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PAST TENSE 1. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: ( past indefinite tense): The simple past tense is used for a past action. Example: 1. I saw the Taj Mahal in 1989. ( simple past form – v2 ) 2. PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE : The past continuous tense is used for an action continued at some point in…

1. In which state was a life size bronze statue of Mother Teresa unveiled on her 106th birth anniversary?  (3) (1) Maharashtra  (2) Nagaland  (3) West Bengal  (4) Manipur  (5) Gujarat 2. Name the Football player who has won the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award.  (2) (1) Lione Messi (2) Cristiano Ronaldo (3) Toni Kroos (4) Gianluigi Buffon (5) Gareth…

1. The CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes) will write to ______ lakh taxpayers asking them to avail the onetime dispute resolution scheme to settle their cases?(5) (1) 3.49 (2) 1.74 (3) 4.77 (4) 10.3 (5) 2.59 2. PM Narendra Modi is all set to address the national through the ______ installment of his monthly special Mann ki baat. (August)(5) (1)…

TENSES  SIMPLIFIED Tense means Time. The tense of a verb tells us about the time of an action. Has the action taken place in the past? Has it taken place in the present? Or will it take place in the future? There are three tenses – Past, Present, Future. According to the state of the action each…

CODED INEQUALITIES Directions (Q. 1-5) : In these questions symbols @, #, $, % and © are used with different meanings as follows. ‘A @ B’ means ‘A is smaller than B’. ‘A # B’ means ‘A is greater than B’. ‘A $ B’ means ‘A is either smaller than or equal to B’. ‘A %…

QUADRATIC EQUATIONS A polynomial of degree 2 is called Quadratic Equation. A general form of quadratic equation is ax2 + bx + c = 0 Two quadratic equations are given in the questions. We have to find out the values of the variables and compare them. Based on the relation, conclusions have to be made.…

1.Primogeniture(Noun):The state of being the first child born in a family. Synonyms: estate,heritagestar Antonyms: heirloom,heritage Example Sentence: Here then emerges the historical difficulty of Primogeniture. 2.Apotheosis(noun):the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god. Synonyms:elevation,idolization Antonyms:exaltation,exaltedness Example Sentence: That faceless and nameless horror was the apotheosis of the Imperialist. 3.harum-scarum(adjective): He had…

INDUS WATER TREATY The Indus Waters Treaty is a water-distribution treaty between India and Pakistan, brokered by the World Bank (then the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development). The treaty was signed in Karachi on September 19, 1960 by Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and President of Pakistan Ayub Khan. According to this agreement, control over the three “eastern”…

AS ON 15-09-2016 President of India                PRANAB MUKHERJEE Vice President of India        HAMID ANSARI CABINET Narendra Modi: Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space; All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister 1. Rajnath Singh: Home Affairs. 2.…

COMPUTER  TERMINOLOGY Abort: To stop a program or function before it has finished. Algorithm: A set of instructions that provides a solution to a given problem. Animation: A simulation of movement created by displaying a series of pictures, or frames. For example, cartoons on television. hardware and software. The architecture of a system defines its broad outlines. ASCII: American Standard Code…

FINDING CUBE OF NUMBERS Students should remember cubes of 10 numbers. 13 = 1 23 = 8 33 = 27 43 = 64 53 = 125 63 = 216 73 = 343 83 = 512 93 = 729 103 = 1000 We take an example and understand this method. Let us find the cube of…

1.Acquaintance(noun): A Person you know Slightly Synonyms: associate,companion Antonyms: antagonist, detractor Example Sentence: 1.Personal knowledge or information about someone or something 2.a person with whom you are acquainted 2.Engraving(noun):A Print made from an engravedplate or block. Synonyms:chasing ,chiselling Antonyms: aquatinta,steel engraving Example Sentence: The act or art of a person who or thing that engraves. 3.Gelignite(noun):A…