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Brilliant Academy Of Learning GENERAL ENGLISH PRACTICE SET Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it in the context of the passage. Certain words and phrases in the passage   are underlined to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions. In the Kannada novel, Samskara, by Jnanpith awardee U.R Ananthmurthy , the upper caste Brahmins in a village deep in rural north Karnataka, who are caught in the grip of an epidemic face existential dilemma. Their deeply held religious beliefs and rituals are on test. The chief priest of the village, Praneshacharya, a devout, austere Brahmin, has to provide the answers. His neighbor, Naranappa, an irreverent, rebellious Brahmin, who has a hedonistic lifestyle, and who mocks the Brahmins and their rituals and their ,superstitions, suddenly takes ill and dies. There is no one to bury him even as the body begins to decompose inside his house in the ‘Agrahara’, the Brahmins q...

1. ANALOGY Part 1 (In this chapter of Reasoning you have to identify the similar relationship between 3rd and 4th words or terms what have been given between 1st and 2nd words or terms. )                     ....................... https://www.brilliantacademyoflearning.com/ssc-coaching-in-delhi.html Q.1. Radio: Marconi : : Television: ? 1. a. Graham Bell b. Toricelli c. J.L.Baird d. Waterman e. None of these Explanation - Radio was invented by Marconi , in the similar way Television was invented by J.L. Baird. Barometer was invented by Toricelli. Fountain pen was invented by Waterman. Ans 1. C. J. L. Baird Q.2.  Vitamin A : Night Blindness:: Vitamin B : ? 2. a. Scurvy b. Beri Beri c. Rickets d. Impotency e. None of these Explanation - Deficiency of Vitamin A causes Night Blindness , similarly Deficiency of Vitamin B causes Beri Beri. Deficiency of Vitamin C causes Scurvy. Deficiency of Vitamin D causes Rickets. Deficien...

1. 'Shondol ' dance form has created history by entering into the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest Ladakhi dance.  2. '32 yr and healing' is the theme of the 2019 edition of International Day for the 'Preservation of the Ozone Layer'. 3.Mayank Vaid has become first Indian to complete Enduroman triathlon.He belongs to Himachal Pradesh. 4.Anjali Singh has become the India's first female diplomat .She has joined the Indian Embassy in Russia. 5. Sheikh Hasina has been conferred with the Dr.Kalam Smriti International Excellence Award 2019. 6. In Sri Lanka South Asia's tallest tower was unveiled. 7. 'SITMEX'  the first ever trilateral  Naval exercise has started among India , Singapore and Thailand. 8.'Airtel Payment Bank' has launched 'Bharosa' savings account. 9. Vinesh Phogat has become the first Indian wrestler to qualify for 2020 Tokyo Olympics. 10. The year 2020  has been declared as YEAR OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (A...

1.M.N.Roy was the first Indian who had given the idea to have Constitution. 2.The Indian National Congress in 1935, for the first time officially demanded a Constituent Assembly to frame the constitution of India. 3.The first meeting of the constituent assembly was held on 9 th December,1946 with Dr Sachidanand Sinha as it's interim President. 4. On 11th December,1946 Dr Rajendra Prasad was elected its President and H. C Mukherjee was elected as its  Vice President. 5.On December 13 th ,1946 B.N.Rao was appointed the constitutional advisor of the Assembly. 6.Objectives Resolution was moved by Jawaharlal Nehru in the Assembly. 7.' Objectives Resolution  ' was adopted unanimously on January 22nd ,1947. 8.'Objectives Resolution ' laid down the fundamentals and philosophy of the Constitutional structure. 9.'National flag 'was adopted on 22nd July,1947 10.'National Anthem & National song were adopted on January 24,1950 Brilliant Academy Of Learning

1.Cacophony - harsh -sounding mixture of words,voices or sounds. 2. Cadence -     rhythm;the rise and fall of sound. 3. Candour   -    truthfulness; sincere honesty. 4. Denizen    -    inhabitant 5. Deleterious -  harmful 6. Deprecate    - to express disapproval of 7. Deride           - to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously. 8.Eminent            - well known and respected; outstanding. 9.Ignominy              - deep disgrace. 10. Idiosyncrasy      - a peculiarity; an eccentricity. Brilliant Academy Of Learning

