Direction (Qs.1 to 6): Each question below contains a statement with three blanks followed by four options. Choose the option that can fill the three blanks and mark it as your answer.
Question No : 1
On fisheries, the political declaration _____the EU and the UK to make “best _____” to agree on future access to British waters by 1 July, but Brussels sources are sceptical as to whether such a deal can be _____in that time.
(1) spurn, rebuff, approve
(2) obliges, endeavours, struck
(3) spurn, rebuff, struck
(4) disenchanted, endeavours, struck
(5) None of these
Question No : 2
Either way, the media’s _____to take incoming Tory premiers at their word echoes the _____of many voters to trust Tory governments to be financially _____, streetwise on foreign policy, and generally competent and stable – despite all evidence to the contrary.
(1) debasement, inclination, prudent
(2) acquiesce, skirmish, exaltation
(3) impulse, inclination, prudent
(4) acquiesce, skirmish, quarrel
(5) None of these
Question No : 3
Technology and products can help bring about mindfulness. Good use of technology can _____responses to persons rather than _____. A well-designed product will do away with reasons for likely claim rejection so that even if a buyer does not fully understand the insurance contract, the claims will get properly _____.
(1) harmony, contretemps, accord
(2) harmony, contretemps, glorification
(3) abasement, spamming, settled
(4) tailor, spamming, settled
(5) None of these
Question No : 4
The scene in Rise of Skywalker, the first same-sex kiss in the franchise’s history, was _____as historic by some, but the fleeting moment between two peripheral characters was _____as _____by those hoping for greater LGBT representation.
(1) gratuitously, wanton, tokenism
(2) hailed, criticised, tokenism
(3) gratuitously, wanton, indispensably
(4) hailed, criticised, indispensably
(5) None of these
Question No : 5
Boris Johnson has already been through all these stages except the last one – and with a large majority, the temporary _____that always follows a Queen’s speech and the UK’s scheduled exit from the EU next month to _____before their supporters, the Conservatives will probably be able to enjoy ____things, rather than having to deliver them, for a while yet.
(1) momentum, dangle, promising
(2) prejudice, enamoured, promising
(3) prejudice, enamoured, besotted
(4) momentum, dangle, besotted
(5) None of these
Question No : 6
Even so, the older empirical models _____several significant advances in the theory of economics and finance. The beauty of any _____thought in economics lies in its ability to _____a reaction in the reader that goes along the lines of, “Yes, of course, that’s true.
(1) yielded, seminal, captivated
(2) repulse, smitten, captivated
(3) repulse, smitten, engender
(4) yielded, seminal, engender
(5) None of these
