11. Direction: Select the most appropriate words/phrases from among the choices to complete the most meaningful sentence.

The city's civic infrastructure, already ________________, will face another test this afternoon, when high tide is expected at 1.27 pm, bringing waves almost 5 metres high.

Daunted
Overwhelmed
Stabbed
Stressed

ANSWER : Stressed

12. Direction: Select the most appropriate words/phrases from among the choices to complete the most meaningful sentence.

Noise levels in our cities higher than ______________ limits.

prescribed
arranged
top
greatest

ANSWER : prescribed

13. Direction: Select the most appropriate words/phrases from among the choices to complete the most meaningful sentence.

In the Indian system of government, the Prime Minister is the ____________ of all power.

Center
Repository
Fountainhead
Originator

ANSWER : Fountainhead

14. Direction: Select the most appropriate words/phrases from among the choices to complete the most meaningful sentence.

Zimbabwe have the potential and will be looking to surprise India as they face each other in a battle of ____________.

unevens
patchy
beleaguered
besieged

ANSWER : unevens

15. Direction: Select the most appropriate words/phrases from among the choices to complete the most meaningful sentence.

Heavy rains ___________ Mumbai, BMC issues alert; high tide also expected

dash
lash
bind
overwhelm

ANSWER : lash

16. Direction: Select the most appropriate words/phrases from among the choices to complete the most meaningful sentence.

The flourishing of new clusters of innovative start-ups in emerging economies is _______________ to redefine the mapping of world innovation.

contributing
donating
supplying
throwing

ANSWER : contributing

17. Direction: Select the most appropriate words/phrases from among the choices to complete the most meaningful sentence.

MS Dhoni is at the pinnacle of his prowess and seems to be enjoying every moment of his cricket

power
prowess
repository
invincible

ANSWER : prowess

18. Direction: Select the most appropriate words/phrases from among the choices to complete the most meaningful sentence.

Yuvraj Singh was the ______________of all eyes when he starts his journey back to international cricket after his disease.

delight
petulant
supreme
cynosure

ANSWER : cynosure

19. Direction: Select the most appropriate words/phrases from among the choices to complete the most meaningful sentence.

US President Barack Obama had earlier said that the companies which provide jobs at home would get bigger tax breaks but those ______________ work would have to pay more.

Legitimating
Outsourcing
Obtaining
None

ANSWER : Outsourcing

20. Direction: Select the most appropriate words/phrases from among the choices to complete the most meaningful sentence.

Slowing European growth, knock-on effects on the US and emerging markets like China, the deterioration in money market conditions and the withdrawal of European banks from lending in Asia will pose ___________ challenges for India in the year ahead.

significant
trivial
paltry
ponder

ANSWER : significant