Group Discussion - Current Affairs

Hi Everyone,

Here is the topic for today:

Naxalism is the single biggest threat facing Indian society today.

Happy GD-ing.... ;-)

Ciao
Gautam

Group Discussion - Current Affairs

Aloha Folks,

GD time once again. I am sure that a whole lot of you are either about to participate in GDs or are in preparation for the GDs through the CET. This series of moderated GDs is for your benefit.

Moderated because I will drop in from time to time and give gyan on the kind of points made and also the points that could have been made.

The topic for the day is:

Reservation for women in Parliament is going to change the face of politics in India.

Looking forward to a vibrant discussion.

Ciao

Gautam

PS: This is the 100^th post on the Blog.

Collective Nouns

Aloha Friends,

Nouns are often categorised into:

1. Proper Noun
2. Common Noun
3. Collective Noun
4. Abstract Noun

A Collective Noun refers to a number of persons or things taken together and spoken of as a whole.

The first collection of English collective nouns was put together in 1486 and is traditionally ascribed to Dame Juliana Barnes. Her collection was probably originally written in French, putting together earlier works on the same subject, but Dame Juliana undoubtedly invented several of the terms.

A few of these terms are:

A dole of doves

A turmoil of porpoises

A shoal of minnows

A business of ferrets

A party of jays

An unkindness of ravens (so called because the birds were thought to push their young from the nest to teach them self-sufficiency).

A superfluity of nuns

A prudence of vicars

Collective nouns are also used to make fun of or to praise other groups. For e.g.

A yawn of politicians

An eloquence of lawyers (usually used by lawyers) or A deceit of lawyers (used by everyone else).

There are a lot more such terms. In fact I think there are about 164 such terms put together by Dame Juliana. If you can think of some of them can you add to the collection in the Comments section.

Ciao

Group Discussion - Current Affairs

Aloha Guys,

Time for another GD. There seems to be a lot happening in the world around us these days. Unfortunately. So the topic of discussion for today is also on current affairs.

The topic is:

India is a soft state that does not have the political will to combat terrorism.

Looking forward to a lively GD.

Ciao

Group Discussion - General Topic

Hi Guys,

And I am back. And I will totally ignore that fact that I was AWOL all these days and get down to the business at hand. (Even I can be embarrassed about my laziness you know.)

Anyway GD time once again.

Aaj ka topic:

Did Rahul Gandhi out-manoeuvre the Shiv Sena politically on his recent trip to Mumbai?

Looking forward to a lively GD.

Ciao

Anagrams

Aloha Folks,

Let’s take a look at anagrams today. An anagram is a word, phrase, or sentence formed from another by rearranging its letters e.g. “Angel” is an anagram of “glean.”

I am giving the rearranged word(s) and the meaning of the original word. You need to work out what the original word is.
Note: If you are submitting the form you need to input your name without fail.

Have fun

Ciao
Gautam

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Loot a Gryphon
The science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind. Anthropology

Lets Rat
To disturb or agitate suddenly as by surprise or alarm. Startle

Club Pier
A state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them. Republic

No Credit
A particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government Doctrine

Cram Inputs
The original text of an author's work, handwritten or now usually typed, that is submitted to a publisher. Manuscript

Name: *

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The first five all correct entries were:
1. Nishant
2. Meet
3. Cherry
4. Akshay Vannery
5. Ashish

Honourable mention:
Jinse Thomas - It was Manuscript not Manuscripts. :-(
Noel - You got the spelling of anthropology wrong. :-(

Group Discussion - General Topic

Aloha GD Participants,

I know that I have yet to give my feedback on the previous GD but I assure you that I will do that by tomorrow.

Aaj ka topic is:

The Republic Day parade is totally irrelevant in this day and age.

Happy … er … um … Happy GD-ing.

Ciao

Group Discussion - Current Affairs

Hi Guys,

Time for another GD. This time let’s concentrate on current affairs and what is more current than the entire IPL-Pak players fiasco.

The topic is:

Did the IPL teams snub Pakistan by not picking any of their players?

Looking forward to a great discussion.

Ciao

Group Discussion - Abstract Topic

Dear Friends,

Quite some vibrant discussions in the previous two discussions, I must say. I have not commented on the first discussion but have done so in the second. However my feedback has been general in nature rather than personal. I will try to give individual feedback as well from now on.

We have had a couple of general topics and I thought that I would add an abstract topic to the mix.

Today’s topic is:

The number of cockroaches in your kitchen represents the economic prosperity of your nation.

Once again looking forward to a high level of participation,

Ciao

Update: (Jan 21 12.03 pm) Some comments posted on the discussion thus far

Group Discussion - General Topic

Hi Folks,

That was a good start to the GD round. At the time of writing this post there are 14 comments on the previous topic. I would of course prefer greater participation but the start is quite good. I am not closing the discussion when another topic is posted so feel free to contribute to the previous discussion(s) too.

Now I want to know from you guys, especially the ones who have already posted and who intend to do so in the future, is how do you want me to participate? If at all…. ;-)

What I mean to ask is:

Do you want me to give you feedback on your comments?

or

Do you want me to participate in the discussion?

or

Do you want me to do neither?

I am fine with any of those roles, particularly the last one. ;-)

Now for today’s topic:

Is the Internet more of a bane than a boon?

Ciao

Update: I have posted my general feedback in the Comments Section. Feel free to revert to me right here in case you want/need something else.