Direction (Qs.1 to 10): In each of the following sentences, there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningfully complete.
Question No : 1
The Coast Guard saved eight lives after it _____ the crew of a fishing boat, which got _____ in mid-sea.
(1) saved, lost
(2) rescued, stranded
(3) rescue, stranded
(4) turned, left
(5) saved, left
Question No : 2
Most of the time, a detective _____ some materials from the scene and sends them to the laboratory for _____.
(1) collecting, analysis
(2) collected, analysing
(3) collect, analyse
(4) collect, analysis
(5) collects, analysis
Question No : 3
_____ related to pollution have affected us intensely in recent years. Many people go abroad to get clean air and visit _____ beaches.
(1) Issue, pure
(2) Problems, unspoilt
(3) Problem, purified
(4) Areas, fresh
(5) Difficulties, unspoilt
Question No : 4
A new start-up has found an _____ way of recycling household waste and making people contribute that sum to _____ non-governmental organisations.
(1) unique, unrecognisable
(2) new, known
(3) creative, healthy
(4) innovative, recognised
(5) newly, old
Question No : 5
Paintings by Bengal masters like Jamini Roy _____ the walls of the nearly 100-year-old Rosogolla Bhavan, the _____ north Kolkata residence of K.C. Das.
(1) decorated, historical
(2) laid, natural
(3) adorn, ancestral
(4) made, previous
(5) view, ancient
Question No : 6
Professionals focus their ________ on fulfilling their responsibilities and achieving results, not on ________ a particular image.
(1) planning, devising
(2) leadership, attributing
(3) abilities, contributing
(4) energies, portraying
(5) skills, obtaining
Question No : 7
“Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel,” says Johnson. In the modern world where the cunning selfish people ________ and the hardworking conscientious people ________, the quotation holds good.
(1) dominate, suppress
(2) thrive, suffer
(3) enjoy, mutilate
(4) empower, subjected
(5) harass, abdicate
Question No : 8
We must be rest assured that our sorrows, if any, are short-lived and period of joy ________ us. Such thinking will always maintain our ________ and peace of mind.
(1) begets, dream
(2) befits, body
(3) bemoans, skills
(4) merits, life
(5) awaits, equipoise
Question No : 9
Women may not have much of a role in the film but it’s interesting how they are still shown ________ their own space within the larger male mindset. It’s about ________ at conservatism from within.
(1) adjudicating, absolving
(2) arbitrating, swerving
(3) negotiating, knocking
(4) contemplating, thriving
(5) beholding, flourishing
Question No : 10
To avoid ________ there is a need for ________ planning of the project.
(1) cancellation, broad
(2) problem, deliberate
(3) pitfalls, systematic
(4) inconvenience, convenient
(5) losses, temporary
