1) In each of the following sentences there are blank space/s. Find out which word or pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make it grammatically correct.
If the wind in a tropical depression exceeds this speed, it is ___ to a ‘tropical storm’ and ____ a personal name.
a. demoted, awarded
b. consigned, gifted
c. upgraded, assigned
d. elevated, presented
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ANSWER: upgraded, assigned
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2) It depends on whether we get _______ down by failures or use them as stepping-stones.
a. wretched
b. bogged
c. squirted
d. eluded
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ANSWER: bogged
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3) The rainfall ______ India varies _____ place to place and also from year _____ year.
a. over, with, by
b. of, from, after
c. in, from, to
d. for, with, after
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ANSWER: in, from, to
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4) There was no agreement ______ the great powers ______ a treaty to ban weapons.
a. between, about
b. among, on
c. in, for
d. with, about
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ANSWER: among, on
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5) You expect us to stay in such a________ building even if it can be hired on a nominal rent?
a. Scruffy
b. desperate
c. fragment
d. robust
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ANSWER: Scruffy
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6) We had to face a lot of ____due to their _______ act.
a. Problems, desirable
b. consequences, immeasurable
c. worries, kind
d. humiliation, disgraceful
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ANSWER: humiliation, disgraceful
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7) I would like to __________ your attention to the last paragraph of my essay __________ to the terms of sale of the goods.
a. Consider, according
b. draw, pertaining
c. attract, regarding
d. haul, mainly
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ANSWER: draw, pertaining
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8) We must endeavour to ________________the miseries of poor.
a. Augment
b. elaborate
c. discourage
d. mitigate
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ANSWER: mitigate
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9) If markets were so_______, why is the east providing a massive ___ for agriculture.
a. sundry, help
b. productive, support
c. efficient, subsidy
d. successful, coverage
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ANSWER: efficient, subsidy
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10) They understand that some ___ treatment is necessary in the beginning to______ ingenious aspirants.
a. essential, push
b. imperative, obviate
c. difference, prevent
d. differential, deter
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ANSWER: differential, deter
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11) The visit had a unique start with the President _______ his home state and, in doing so, _______ his priorities.
a. exhibiting, flashing
b. boasting, nodding
c. promoting, indicating
d. showcasing, signalling
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ANSWER: showcasing, signalling
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12) The company has fired another ______ to _______ stock market sentiment.
a. gun, reconsider
b. armament, retrospect
c. tribute, rejuvenate
d. salvo, revive
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ANSWER: salvo, revive
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13) ________to popular belief that meat makes humans ________, they have found that it has a calming effect.
a. dissimilar, happy
b. opposite, intelligent
c. contrary, aggressive
d. comparable, hostile
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ANSWER: contrary, aggressive
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14) Private colleges ______huge fees, but have not been successful in providing ______ education.
a. collect, maintaining
b. pay, better
c. ask, good
d. charge, quality
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ANSWER: charge, quality
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15) The world was _______ to the happenings in Syria, America’s political class was _______by the attacks.
a. watching, worried
b. alert, concerned
c. vigilant, disturbed
d. glued, devastated
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ANSWER: glued, devastated
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16) Political scions who _________ as young members of the house ________ a decade ago are now ministers with key development portfolios.
a. began, around
b. took, hardly
c. opened, merely
d. debuted, nearly
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ANSWER: debuted, nearly
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17) This ______ strengthens the allegation that the influence of the executive in the appointment of judges cannot be ruled out.
a. hindrance
b. thoughts
c. consent
d. persuasion
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ANSWER: persuasion
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18) Even after 15 years of the Kisan Cooperative Schemes, I find a lack of___________.
a. cognizance
b. misunderstanding
c. ingratiating
d. inviting
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ANSWER: cognizance
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19) The run up to the elections in 2016 saw many dramatic _______ in the country’s politics.
a. increments
b. innovations
c. developments
d. changes
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ANSWER: developments
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20) London’s palace of Westminster has been home to the British parliament for_______.
