PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

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PREPARATORY SET-49 (SINGLE FILLER)

Direction (Qs.1 to 10): In each of the following questions, a sentence is given with a blank. Choose the phrases among the given options that suitably fits the given blank. If no word fits the blank then choose option (5) i.e., “None of these” as your option.

Question No : 1

In which meantime, they’ve also started re-launching the “journey of the jaguar”, with Quigley at the _____.

(1) Fallout

(2) Maverick

(3) Eccentric

(4) Helm

(5) None of these

Question No : 2

Often times it’s a false alarm, or the work of another cat such as a puma, but when a jaguar attack is confirmed the officer documents it and tries to suggest remedies for the farmer, such as keeping livestock _____ at night.

(1) Diehard

(2) Accrue

(3) Corralled

(4) Dwindled

(5) None of these

Question No : 3

The jaguar unit is also responsible for _____ hunting and poaching.

(1) Plenty

(2) Combating

(3) Flagrantly

(4) Skeptical

(5) None of these

Question No : 4

While Herrera says he never harmed a jaguar, many times the cats end up dead at the hands of _____ locals.

(1) Frustrated

(2) Credulous

(3) Hesitant

(4) Austerity

(5) None of these

Question No : 5

The lawyer was a man of a rugged _____ that was never lighted by a smile.

(1) impenetrable

(2) countenance

(3) project

(4) forecast

(5) none of these

Question No : 6

Romania’s government issued a last-minute appeal to him to _____ his trip.

(1) Come up

(2) Fall down

(3) Drop by

(4) call off

(5) None of these

Question No : 7

Investors badly want these countries to succeed and _____ any bits of good news through portfolio and direct investment,

(1) blow out

(2) account for

(3) dispose off

(4) cheer on

(5) None of these

Question No : 8

Let us know if you _____ anywhere that has something special to offer.

(1) call off

(2) cast off

(3) come across

(4) drop in

(5) None of these

Question No : 9

The military has tightened its _____ the country.

(1) hold on

(2) hand out

(3) jump at

(4) lay by

(5) None of these

Question No : 10

We will continue to work with Congress on the energy legislation needed to _____ the remaining recommendations.

(1) round up

(2) pass off

(3) carry out

(4) look upto

(5) None of these