In English section Comprehension, Cloze test, Fill in the Blanks , rearrangement, spotting errors play important role in exam.
Directions(Q 1-15): In these questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Five alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the five alternatives.
1. Nothing is so __________ to a nation as an extreme of self-partiality, and the total want of ___________ of what others will naturally hope or fear.
1. repugnant, sense
2. delusionary, methodly
3. fatal, consideration
4. unethical, discretion
5. detrimental, concern
2. It was through the Second World War that Russia __________ herself increased ___________ in power and wealth and prestige.
1. saw, abundantly
2. noticed, gullibly
3. witnessed, prodigiously
4. declared, demand
5. confessed, influenced
3. The industrial workers ___________ a fair ___________ for their work.
1. request, price
2. sought, salary
3. demanded, wage
4. asked, pay
5. cried, remuneration
4. ___________ diseases spread like wild ___________.
1. contagious, flames
2. contagious, fire
3. fatal, wind
4. minor, breeze
5. serious, air
5. We decided to take the shortest ___________ to our ___________.
1. route, destination
2. root, house
3. route, residence
4. distance, place
5. way, goal
6. It is our ___________ to __________ the elders.
1. object, defy
2. duty, respect
3. aim, degrade
4. hope, disappoint
5. wish, love
7. He __________ his fault and was ___________.
1. agreed, excused
2. refused, freed
3. denied, sentenced
4. confessed, pardoned
5. acclaimed , killed
8. I __________ him because of his ___________.
1. love, impertinence
2. hate, rudeness
3. admire, hypocrisy
4. detest, generosity
5. respect, stupidity
9. The security forces fired at the ___________ who was armed to the ____________.
1. dacoit, teeth
2. criminal, toe
3. thief, head
4. culprit, nails
5. bourgeois, nose
10. During the __________ many buildings were __________ to the ground.
1. riots , collapsed
2. disturbances, brought
3.fire, razed
4. floods, razed
5. storm, raised
11. Weather ____________, I shall __________ the office.
1. allowing, reach
2. permitting, attend
3. granting, manage
4. favourable, manage
5. freeing, escape
12. But for his ___________ I would not have ____________.
1. advice, lost
2. suggestion, won
3. assistance, failed
4. help, succeeded
5. care, livedr
13. Unwillingness among the Society to ------------change has also been one of the reasons the plastic bags -----------to be used.
1. Waive, raise
2. Retrieve, last
3. Accept, continue
4. Secure, pursue
5. Receive, advance
14. Delhi is reeling under scorching heat coupled with acute ----------of water and power cuts that has -----------normal life out of gear.
1. Normalcy, launched
2. Rarity, chased
3. Scarcity, thrown
4. Plenty, created
5. Vivacity, shunned
15. Ever since elephants were -------------from circus, performers have been ------------their lives in stunts.
1. Banned, dodging
2. Banned, plunging
3. Banned, dying
4. Banned, risking
5. Banned, meeting
Answers
1-3
2-3
3-3
4-2
5-3
6-2
7-4
8-2
9-2
10-3
11-2
12-4
13-3
14-3
15-4
1-3
2-3
3-3
4-2
5-3
6-2
7-4
8-2
9-2
10-3
11-2
12-4
13-3
14-3
15-4
