Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of the verb from the given options: 

It rained so hard that we_____ not go out.

Direction: In questions, four alternatives are given for Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

There is no gainsaying the fact that the country is in difficulties. 

Directions: In each question below are two/three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow (s) from the statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
All gases are solids.
All Solids are liquids.
Conclusions:
I. All gases are liquids.
II. At least some liquids are solids.
Give Answer
(A) if only conclusion I follows.
(B) if only conclusion II follows.
(C) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
(D) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(E) if both conclusion I and conclusion II follows.

Which country is the largest producer of coarse grains in the world?