a. centuries
b. adolescence
c. years
d. longer
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ANSWER: centuries
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21) Revitalising Indian railways would be good for ________but it would also have the added benefit of reducing _______from transport.
a. passengers, emissions
b. drivers, concealment
c. commuter, refrains
d. customer, containment
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ANSWER: passengers, emissions
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22) Earlier regulatory act on Jallikattu was ________as an anthropocentric law that was_______ to the eco-centric law against cruelty to animals.
a. recollect, nice
b. recall, good
c. dismissed, repugnant
d. learn, friendly
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ANSWER: dismissed, repugnant
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23) There are real possibilities of ensuring a modicum of nutritional________ and economic security to all________ households.
a. stop, secure
b. support, vulnerable
c. frustration, protected
d. opposition, safe
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ANSWER: support, vulnerable
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24) Clearly, Iraq 2003 and Syria now, _______the most ______testimony on the failure of diplomacy.
a. provide, eloquent
b. leave, fluent
c. develop, fast
d. emphasis, alert
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ANSWER: provide, eloquent
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25) The logic of disqualifying persons in ______ to electricity boards and cooperative societies is strange.
a. redress
b. bias
c. afflicts
d. arrears
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ANSWER: arrears
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26) We have found our-selves left with ____________ moral values and little ethical ___________.
a. extreme, judgment
b. fundamental, scruples
c. incidental, standards
d. obsolete, direction
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ANSWER: extreme, judgment
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27) You will not gain anything by insulting and _________ the man you do not agree with.
a. defaming
b. depicting
c. charging
d. revamping
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ANSWER: defaming
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28) Arts still does not make news, ___________ the story has political ___________.
a. until, bickering
b. unless, ramifications
c. without, angle
d. given, ending
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ANSWER: unless, ramifications
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29) The right to livelihood is an ___________ facet of the right to life.
a. unimportant
b. integral
c. utmost
d. ideal
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ANSWER: integral
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30) When Sameer heard the news of his selection to the IIM, he felt __________.
a. effervescent
b. enamoured
c. elated
d. embittered
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ANSWER: elated
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31) The ___ should understand that they would get a licence only if they have basic skills of driving.
a. residential
b. political
c. authoritative
d. applicants
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ANSWER: applicants
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32) Petrol prices, which have been on the rise for last several years, have ____ the backbone of automobile industry.
a. joined
b. burst
c. broken
d. altered
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ANSWER: broken
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33) Mohit was advised to take ____ since he broke his leg in the accident.
a. medicine
b. coffee
c. rest
d. leftover
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ANSWER: rest
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34) It is always the ordinary people who ____ victims of violence because the politicians move around in bullet-proof vehicles.
a. indicate
b. shun
c. fall
d. transform
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ANSWER: fall
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35) Through past ____________experiences, we must prepare ___________for future challenges.
a. peaceable, openly
b. kind, familiarly
c. kindly, commonly
d. bitter, ourselves
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ANSWER: bitter, ourselves
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36) We are witnessing an industry that is__________ on poverty, mostly.
a. leading
b. superior
c. thriving
d. discord
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ANSWER: thriving
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37) The government must now _________ its seriousness by moving away from the _________ policies of the past.
a. ensconce, conscientious
b. masquerade, equitable
c. shelter, scrupulous
d. demonstrate, flawed
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ANSWER: demonstrate, flawed
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38) The officer has stayed away from _____ populism such as raising the income tax exemption limit.
a. restricted
b. classified
c. overt
d. furtive
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ANSWER: overt
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39) If there is some chance of succeeding, it would be unwise to ______ it at this stage.
a. craggy
b. grasp
c. abandon
d. clutch
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ANSWER: abandon
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40) Only if business continues to expand can it ___ enough new jobs to make up for those that will be ___ by automation.
a. produce, required
b. invent, introduced
c. create, eliminated
d. repeal, reduced
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ANSWER: create, eliminated
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