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23rd January 2015:

Vocabulary for the day to improve our English language #130

“ASCETIC” --- means a person who, in order to achieve spiritual discipline, forgoes material comforts and leads a life of rigorous self-denial and contemplation; austere or self-denying…

This is used as an adjective & a noun...

Pronunciation of the word – uh'-SET-ik…

Usage of the word in sentences...

--- He gave up everyday comforts to live life as an ascetic…

--- Mr Chamlong - an ascetic Buddhist and retired military general - urged supporters not to abandon the site if he were arrested…

--- His policies had failed, but people admired his sincerity and his ascetic life…

--- He renounced his kingdom and embraced instead the path of the ascetic…

--- The minister encouraged his church members to pursue ascetic lives without earthly pleasures…

--- The smartest guy in my math class has ascetic habits and never does anything but study in his free time…

--- Because Katy is a spoiled rich girl who gets everything she wants, she is definitely not maintaining an ascetic lifestyle…

Answer for question #119: option C – Narendra Modi

23rd January 2015:

GK question #120

--- Which nation is NOT part of European Economic Union (EEU)?

a. Russia
b. Belarus
c. Ukraine
d. Kazakshtan

Answer for question #134: option D – 168 sq.cm

23rd January 2015:

Questions for your aptitude to improve your attitude & altitude #135

--- 30 men can type 18000 pages in 27 days, working 8 hours a day. In how many days can 36 men type 45000 pages working 6 hours a day?

a. 52.5 days
b. 37.5 days
c. 75 days
d. 45 days

22nd January 2015:

Vocabulary for the day to improve our English language #129

“DECREE” --- means an authoritative order that has the force of law; one that is foreordained; to dictate or establish by decree; to ordain…

This is used as a verb & a noun...

Pronunciation of the word – di-KREE…

Usage of the word in sentences...

--- Royal decrees cannot be ignored…

--- Last month, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah issued a royal decree naming the interior minister, Prince Nayef -- the powerful brother of the crown prince and half-brother to the king -- to the post of second deputy prime minster…

--- But in the period before the vote, the populist, leftist president would be able to rule by decree…

--- The decree authorises police raids without warrant, the use of anonymous witnesses and secret evidence…

--- To decree these pictures ""miniatures'' obscures their importance, depth, range and variety…

--- Two political parties scrambled into existence after the decree…

--- When the president signed the decree on equal rights, everyone in the audience cheered…

Answer for question #118: option C – AirAsia

22nd January 2015:

GK question #119

--- Who has been declared the TOI "Indian of the Year"?

a. Arvind Kejriwal
b. Raghuram Rajan
c. Narendra Modi
d. Suresh Prabhu

Answer for question #133: option D – 168 kg

22nd January 2015:

Questions for your aptitude to improve your attitude & altitude #134

--- A circle of radius 14 cm is inscribed in a square. What is the area of the square unoccupied by the circle?

a. 126 sq.cm
b. 224 sq.cm
c. 182 sq.cm
d. 168 sq.cm

21st January 2015:

Vocabulary for the day to improve our English language #128

“CABAL” --- means a faction of secret, conspiratorial plotters; an intrigue or plot; to conspire…

This is used as a verb & a noun...

Pronunciation of the word – kuh’-BAL…

Usage of the word in sentences...

--- Every member of the cabal was sworn to secrecy…

--- The weak commitments angered the cabal of environment and development agencies, who variously described the outcomes as "frighteningly timid", "lacking in leadership" and "a failure of political will"…

--- Theories about the tightly knit neocon cabal came in waves…

--- Anybody who attacks the secret subject is, by definition, part of the cabal…

--- But it's harder to identify a cabal that self-consciously embraced greed as a guiding philosophy…

--- Moreover, he has the habit of craving entry to every club and cabal he can find…

Answer for question #117: option A – Bala Devi

21st January 2015:

GK question #118

--- The missing Airline Airbus 320-200 belonged to which of the follwoing operators?

a. Etihad
b. Qatar Airways
c. AirAsia
d. AirAustralia

Answer for the question #132: option A – 48

21st January 2015:

Questions for your aptitude to improve your attitude & altitude #133

--- A fresh fruit contains 76% water whereas a dry fruit contains 20% water. How many kg of dry fruit can be obtained from 560 kg of fresh fruit?

a. 156 kg
b. 336 kg
c. 128 kg
d. 168 kg

20th January 2105:

Vocabulary for the day to improve our English language #127

“BIGOT” --- means one who is prejudiced and is intolerant towards those who differ in creed, caste or opinion…

This is used as a noun...

Pronunciation of the word – BIG-uh’ t…

Usage of the word in sentences...

--- His speeches made it clear that he was a bigot who had no tolerance for those who did not share his views…

--- Campaign ads during the presidential campaign portrayed Wright as a bigot and asked why Obama would listen to him for so many years…

--- The bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you put upon it, the more it will contract…

--- Stop being a political bigot and putting words in our mouths…

--- The sincerity of either man can only be doubted by the bigot and the fool…

--- Many of his political opponents consider him a racist bigot…

--- While my aunt claims she is an open-minded Christian, she is actually a bigot who criticizes most religions…

Answer for question #116: option C – both A & B

20th January 2015:

GK question #117

--- Who has been declared the "Women Player of the Year" by AIFF?

a. Bala Devi
b. Aparna Popat
c. Ankita Raina
d. None of the above