In each question below, a sentence is given with an idiom/phrase printed in bold type. That part may contain a grammatical error. Each sentence is followed by four alternatives. Find out which option should replace the phrase/idiom given in bold to correct the error, if there is any, and to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark 5) as the answer.
After leaving school she fell foul of the law and spent time in jail.
fell foul of means t o get into trouble because of failing to do what is required by law.
The ratio of two natural numbers 'u' and 'v' is 3:4, respectively. When 12 is added to 'u' and 8 is subtracted from 'v', the ratio of 'u' to 'v' becomes...
If (3 - 4/(1+ 2/(3+ 1/(2+1/3))))th part of a journey takes 45 minutes, then to complete 4/5th of that journey, it will take:
99² +? ² = 18826
When a number is increased by 60% then the number obtained is 56 less than thrice the original number. Find the original number.
Find the third proportion of 30 and 12.
Rs 720 is to be divided among P, Q and R so that P gets 3/5 of Q’s share and R gets 1/3 of P’s share. Share of R is:
Sum of all positive integers from 1 to 100 is
The sum of the first 163 terms of a GP is equal to the sum of the first 161 terms in the same GP. If the 117th term in the same GP is 985, then what wil...
If 1.5x = 0.04y, then the value of