1. Accept - to approve of, to receive a thing. Except      -  not including, set apart, excluding. 2. Expect - hope,suppose,wait for.    Suspect - have an idea or feeling about. 3. Adopt    - take into one's family as a son or daughter, accept a report.   Adept     - proficient    Adapt.      - to change accordingly. 4. Allude    - refer to, mention      Elude.    - to escape. 5. Alternate - one after another.      Alternative - substitute, available instead. 6. Amoral - having no moral sense.      Immoral - not confirming to moral standards. 7. Amend - to improve.      Emend - to remove the mistakes . 8. Apposite - proper.     Opposite - contrary,in front of. 9. Affect.     - to influence.      Effect      - result . 10. Advice.  - an opinion.       ...

https://www.brilliantacademyoflearning.com/ssc-coaching-in-delhi.html 1. .One degree Latitude is nearly 111 Km. 2. One degree Longitude is equal to 4 minutes. 3.Most of Iron deposits in India are found in Dharwar Rocks. 4. Ring of Fire refers to Circum Pacific Seismic Belt. 5. Andaman and Nicobar is called Black Water. 6.Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait separates India and Sri Lanka. 7. Regur refers to Black Soil. Black Soil is very good for production of Cotton. 8. Andamans is a group of 204 islands and are extensions of Mountain System of North East India. The largest Island is Middle Andaman. Saddle Peak in North Andaman is the highest peak. Port Blair is located on South Andaman. Cellular Jail is in Port Blair. 9. The Nicobars is a group of 19 islands of which the largest is Great Nicobar. Most of them are volcanic in nature. 10. Ten degree channel separates Little Andaman from Car Nicobar. 11. Duncan Passage lies between south Andaman and Little Andaman. 12. Nine degree Channel sepa...

https://www.brilliantacademyoflearning.com/ssc-coaching-in-delhi.html Correct the sentences (Common Error) 1. My School's name is Bal Bhavan.×  Explanation - Apostrophe S should be used only for living thing. The name of my school is Bal Bhavan.✓ 2. I have passed 12th in 2019.× Explanation - Past Tense should be used . Present Perfect cannot be used for actions which occurred in past. I passed 12th class in 2019.✓(Past Indefinite) I had passed 12th class in 2019.✓(Past Perfect) 3. Mahatma Gandhi was killed by Nathu Ram Godse.× Explanation - The correct usage should be Assassinated instead of killed. In the case of political murder Assassinated is proper word. Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by Nathu Ram Godse.✓ 4. He burned his fingers.× Explanation - 2nd Form of burn is burnt. He burnt his fingers.✓ 5. Sudhir bought an unique blanket.× Explanation - Instead of an, a should be used. An should be used only for vowel sounds. Examples - An Umbrella, A University, An Honest person,...

http://www.brilliantacademyoflearning.com/institueforndanavyairforceinlaxminagar.html 1. Elephanta Caves , situated in Mumbai, Maharashtra was built by Rashtrakutas. 2. Ajanta Caves, situated at Aurangabad, Maharashtra was built by Gupta rulers. 3. Golkunda Fort , situated in Hyderabad, Telengana was built by Qutub Shahi dynasty. 4. Vijay Stambh situated at Chittorgarh, Rajasthan was built by Maharana Kumbha. 5. Qutub Minar situated in Delhi was built by Iltutmish. He completed this Minar whose construction was started by Qutub Ud Din Aibak. 6. Adhai Din Ka Jhopra (Ajmer)and Quat Ul Mosque (Delhi) was built by Qutub Ud Din Aibak. 7. Hauz Khas ,Alai Minar (Delhi) was built by Allauddin Khilji. 8. Tughlaqabad (Delhi) was founded by Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq. 9.  Kotla , Hisar, Jaunpur , Firozpur, Fatehabad, Firozabad were founded by Firoz Shah Tughlaq. 10. Ajmer Sharif Dargah (Ajmer, Rajasthan) was built by Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq. 11. Jantar Mantar was built by Sawai Jai Singh at Jaipur, Delh...

