PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

MATCHING TWO COLUMNS

PREPARATORY SET-61

Direction (Qs.1-5): In the questions given below a sentence is given with two blanks in each. Corresponding to each question two columns are given with three words in each column. Which combinations of words from two columns will perfectly fit into the blanks to make the sentence contextually correct and meaningful.

 

Question No : 1

The right questions need to be rooted in a balanced and honest _____of Labour’s electoral position. And the answers must avoid the habit, which affects all sides in the party, of _____difficult truths by talking about something else.

(1) (A)-(D)

(2) (B)-(F)

(3) (C)-(F)

(4) (A)-(F)

(5) None of these

Question No : 2

The former head of Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA, who was awaiting the first of two trials in Tokyo, somehow _____almost round-the-clock manned and video surveillance and heavy restrictions on his freedom of movement to _____to Lebanon.

(1) (A)-(D)

(2) (C)-(D)

(3) (B)-(E)

(4) (A)-(F)

(5) None of these

Question No : 3

In 2010, the textile town, which is Tamil Nadu’s second-largest city after Chennai, was at the _____of many transformations— including a _____ diversification from textile to software. The arrival of new-age businesses, however, didn’t lead to any social tensions.

(1) (A)-(D)

(2) (C)-(D)

(3) (B)-(E)

(4) (A)-(F)

(5) None of these

Question No : 4

For an economy that is _______, a big bang announcement from the government can sometimes work to turn around sentiment. The _______by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday of a mega push to infrastructure investment adding up to Rs.102 lakh crore over the next five years belongs in this category.

(1) (A)-(D)

(2) (B)-(F)

(3) (C)-(F)

(4) (A)-(F)

(5) None of these

Question No : 5

The NITI Aayog’s Sustainable Development Goals Index for 2019, released on Monday, does not reveal any _____information. The South’s Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka are joined by Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Goa as the best performers while the northern/north central and north eastern States have been _____in achieving the UN-mandated goals by 2030.

(1) (A)-(D)

(2) (B)-(F)

(3) (C)-(F)

(4) (A)-(F)

(5) None of these