Directions
(1-15): In each of the following sentences, parts of the sentence are left blank.
Beneath each sentence, five different ways of completing the sentence are
indicated. Choose the best alternative from among the five options.
(1-15): In each of the following sentences, parts of the sentence are left blank.
Beneath each sentence, five different ways of completing the sentence are
indicated. Choose the best alternative from among the five options.
Q1. The financial implication of
ensuring universal energy access are __________, but not over-whelming when
weighed against the enormous __________.
ensuring universal energy access are __________, but not over-whelming when
weighed against the enormous __________.
(a) insignificant,
disadvantages
disadvantages
(b) large,
benefits
benefits
(c) immaterial,
benefits
benefits
(d) vast,
drawbacks
drawbacks
(e) small,
investments
investments
Q2. Long stretches of __________
rule, with its emphasis on command and control, has left policymaking in
Pakistan highly __________.
rule, with its emphasis on command and control, has left policymaking in
Pakistan highly __________.
(a) inefficient,
enfeebled
enfeebled
(b) military,
efficient
efficient
(c) parliamentary,
democratic
democratic
(d) totalitarian,
vulnerable
vulnerable
(e) military,
centralized
centralized
Q3. Quite simply, if the European
Union is to overcome national __________ and embrace a shared and binging
purpose, it must abandon the __________ of accountants and speak in a language
that comprehends what is good and bad, beautiful and ugly, right and wrong.
Union is to overcome national __________ and embrace a shared and binging
purpose, it must abandon the __________ of accountants and speak in a language
that comprehends what is good and bad, beautiful and ugly, right and wrong.
(a) boundaries,
rhetoric
rhetoric
(b) integration,
language
language
(c) parochialism,
rhetoric
rhetoric
(d) paradoxes,
language
language
(e) pride,
matters
matters
Q4. Clearly, the popular response
to the agitation was so __________ that the government could not __________ it
as it had done many times in the past.
to the agitation was so __________ that the government could not __________ it
as it had done many times in the past.
(a) downbeat,
deal with
deal with
(b) strong,
join
join
(c) extensive,
ignore
ignore
(d) pervasive,
control
control
(e) massive,
unite
unite
Q5. As the __________ of
manufacturing industries such as chemicals, textiles, pharmaceuticals and
engineering, Mumbai has been a city of opportunity for the __________.
manufacturing industries such as chemicals, textiles, pharmaceuticals and
engineering, Mumbai has been a city of opportunity for the __________.
(a) center,
political class
political class
(b) hub,
elites
elites
(c) hub,
working class
working class
(d) edge,
middle class
middle class
(e) heart,
avant-garde
avant-garde
Q6. Ironically, the conditions of
the unorganized class of workers are far __________ in those states that boast
__________ per capita incomes and high minimum wages.
the unorganized class of workers are far __________ in those states that boast
__________ per capita incomes and high minimum wages.
(a) worse,
high
high
(b) worse,
low
low
(c) better,
high
high
(d) safer,
higher
higher
(e) subhuman,
low
low
Q7. The __________ nature of the
food inflation over the last year has brought the acuteness of food __________
in India into political focus.
food inflation over the last year has brought the acuteness of food __________
in India into political focus.
(a) truculent,
scarcity
scarcity
(b) persistent,
insecurity
insecurity
(c) hostile,
shortage
shortage
(d) unrelenting,
surplus
surplus
(e) repugnant,
conference
conference
Q8. The food procurement policy
of the government had two objectives: __________ regional distribution of food
grains at __________ prices and the provision of a fair price to farmers.
of the government had two objectives: __________ regional distribution of food
grains at __________ prices and the provision of a fair price to farmers.
(a) restricted,
low
low
(b) limited,
fair
fair
(c) just,
low
low
(d) equal,
reasonable
reasonable
(e) equitable,
reasonable
reasonable
Q9. The situation in Kashmir has
always been __________, but policymaking in New Delhi, which has remained “one
track”, has only helped to __________ it further.
always been __________, but policymaking in New Delhi, which has remained “one
track”, has only helped to __________ it further.
