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Question 30 Communication Ability 2016 Medium MCQ +1.00 marks

The past decade has upset many preconceptions about development and this, more than anything else, makes it difficult to be overly definite about what the next decade has in store. But there are a few things that one can assert with some confidence. First, education, health and…

Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word in CAPITALS, as used in the passage: PURPOSE

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