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FILL IN THE BLANKS

Q.1-5. In each of the following sentences there is a blank space given. Below each five words
have been denoted by numbers (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Find out which word can be filled
up in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
Q.1. Disarmament and Development in our time are ___________ interrelated but___________
development will depend on a change in the world’s political thinking.
(1) inevitable, substantial (2) closely, real (3) essentially, true
(4) universally, ultimate (5) naturally, final.
Q.2. Those suffering from glaucoma find that their _________ vision is _________ and that they can
no longer see objects directly in front of them.
(1) optical,distorted (2) peripheral ,impaired (3) prephrastic,demurred
(4) peripatetic,diminished (5) optical, destroyed
Q.3. The —————-exercise of ensuring adequate police force in view of the local bodies’ ————
has begun.
(1) Arid, alternative (2) Endless, select (3) Tedious, election
(4) Insipid, option (5) Annoying, decision
Q.4. The great fall of the Indian rupee has not ————-investors to buy IT————.
(1) Inspired, domestic (2) Excited, stocks (3) Bothered, property
(4) Intensified, standard (5) Irritated, traditional
Q.5. Schools have been ——— told to renew their fire certificates and explained what fire safety
arrangements have to be ———.
(1) positively, finished (2) surely, invented (3) doubtlessly, composed
(4) exactly, forced (5) categorically, made
Q.6-10. In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each five pair of
words have been denoted by numbers (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Find out which pair of
words can be filled in the blanks in order to make a meaningful sentence.
Q.6. Had Anand not noticed the electric poles bang in the ————of the road, he would have ended
up ———onto to one of them.
(1) middle, shattering (2) middle, driving (3) middle, crashing
(4) middle, sliding (5) middle, plunging
Q.7. Infrastructure services —————to poverty reduction and improvements in living ———in several
ways.
(1) confer, segment (2) contribute, standards (3) subsidize, style
(4) extend , quality (5) regulate, organisms
Q.8. The organic mangoes are—————— without using any chemical manure, pesticide, but are —
————naturally.
(1) flourished, seasoned (2) evolved, flowered (3) grown-up, developed
(4) matured, bloomed (5) grown, ripened
Q.9. Hafiz ————— faces and sells flags branded with the IPL teams to —————a meal for his
family.
(1) paints, earn (2) makes, manages (3) coloured, obtain
(4) drew, secure (5) read, receive
Q.10. Groups of auto lifters were —————and found to have changed the colour of ————bikes.
(1) spotted, repair (2) exposed, borrowed (3) seized, bought
(4) caught, stolen (5) grabbed, maintained
Q.11-15. In each of the following sentences there is a blank space given. Below each four words
have been denoted by numbers (A), (B), (C), (D). Find out which two words can be filled
up in the blank alternatively to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
Q.11. Besides striving to improve their economic status through income-generating activities, the
governments should —————priority to population control measures.
A. Give B. detect C. accord D. disgrace
(1) B and D (2) A and B (3) C and D (4) A and C (5) B and C
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Q.12. Since the working class needs to travel constantly, it is easy for them to—————— the H1N1
virus as it spreads through air and most people do not follow basic etiquette while coughing or
sneezing.
A. Tenacious B. catch C. match D. attract
(1) B and C (2) A and D (3) B and D (4) A and B (5) C and D
Q.13. As part of the road widening work, four heritage houses have already been —————-and the
only house remaining in this stretch is waiting for its turn.
A. Razed B. rusticated C. mourned D. demolished
(1) B and C (2) A and D (3) A and C (4) A and B (5) B and D
Q.14. The activists have appealed to the citizens to not fly kites with manjha and —————- fly with
white thread which will at least cause less injury to the birds.
A. Rather B. together C. instead D. wonder
(1) B and D (2) C and D (3) A and B (4) B and C (5) A and C
Q.15. The unscientific burning of electronic goods and other chemicals to recover metals poses an
environmental threat; —————-fumes are released into the atmosphere.
A. Noxious B. civic C. stoic D. toxic
(1) A and C (2) B and C (3) A and B (4) A and D (5) C and D
Q.16-18. In each of the following questions, two sentences (A) and (B) are given. Each sentence
has blank in it. Five words (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) are suggested. Out of these, only one fits
at both the places in context of each sentence. Number of that word is the answer
Q.16. Tobacco product advertisement with brand pack shots —————non-users to take up tobacco
use besides tempting people trying to ————
(1) disgusts, quit (2) entices, quit (3) wonders, quit
(4) exploits, quit (5) summons, quit
Q.17. China is aggressively ————India as an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) as Chinese
products are gaining ————in Indian markets.
(1) replacing, popularity (2) resolving, wisdom (3) intimidating, faith
(4) transforming, disgrace (5) excusing, demand
Q.18. Accidents have been ——in the past where trees fell over vehicles on roads when their ————
had been concretized.
(1) revealed, fruits (2) broadcast, leaves (3) assumed, trunk
(4) reported, roots (5) considered, area
Q.19-20. In each of the following questions a short passage is given with one of the lines in the
passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer
choices given to make the passage complete and coherent.
Q.19. In spite of ban on poly bags across state, its proper implementation is yet to take place as
shopkeepers and traders are demanding for alternatives such as jute and paper bags while
citizens feel————————————————————— However, the realization that the ban
is more to emphasize use of bag made out of clothes and anything but plastic, is yet to be drawn
on the end consumer.
(1) We are being charged mercilessly and storekeepers are taking undue advantage of the
new rule
(2) While shops are charging additional money for better quality plastic bags
(3) Promoting usage of carry bags made of paper, jute or cloth
(4) They would be charged extra for such carry bags
(5) Over six quintals of banned plastic was seized
Q.20. ——————————————————-releases enormous amount of carbon dioxide into the
atmosphere. About 40% of CO2 emissions come from electricity production. Burning coal accounts
for 93% of the emissions from electric utility industry. Every day, more electric gadgets flood the
market. Without widespread alternative energy sources, we are highly dependent on burning coal
for personal and commercial electrical supply.
(1) Such as submerging of islands, melting of glaciers, water scarcity, food shortage, drought
and floods
(2) It consists of development of tissue cultured plants to genetically modified crops, identification
of genes for important fruits
(3) Our ever-increasing addiction to electricity from coal burning power plants
(4) Global warming is expected to have far reaching, long lasting and devastating consequences
on earth
(5) Adopt renewable sources and conserve energy in all the fields in a bid to reduce the impact
of global warming.
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