total number of notes that he has ?                 (4) 1. 45 2. 60 3. 75 4. 90 2. There…

1. Artist is to painting as senator is to                                                   (2) 1. attorney 2. law 3. politician 4. constituents 2. Exercise is to gym as eating is to         …

1. relinquish Meaning:voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up. Synonym:renounce, Antonym:keep, retain, continue Sentence: “he relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive” 2. reminiscence Meaning:a story told about a past event remembered by the narrator. Synonym: memories, recollections Sentence: “his reminiscences of his early days in Parliament” 3.remorse Meaning:deep regret or guilt for…

HCF Highest Common Factor (HCF): HCF of two or more given numbers is the greatest number that divides each of them exactly. Thus 7 is the HCF of 14 and 21. HCF is also called Highest Common Divisor or Greatest Common Divisor. Methods to find HCF Method of prime factors: Break the given numbers into…

1. Software for organizing storage and retrieval of information is a (n) ____ (4) operating system database database program data warehouse None of these 2. A set of step-by-step procedures for accom­plishing a task is known as a(n) ____ (1) algorithm hardware program software bug firmware program None of these 3. Which of the following is not…

meteorite: a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space;a fallen meteoroid. prophesy: To foretell or predict, to indicate beforehand, to declare or foretell by or as if by divine inspiration, to utter in prophecy or as a prophet. moribund: In a dying state; near death, on the verge of extinction or termination. ambiguous: Of doubtful or uncertain…

1. Who among the following has been chosen for Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize 2015 in the Academic Category? (3) Neelakanta Sastry Vinodh Mehta Ramachandra Guha Pallavi nair None Expl:-  Historian Ramachandra Guha was on 24 July 2015 chosen for the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize 2015 in the Academic Category. The prize will be conferred upon…

Directions (1-5): Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in it. The error if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the number of the part with error as your answer, if there is no error, mark (5). 1. In order to claim (1)/ any tax benefit…

1. How many backward districts will be transformed by 2022 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to create a “New India”?                                                                (1) 1. 115 2.…