PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

MATCHING TWO COLUMNS

PREPARATORY SET-65

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

They feature cityscapes, _____ etched with geometric patterns. Some are grey in scale, others feature hints of indigo. There are still others with _____ elements done in gouache, kite paper colours and beeswax.

(1) (A)-(D)

(2) (B)-(F)

(3) (C)-(F)

(4) (A)-(F)

(5) None of these

Question No : 2

Drones have been _____ over homes, posters with pictures of protesters accused of inciting violence have been pasted across junctions in the area, and heavy police _____ was seen for at least a week after the deadly day of December 20.

(1) (A)-(D)

(2) (C)-(D)

(3) (B)-(E)

(4) (A)-(F)

(5) None of these

Question No : 3

For a writer who has called Japan home for over 30 years, Pico Iyer is uniquely placed to _____ the country and its culture to the Anglophone world. Yet, in spite of being married to a Japanese woman and speaking the language, he still hasn’t lost his sense of wonder for his _____ homeland.

(1) (A)-(D)

(2) (B)-(F)

(3) (B)-(E)

(4) (A)-(F)

(5) None of these

Question No : 4

“Soon after the Act was passed, we had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah and the state leadership, _____ our reservations”, Khan _____ over the phone from Latur.

(1) (A)-(D)

(2) (B)-(F)

(3) (C)-(F)

(4) (A)-(F)

(5) None of these

Question No : 5

“After easing of _____ between the US and China, and output cuts undertaken by OPEC and its allies, crude oil prices were already on a rally. Now, coupled with the US airstrike, the price of Brent has the potential to increase and cross the $70 a barrel mark in the coming few days, depending on the ____ planned by the Iran government and the longevity of the feud continued by both the countries, “said Care Ratings in a note on Friday.

(1) (A)-(D)

(2) (B)-(F)

(3) (C)-(F)

(4) (A)-(F)

(5) None of these