No.   Sq. Cube Sq.Root Cube Root 1 1 1 1.000 1.000 2 4 8 1.414 1.260 3 9 27 1.732 1.442 4 16 64 2.000 1.587 5 25 125 2.236 1.710 6 36 216 2.449 1.817 7 49 343 2.646 1.913 8 64 512 2.828 2.000 9 81 729 3.000 2.080 10 100 1000 3.162 2.154 11 121 1331 3.317 2.224 12 144 1728 3.464 2.289 13 169 2197 3.606 2.351 14 196 2744 3.742 2.410 15 225 3375 3.873 2.466 16 256 4096 4.000 2.520 17 289 4913 4.123 2.571 18 324 5832 4.243 2.621 19 361 6859 4.359 2.668 20 400 8000 4.472 2.714 21 441 9261 4.583 2.759 22 484 10648 4.690 2.802 23 529 12167 4.796 2.844 24 576 13824 4.899 2.884 25 625 15625 5.000 2.924 26 676 17576 5.099 2.962 27 729 19683 5.196 3.000 28 784 21952 5.292 3.037 29 841 24389 5.385 3.072 30 900 27000 5.477 3.107 31 961 29791 5.568 3.141 32 1024 32768 5.657 3.175 33 1089 35937 5.745 3.208 34 1156 39304 5.831 3.240 35 1225 42875 5.916 3.271 36 1296 46656 6.000 3.302 37 1369 50653 6.083 3.332 38 1444 54872 6.164 3.362 39 1521 59319 6.245 3.391 40 1600 64000 6.325 3.420 41 168...

   Important Maths Formulae for General competitions & Entrance Exams 1. (a+b)2=a2+2ab+b2 [a plus b whole square is equal to a square plus two a b  plus b square] 2.(a+b)2=(a-b)2+4ab [a plus b whole square is equal to a minus b whole square plus four a b ] 3.(a-b)2=a2-2ab+b2 [a minus b whole square is equal to a square minus two a b plus b square] 4.(a-b)2=(a+b)2-4ab [a minus b whole square is equal to a plus b whole square minus four a b] 5. a2-b2=(a+b)(a-b) [a square minus b square is equal to a plus b multiplied by a minus b] 6. (a+b)2+(a-b)2=2(a2+b2) [a plus b whole square plus a minus b whole square is equal to two multiplied in sum of a square and b square] 7. (a+b)2- (a-b)2=4ab [a plus b whole square minus a minus b whole square is equal to four a b ] 8.(a+b+c)2=a2+b2+c2+2ab+2bc+2ca [a plus b plus c whole square is equal to a square plus b square plus c square plus two a b plus two b c plus two c a ] 9.(a+b)3=a3+b3+3ab(a+b) [a plus b whole cube is equal to a cu...

1. हल्दी में पीला रंग किसकी उपस्थिति के कारण होता है – कुरकुमिन 2. ज्वार के पौधे में कौन-सा विषैला तत्व पाया जाता है – घुरिन 3. गुलाबी कीट किस फ़सल से सम्बंधित है – कपास 4. मेघ गर्जन वायुमण्डल की किस परत में होता है – क्षोभ मण्डल 5. जेनेटिक्स के पिता कोन है – ग्रेगर मेंडेल 6. माइक्रोबायोलॉजी पिता कोन है – एंटोनी वॉन ल्यूवेन्हॉक 7. जीवविज्ञान के पिता कोन है – अरस्तू 8. ग्रह की अपने कक्ष में सूर्य से अधिकतम दूरी को क्या कहा जाता है – अपसौर 9. प्राकृतिक रबड़ किसका बहुलक है – आइसोप्रीन 10. वायुमण्डल का सबसे ऊपर का स्तर क्या कहलाता है – एक्सोस्फियर 11. घरेलू मक्खी द्वारा फैलने वाला रोग कौन सा हैं – हैजा 12. कार्बन-डाइऑक्साइड गैस का लोकप्रिय व्यावसायिक नाम क्या है – शुष्क बर्फ 13. किस विटामिन को हॉर्मोनम न जाता है – विटामिन डी(D) 14. मानव शरीर में कौन सा अंग यूरिया बनाता है – लिवर 15. कठिन परिश्रम के पश्चात् पेशियों में थकावट क्यों होती है – पेशियों में लेक्टिक अम्ल इकट्ठा हो जाने के कारण 16. किसके संग्रहण के लिए ऊँट अपने कूबड़ का उपयोग करता है – वसा 17. स्त्रियों में रजोनिवृत्ति की उम्र कि...