Directions
(1-5): In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below
each sentence there are five pairs of words. Find out which pair of words can
be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the
sentence grammatically correct and meaningfully complete.
(1-5): In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below
each sentence there are five pairs of words. Find out which pair of words can
be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the
sentence grammatically correct and meaningfully complete.
Q1.
Liberalisation has removed all the legal __________ and __________ flood-gates
to multinational companies.
Liberalisation has removed all the legal __________ and __________ flood-gates
to multinational companies.
(a) hurdles
_____ awarded
_____ awarded
(b) barriers
_____ opened
_____ opened
(c) obstacles
_____ guarded
_____ guarded
(d) manipulation
_____ closed
_____ closed
(e) battles
_____ threw
_____ threw
Q2. The
__________ on some of towns has created __________ among the residents of the
other part of the country.
__________ on some of towns has created __________ among the residents of the
other part of the country.
(a) attack
_____ ambition
_____ ambition
(b) raid
_____ awareness
_____ awareness
(c) bombardment
_____ panic
_____ panic
(d) spell
_____ satisfaction
_____ satisfaction
(e) shower
_____ dampness
_____ dampness
Q3.
__________ to the popular belief that every astrologer nurtures blind faith in
fate, our astrologer believes in __________.
__________ to the popular belief that every astrologer nurtures blind faith in
fate, our astrologer believes in __________.
(a) Contrary
_____ action
_____ action
(b) According
_____ thoughts
_____ thoughts
(c) Bowing
_____ present
_____ present
(d) Proving
_____ forecasting
_____ forecasting
(e) Pointing
_____ devotion
_____ devotion
Q4. His
__________ has yielded him the __________ fruit.
__________ has yielded him the __________ fruit.
(a) fate
_____ undesirable
_____ undesirable
(b) efforts
_____ unwanted
_____ unwanted
(c) action
_____ viable
_____ viable
(d) perseverance
_____ desired
_____ desired
(e) emphasis
_____ expected
_____ expected
Q5. His
__________ contribution to the Tsunami relief fund was __________ by his staff
members.
__________ contribution to the Tsunami relief fund was __________ by his staff
members.
(a) meager
_____ admired
_____ admired
(b) spontaneous
_____ nullified
_____ nullified
(c) negligible
_____ sanctioned
_____ sanctioned
(d) noteworthy
_____ improved
_____ improved
(e) generous
_____ appreciated
_____ appreciated
Directions (6-15):
In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.
These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are
suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate
word in each case.
In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.
These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are
suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate
word in each case.
New technology
has led directly to (6) standards of living, yet science tends to follow market
forces as well as to (7) them. It is not surprising that the rich get richer in
a continuing cycle of (8) while the poorest are often left behind. A special (9)
should be made by the powerhouses of world science to address the unmet challenges
of the poor. Ending (10) poverty can relieve many of the pressures on the
environment. When impoverished households are (11) (12) on their farms, for
example, they face less pressure to cut down neighbouring forests in (13) of
new farmland. Still, even as extreme poverty ends, we must not fuel prosperity
with a lack of (14) for industrial pollution and the (15) burning of fossil
fuels.
has led directly to (6) standards of living, yet science tends to follow market
forces as well as to (7) them. It is not surprising that the rich get richer in
a continuing cycle of (8) while the poorest are often left behind. A special (9)
should be made by the powerhouses of world science to address the unmet challenges
of the poor. Ending (10) poverty can relieve many of the pressures on the
environment. When impoverished households are (11) (12) on their farms, for
example, they face less pressure to cut down neighbouring forests in (13) of
new farmland. Still, even as extreme poverty ends, we must not fuel prosperity
with a lack of (14) for industrial pollution and the (15) burning of fossil
fuels.
Q6.
(a) visible
(b) declining
(c) improved
(d) amicable
(e) rigorous
Q7.
(a) fail
(b) claim
(c) market
(d) avoid
(e) lead
Q8.
(a) wealth
(b) growth
(c) poverty
(d) improvement
(e) economy
Q9.
(a) effort
(b) care
(c) practice
(d) occasion
(e) sanction
Q10.
(a) marginal
(b) apparent
(c) superficial
(d) extreme
(e) dismal
Q11.
(a)
abnormally
abnormally
(b) less
(c) more
(d) excessively
(e)
unreasonably
unreasonably
Q12.
(a)
efficient
efficient
(b) meticulous
(c) careful
(d) dependent
(e)
productive
productive
Q13.
(a) view
(b) search
(c) expectation
(d) lust
(e) place
Q14.
(a) attitude
(b) mobility
(c) initiative
(d) concern
(e) ease
Q15.
(a)
unchecked
unchecked
(b) repeated
(c) periodical
(d) occasional
(e) limited
Solutions
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. barriers _____ opened fits in the
context of the sentence completely.
context of the sentence completely.
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. bombardment _____ panic fits in
the context of the sentence completely.
the context of the sentence completely.
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Contrary _____ action fits in the
context of the sentence completely.
context of the sentence completely.
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. perseverance _____ desired fits
in the context of the sentence completely.
in the context of the sentence completely.
S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. generous _____ appreciated fits
in the context of the sentence completely.
in the context of the sentence completely.
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Improved fits in the context of
the sentence completely.
the sentence completely.
S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. Lead fits in the context of the
sentence completely.
sentence completely.
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. Growth fits in the context of the
sentence completely.
sentence completely.
Sol. Effort fits in the context of the
sentence completely.
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. Extreme fits
in the context of the sentence completely.
in the context of the sentence completely.
S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. less fits in the
context of the sentence completely.
context of the sentence completely.
S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. Dependent fits
in the context of the sentence completely.
in the context of the sentence completely.
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Search fits
in the context of the sentence completely.
in the context of the sentence completely.
Sol. Concern fits
in the context of the sentence completely.
Sol. Unchecked fits
in the context of the sentence completely.
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