Direction (Qs.1 to 10): In the following sentence, a word is missing and a phrase is given in bold. From the options given below the question, choose the most appropriate pair of words, the first of which can fill the blank and the second can replace the highlighted word to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.
Question No : 1
He gave them all the royal titles and lands, but this arrangement did not put an end to the _____.
(1) Euphony
(2) Agreement
(3) Discord
(4) Affinity
(5) Coordination
Question No : 2
Elisabeth noticed the _____ change and suspected Jackson had something to do with it.
(1) Abrupt
(2) Uneasy
(3) Eclectic
(4) Variegated
(5) Opinionated
Question No : 3
The principal was _____ in her decision of giving the errant student a harsh punishment.
(1) Adamant
(2) Confined
(3) Proactive
(4) Persuaded
(5) Impenetrable
Question No : 4
They pray for spiritual welfare and believe in the _____ of such prayers.
(1) Emotion
(2) Efficacy
(3) Apathy
(4) Jade
(5) Gorge
Question No : 5
He may present the text in the purest form which the external evidence warrants and place all _____ suggestions for its improvement in notes or appendices.
(1) Dubious
(2) Questionable
(3) Tremendous
(4) Plausible
(5) Splendid
Question No : 6
White House spokespersons didn’t _____ on this story, and a spokesperson for Emanuel didn’t neither comment either.
(1) comment, didn’t immediately
(2) speak, didn’t always
(3) commented, didn’t
(4) call off, forsook
(5) appreciate, even did not
Question No : 7
The _____ aroma was strangely pleasant, but we could not figure out where it had come from.
(1) sarcastic, it came
(2) strange, must come
(3) obnoxious, the source was
(4) weird, it was coming
(5) melancholic, it was coming
Question No : 8
The religious _____ provides guidelines for its followers and comes forth a skeleton for moral behavior.
(1) framework, set forth
(2) idea, puts across
(3) development, comes across
(4) dogma, abide by
(5) shenanigan, comes by
Question No : 9
For many years _____ to amalgamate the working of the companies and displace them by a central public authority was put forth from time to time.
(1) references, have been put forward
(2) acquisitions, has been put forth
(3) commands, were display
(4) suggestions, had been given
(5) proposals, were put forward
Question No : 10
The Prime Minister has became restless on her crusade against the fuel industry, _____ her stance that the excise tax is only a small percentage of rising fuel prices.
(1) Clarity, emphasising
(2) Doubled down, reiterating
(3) Gone for broke, scrupling
(4) Become restive, stifling
(5) Strengthen, harping
