PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

FILL IN THE BLANK(S)

PREPARATORY SET-79 (SINGLE FILLER)

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

Question No : 1

Doing distracting activities like email is still, in general, mentally easier than a lot of the alternatives, like concentrating for several hours uninterrupted hours on important work, which is something many people _____ little time doing.

(1) alter

(2) think

(3) spend

(4) analysis

(5) try

Question No : 2

Scientists found that _____ people have a much harder time rebounding from distractions than people who are well rested.

(1) restlessness

(2) sleep-deprived

(3) affluent

(4) mean

(5) rational

Question No : 3

Necessity-driven entrepreneurs are those who are pushed into starting businesses because they have no other _____ of income while opportunity-motivated entrepreneurs are those who enter business ownership to pursue an opportunity.

(1) scarcity

(2) source

(3) phase

(4) death

(5) advantage

Question No : 4

Research shows that foods and drinks that reduce inflammation can reduce chronic pain and improve your mood; avoiding foods and drinks that _____ inflammation can also help.

(1) because

(2) infect

(3) cause

(4) diagnose

(5) ingress

Question No : 5

London’s attractiveness as a financial hub owes less to its ____ climate than to its position as a gateway to the rest of Europe.

(1) information

(2) utilise

(3) perfectly

(4) soggy

(5) None of the above

Question No : 6

Despite his efforts, he hasn't won a game _____ last year.

(1) For

(2) Over

(3) Since

(4) Beside

(5) None of the above

Question No : 7

Discussing _____ such varying mundane environments and routine practices is one of the most significant ways in which archaeology can contribute to our understanding of capitalism.

(1) About

(2) Until

(3) Onto

(4) During

(5) None of the above

Question No : 8

What I don’t understand is that why he insists _____ leaving his dirty clothes all over the floor.

(1) Of

(2) For

(3) To

(4) On

(5) None of the above

Question No : 9

The next speaker will be talking _____ endangered insects.

(1) Around

(2) About

(3) Across

(4) Along

(5) None of the above

Question No : 10

The ever-increasing worldwide demand _____ the last decade for freelance jobs has resulted in radical changes in corporate work policy.

(1) Since

(2) Thorough

(3) Except

(4) Over

(5) None of the above