Category: Miscellaneous

1.Jingoism (noun) Meaning: extreme patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy. synonyms: extreme patriotism, blind patriotism, chauvinism, extreme nationalism, flag-waving, excessive loyalty to one’s country, Example: There is first what I call the patriotic or jingoist framework, which sees the soldier as a patriotic bulwark of security, operating in the line…

1. The monthly income of two persons are in the ratio 2 : 3 and their monthly expenses are in the ratio 5 : 9. If each of them saves Rs. 600 per month, then their monthly incomes are          (c) (a) Rs. 1,500 : Rs. 22,250 (b) Rs. 1,200 : Rs. 1,800 (c) Rs. 1,600…

1) _____ is the second generation of web?        (b) a) Second Life b) Web 2.0 c) Emerging Space d) All the above e) None of The Above 2) Operating Systems, editors and debuggers are examples of which type of software?       (a) a) System Software b) Application Software c) Utilities d) All the above e) None…

Directions (1-5): In this section, you have one short passage. After this passage, you will find several questions based on the passage. First, read Passage, and answer the questions based on it. In the highest sense, religion is an intensely individual issue. But there is a national question also. We must hold together, and we…

1.Oblation Meaning: a thing presented or offered to God or a god. Synonym: religious ceremony, Offertory, religious offering Usage: Neither bread nor parched corn nor fresh ears shall be eaten until the oblation is made. 2.Officious Meaning: intrusively enthusiastic in offering help or advice; interfering. Synonym: interfering, intrusive, meddlesome Antonym: self-effacing Usage: “the security people…

Directions (1-5): A number of sentences are given below which, when properly sequenced, form a COHERENT PARAGRAPH. Four sentences are LOGICAL connected, one sentence is out of the context. Find the ODD SENTENCE. 1. A. Like the proverbial butterfly that flaps its wings on one continent and eventually causes a hurricane on another, Norma McCorvey…

1. The average score of Rahul Dravid after 25 innings is 46 runs per innings. If after the 26th innings, his average runs increased by 2 runs, then what is his score in the 26th inning?    (a) (a) 98 (b) 50 (c) 58 (d) 60 2. The average of 4 positive number is A…

1. With the advent of YouTube, Facebook, and Flickr, many savvy political consultants undertook revolutionary micro-targeting and get-out-the-vote techniques that enabled political candidates with cash-strapped budgets to be able to reach numerous likely voters and succeed in raising large numbers of money from enthusiastic and committed supporters in a short period of time.    (D) A.cash-strapped…

1.Unravel (verb) Meaning: investigate and solve or explain (something complicated or puzzling). Example: Sonal Mansingh – A Life like No Other (Penguin Random House) is author, civil servant and admirer Sujata Prasad’s quest to unravel the cherished journey of Bharatanatyam and Odissi dancer Sonal Mansingh. synonyms: solve, resolve, work out, clear up, puzzle out, find…

Directions (1-4): Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four given alternatives. The shoemaker had for ages suffered from a heart condition and five years ago, after an attack, it had appeared as though he would have to either sacrifice his business upon the auction block…

Simple Interest (SI) : Principal: – The money borrowed or lent out for certain period is called the principal or the Sum. Interest: – Extra money paid for using other money is called interest. If the interest on a sum borrowed for certain period is reckoned uniformly, then it is called simple interest.+ Let Principal…

1.Empirical (adjective) Meaning: based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic. Synonyms: observed, seen, factual, actual, real, verifiable, first-hand. Example: Despite consistent empirical evidence which shows that international law positively influences state behaviour, these questions, seeped in scepticism, somehow never seem to go away. 2.Espionage (noun) Meaning:…