(a) sensitive,
alleviate
alleviate
(b) confounded,
exacerbate
exacerbate
(c) fragile,
aggravate
aggravate
(d) violent,
assuage
assuage
(e) peaceful,
spoil
spoil
Q10. Being unsure of itself,
reform is pursued __________ by a coalition government constantly __________ of
voters’ reactions.
reform is pursued __________ by a coalition government constantly __________ of
voters’ reactions.
(a) vigorously,
hopeful
hopeful
(b) slowly,
chary
chary
(c) hesitantly,
wary
wary
(d) nervously,
circumspect
circumspect
(e) reluctantly,
eager
eager
Q11. Palestinian officials say
that there is no use holding talks with Israeli leaders that are nothing more
than a photo opportunity intended to create the __________ of a peace process
while avoiding any substantive __________.
that there is no use holding talks with Israeli leaders that are nothing more
than a photo opportunity intended to create the __________ of a peace process
while avoiding any substantive __________.
(a) impression,
conflicts
conflicts
(b) blueprint,
problems
problems
(c) proposal,
arrangements
arrangements
(d) impression,
commitments
commitments
(e) conception,
implementation
implementation
Q12. We should be wary of
hyperbolic predictions; more often than not, what sound like horrific changes
in climate and geography actually turn out to be __________ -and in some cases
even __________.
hyperbolic predictions; more often than not, what sound like horrific changes
in climate and geography actually turn out to be __________ -and in some cases
even __________.
(a) beneficial,
malignant
malignant
(b) destructive,
catastrophic
catastrophic
(c) worse,
unmanageable
unmanageable
(d) manageable,
benign
benign
(e) productive,
catastrophic
catastrophic
Q13. Climate science is a subtle
and fiendishly convoluted discipline that rarely yields __________ forecasts or
__________ prescriptions.
and fiendishly convoluted discipline that rarely yields __________ forecasts or
__________ prescriptions.
(a) unambiguous,
straightforward
straightforward
(b) ambiguous,
unreliable
unreliable
(c) unreliable,
useless
useless
(d) extreme,
dubious
dubious
(e) ambiguous,
reliable
reliable
Q14. Despite his long tenure,
North Korea’s “Dear Leader” Kim Jong-il’s hold on power sometimes has been
__________ by a small group of __________.
North Korea’s “Dear Leader” Kim Jong-il’s hold on power sometimes has been
__________ by a small group of __________.
(a) threatened,
dissidents
dissidents
(b) reinforced,
dissidents
dissidents
(c) reconciled,
loyalists
loyalists
(d) compromised,
patriots
patriots
(e) endangered,
patriots
patriots
Q15. The relationship between the
International Monetary Fund and the G-20 is __________ but conflicted. Like a
long-married couple who habitually bicker and fight, the two can’t seem to live
together-but they can’t live __________, either.
International Monetary Fund and the G-20 is __________ but conflicted. Like a
long-married couple who habitually bicker and fight, the two can’t seem to live
together-but they can’t live __________, either.
(a) certified,
together
together
(b) official,
separate
separate
(c) symbiotic,
apart
apart
(d) synergetic,
apart
apart
(e) harmonious,
together
together
Solutions
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. large, benefits fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
S2. Ans.(e)
Sol. military, centralized – fits in the context
of the sentence correctly.
of the sentence correctly.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. parochialism, rhetoric- fits in the context
of the sentence correctly.
of the sentence correctly.
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. pervasive, control- fits in the context of
the sentence correctly.
the sentence correctly.
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. hub, working class- fits in the context of
the sentence correctly.
the sentence correctly.
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. worse, high- fits in the context of the sentence
correctly.
correctly.
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. persistent, insecurity- fits in the context
of the sentence correctly.
of the sentence correctly.
S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. equitable, reasonable- fits in the context of
the sentence correctly.
the sentence correctly.
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. fragile, aggravate- fits in the context of
the sentence correctly.
the sentence correctly.
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. hesitantly,
wary- fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
wary- fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. impression,
commitments- fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
commitments- fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. manageable,
benign- fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
benign- fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. unambiguous,
straightforward- fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
straightforward- fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. threatened,
dissidents- fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
dissidents- fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. symbiotic,
apart – fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
apart – fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
