Direction (Qs.1 to 10): Fill in the blanks with suitable option to make the sentences contextually correct and meaningful.
Question No : 1
An uproar _____ months after the approval when opponents realised the online gambling measure had been _____ in.
(1) brooked, gale
(2) mused, satire
(3) ensued, slipped
(4) intrigued, indication
(5) dispatched, cower
Question No : 2
His campaign even issued a press release _____ other rivals for, in Mr. Paul’s view, taking Mr. Romney’s _____ about firing people out of context.
(1) subliming, exploit
(2) assailing, quote
(3) exertion, kindle
(4) endowed, imposing
(5) humiliating, suffrage
Question No : 3
Yes, I have heard of his scheme for _____ peace, and it is very interesting but hardly _____
(1) decree, contriving
(2) perpetual, feasible
(3) derived, elaborating
(4) substantial, frontier
(5) facile, citing
Question No : 4
_____ of this sweeping order are apt to contain only _____ truth.
(1) generalisations, partial
(2) apt, esteemed
(3) credible, provoked
(4) tread, ascertained
(5) fare, ceded
Question No : 5
Attempting to use her name in a racially derogatory manner _____ a mounting litany of genocidal devices used to erase, _____ and exterminate American Indians.
(1) contends, stake
(2) toils, perish
(3) disposition, rail
(4) exacerbates, oppress
(5) cardinal, boast
Question No : 6
Professionals focus their ________ on fulfilling their responsibilities and achieving results, not on ________ a particular image.
(1) planning, devising
(2) leadership, attributing
(3) abilities, contributing
(4) energies, portraying
(5) skills, obtaining
Question No : 7
“Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel,” says Johnson. In the modern world where the cunning selfish people ________ and the hardworking conscientious people ________, the quotation holds good.
(1) dominate, suppress
(2) thrive, suffer
(3) enjoy, mutilate
(4) empower, subjected
(5) harass, abdicate
Question No : 8
We must be rest assured that our sorrows, if any, are short-lived and period of joy ________ us. Such thinking will always maintain our ________ and peace of mind.
(1) begets, dream
(2) befits, body
(3) bemoans, skills
(4) merits, life
(5) awaits, equipoise
Question No : 9
Women may not have much of a role in the film but it’s interesting how they are still shown ________ their own space within the larger male mindset. It’s about ________ at conservatism from within.
(1) adjudicating , absolving
(2) arbitrating, swerving
(3) negotiating, knocking
(4) contemplating, thriving
(5) beholding, flourishing
Question No : 10
To avoid ________ there is a need for ________ planning of the project.
(1) Cancellation, broad
(2) Problem, deliberate
(3) Pitfalls, systematic
(4) Inconvenience, convenient
(5) Losses, temporary