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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 21-Mar-14

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         21-Mar-14 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists carp  [  kahrp  ]   [  noun, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to unreasonably criticize or complain 2. (n.) an irritable, peevish or fretful complaint 3. (n.) an Asian fresh-water fish that is often bred for food   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She carped about the settlement of her divorce all her life.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Public information officers may carp about the burgeoning number of applications that land on their desks every day, but the fact remains that the Right to Information Act is sadly underutilised. The Times of India, Keep a watch on govt with Rs 10, Seema Kamdar, 27 December 2004   sedulous  [  SEJ-uh'-luh' s  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. assiduous, diligent or hardworking

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 21-Mar-14

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see the Question of the Day and Tip of the Day on the Web.         21-Mar-14 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Answer the question based on the passage given below.   In the past two decades, economists have become increasingly interested in how institutions contribute to economic growth. They are particularly enthused by the view that institutions guaranteeing a "credible commitment" to liberal limits on state action—and repayment of the national debt—caused the industrial revolution to get off the ground in 18th-century England. This may at first appear to be an academic debate of only esoteric interest. But such views have quickly become dominant within economics. And some related conclusions—such as an emphasis on democracy and property rights as necessary prerequisites for sustained economic growth—came to influence th

TESTFunda Weekly Newsletter 20-Mar-14

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          20-Mar-14 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback IN THE SPOTLIGHT • Weekly Dose of GK and Current Affairs from 13th to 19th March This section will keep you abreast of all the important news and latest happenings around the world without looking at different sources across the internet.