Directions: Four alternatives a, b, c and d are given under each sentence, you are required to select the most suitable alternative to fill in the blank/blanks in the sentence to make it meningful.
1. The volcanic................was the cause of great devastation.
(a) outburst
(b) eruption
(c) erosion
(d) movement
2. As a result of................many unsuitable candidates were selected for the posts.
(a) tolerence
(b) favouritism
(c) humility
(d) weakness
3. After a recent mild paralytic attack his movements are................restricted, otherwise he is still very active.
(a) entirely
(b) nowhere
(c) not
(d) slightly
4. Every candidate has to poll a minimum number of votes in order to avoid................of his security.
(a) penalty
(b) cancellation
(c) forefeiture
(d) loss
5. My friend says that he drinks tea because it is the best................in the world.
(a) fluid
(b) drink
(c) beverage
(d) liquid
6. My mother upset the kettle of boiling water and................her right hand badly.
(a) wounded
(b) sizzled
(c) scorched
(d) scalded
7. The government is confident that the standard of living will begin to ................again soon.
(a) revive
(b) lift
(c) flourish
(d) rise
8. It is becoming more and more................that the principal is losing the confidence of his staff.
(a) prominent
(b) conspicuous
(c) manifest
(d) apparent
9. Hindus believe that................from the cycle of birth and rebirth can be attained only by good deeds.
(a) bondage
(b) deliverance
(c) delivery
(d) retirement
10. A politician’s speech must be read................the lines, it may have a double...... .
(a) behind; edge
(b) between; meaning
(c) among; ends
(d) beyond; face
11. Contemporary economic development differs................from the industrial Revolution of the 19th century.
(a) naturally
(b) usually
(c) literally
(d) markedly
12. ................eye-witness, the news reporter gave a graphic description of how fire broke out.
(a) reporting
(b) observing
(c) seeing
(d) quoting
13. I will come tomorrow................I hear to the.......... .
(a) unless; contrary
(b) until; contradictory
(c) except; oppose
(d) despite; otherwise
14. Only..........people are.........after death.
(a) vicious; condemned
(b) virile; forgetten
(c) virtuous; remembered
(d) virulent; glorified
15. In one election after another, officers have been guilty of serious................of duty.
(a) dereliction
(b) carelessness
(c) lapses
(d) abandoning
16. It is very unfortunate that the two communities which were so friendly till recently are now ................ .
(a) unfriendly
(b) at daggers drawn
(c) hostile
(d) unhappy
17. He is like a body without a soul, an eye without light or a flower without................ .
(a) smell
(b) fragrance
(c) petal
(d) colour
18. The deputy Manager................to resign because all his proposals were......... down by his superiors.
(a) offered; thrown
(b) gave;held
(c) began; kept
(d) willing; knocked
19. The birth of a daughter is no more a/an................occasion because education has ......... the people.
(a) magnificent; liberalised
(b) benign; esteemed
(c) ominous; enlightened
(d) propitous; blinded
20. The police was at last able to ........the ....... of her disappearance from her husband’s home.
(a) reveal; secret
(b) expose; mystery
(c) confirm; doubt
(d) solve; mystery
21. I am not................about your success because your........ approach to study is disappointing.
(a) despaired; irresolute
(b) hopeful; regular
(c) optimistic; perfunctory
(d) happy; reckless
22. The war..........immediately after the ceasefire proposal was......... bilaterally.
(a) receded; exchanged
(b) started; prepared
(c) ended; accepted
(d) extended; mitigated
23. Neena’s plea for...........fell on deaf ears as her husband was not......... enough to overtook her minor omission.
(a) clemency; gracious
(b) mercy; unkind
(c) forgiveness; pardonable
(d) apology; forgivable
24. The attempt of the robbers was................because the travellers showed enough........ .
(a) foiled; fortitude
(b) encouraged; cowardice
(c) averted; farsight
(d) checked; foresight
25. In a changing and ................unstructured business environment, creativity and innovation are being........ demanded of executives.
(a) excessively; rapidly
(b) highly; extremely
(c) increasingly; rapidly
(d) progressively; increasingly
Answers
1(b), 2(b), 3(d), 4(c), 5(c), 6(d), 7(d), 8(d), 9(b), 10(b), 11(d), 12(d), 13(a), 14(c), 15(a), 16(b), 17(b), 18(a), 19(c), 20(d), 21(c), 22(c), 23(a), 24(a), 25(d)
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