PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

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PREPARATORY SET-76 (SINGLE FILLER)

Direction (Qs.1 to 10): In each of the questions below, a sentence is given with one blank in it. Choose the option that provides the correct word to be filled in the blank.

Question No : 1

A study by McKinsey Global Institute states that gender _____ in the labour force can add close to $28 trillion to the global economy by 2025.

(1) passion

(2) quality

(3) equality

(4) intransigence

(5) None of the above

Question No : 2

The Moon’s formation and early evolution present _____ which, if understood, could guide us in planetary studies, and help in understanding exoplanets.

(1) acquisitions

(2) mysteries

(3) adversaries

(4) commissions

(5) None of the above

Question No : 3

The Oxfam report said a large majority of women are in the informal sector that does not have any formal _____ for dealing with sexual harassment.

(1) mechanism

(2) structure

(3) procedure

(4) direction

(5) All can fit

Question No : 4

The NGO said that its calculations are based on the latest _____ data sources available publicly, including from the Credit Suisse Wealth Databook.

(1) imprudent

(2) comprehensive

(3) petulant

(4) deformed

(5) None of the above

Question No : 5

Over time, we develop beliefs about the nature of emotions, and these beliefs are consequential, guiding how we _____ to emotions and how we feel as a consequence.

(1) Reacted

(2) Flexible

(3) Reduced

(4) Respond

(5) None of these above

Question No : 6

She arrived _____ Tasmania just after lunch.

(1) On

(2) To

(3) In

(4) At

(5) None of the above

Question No : 7

My fingers are swollen because I’ve been writing _____ six hours.

(1) For

(2) Since

(3) Last

(4) About

(5) None of the above

Question No : 8

He asked _____ a coffee but the waiter brought a cup of tea instead.

(1) Over

(2) For

(3) Of

(4) Up

(5) None of the above

Question No : 9

Fierce winds prevented the race _____ taking place

(1) For

(2) From

(3) Into

(4) Prior to

(5) None of the above

Question No : 10

The president met _____ the UK prime minister in London yesterday, for the first time.

(1) Up

(2) Into

(3) With

(4) Over

(5) None of the above