1000+ Fill in the blanks MCQ for CTET [Solved]

1. Jacob was a rich old man who lived_____ alone in a huge house because his children did not care about him.
A. only
B. all
C. more
D. too
Answer : B

2. Laxmi lost an important file and rather than confessing her___ she blamed Sandra for losing it.
A. respect
B. image
C. attitude
D. mistake
Answer : D

3. The water transport project on the west coast is ____ to get a shot in the arm with a new plan in which the Road Development Corporation will build the infrastructure and ___ a private party to operate the service.
A. scheduled, let
B. verge, permit
C. set, sanctions
D. bound, task
Answer : D

4. The students _________ not reach on time _________ of the transport strike.
A. can, as
B. could, because
C. may, account
D. will, despite
Answer : B

5. The stock markets ___________. The state they are in right now speaks volumes about this fact.
A. is the barometer of public confidence
B. are the best indicators of public sentiment
C. are used to trade in expensive shares
D. are not used to taking stock of all markets
Answer : B

6. On the ______ occasion of Laxmi Puja the Mathurs bought a new car.
A. officious
B. auspicious
C. fortuitous
D. prosperous
Answer : B

7. Although I was _________ of his plans, I encouraged him, because there was no one else who was willing to help.
A. sceptical
B. remorseful
C. fearful
D. excited
Answer : A

8. Our Constitution was based on the belief that the free ___________ of ideas, people and cultures is essential to the ___________ of a democratic society.
A. selection, concurrence
B. interchange, preservation
C. reversal, upholding
D. dissemination, congruence
Answer : B

9. Gokhales patriotic speeches____ people to dedicate their lives to the nation.
A. forced
B. inspired
C. instigated
D. prompted
Answer : B

10. He lost confidence and _________ of the deal at the last minute.
A. backed out
B. backed on
C. backed down
D. backed onto Practice Exercise
Answer : A

11. Real friends, genuinely wanting the best for the organisation, ___________ different garbs.
A. come in
B. clad in
C. dressed in
D. clothed in
Answer : A

12. Women should be paid the same as men-when they do the same job, for surely, what is sauce for the______ is sauce for the ___
A. goose, gander
B. cock, hen
C. fox, vixen
D. buck, doe
Answer : A

13. Drugs worth ` 3 lakhs were ......... from the apartment by
the police. (1) manufactured (2) ruptured (3) seized (4) confiscated (5) bought (6) compared
A. (1) and (4)
B. (2) and (3)
C. (3) and (5)
D. (3) and (4)
Answer : D

14. His remarks were filled with _____ , which sounded lofty but presented nothing new to the audience.
A. aphorisms
B. platitudes
C. bombast
D. adages
Answer : B

15. A child is the future of a family _________ nation.
A. just as
B. as a
C. like a
D. as well as of a
Answer : D

16. Most political leaders acquire their position by causing a large number of people to believe that these leaders are ___________ by altruistic desires.
A. actuated
B. convinced
C. categorized
D. led
Answer : A

17. It is not ______________ for a man to be confined to the pursuit of wealth.
A. healthy
B. easy
C. possible
D. common
Answer : B

18. The neighbour grabbed the boy, and rolled him on the road to ___________ the flames.
A. cover
B. kill
C. burn out
D. fizz out
Answer : B

19. The teacher _________ the concept by _________ practical examples.
A. showed, telling
B. gave, speaking
C. liked, citing
D. explained - quoting
Answer : D

20. Every one will admit that swindling ones fellow beings is a necessary practice; upon it, is based really sound commercial success ___________.
A. sell what you cannot buy back
B. buy what you will sell to another at a higher price
C. buy cheap and sell dear
D. sell what you can, do not buy from a competitor
Answer : C

21. One dark night a Darvesh ___________ passing by a dry well.
A. wasnt
B. happened to be
C. discovered in
D. found to
Answer : B

22. The new government took __________ last year.
A. out
B. after
C. over
D. upon
Answer : C

23. He __________ a wrong act because it was ___________ for him to do so due to circumstantial forces.
A. compelled, necessary
B. refused, dangerous
C. did, avoidable
D. committed, inevitable
Answer : D

24. The manager told us _________ Ramesh was very anxious _________ the meeting.
A. about, in
B. that, before
C. like, during
D. the, for
Answer : B

25. The window of our room ____ he rear.
A. overlooks
B. opens
C. opposes
D. adjoins
Answer : A

26. We have not yet fully realised the _________ consequences of the war.
A. happy
B. pleasing
C. grim
D. exciting
Answer : C

27. The Defence Minister said today that the Government was determined to____the accord and tulfil the legitimate aspirations of the people.
A. implement
B. invest
C. practise
D. perform
Answer : A

28. I. The area under our eyes in connected to our kidneys, so any .......... change in the dark circles indicates dehydration or accumulating toxins.
II. Many Indian adults are struggling with weight, thus indulging in weight loss programmes that require .......... changes in their current lifestyle.
A. drastic
B. frequent
C. ambiguous
D. severe
Answer : A

29. The official____ the Chief Minister of the situation in the town.
A. apprised
B. informed
C. appraised
D. asked
Answer : A

30. A man reportedly .......... two passports with the same photograph, but under different names was arrested by the
commissioners Task Force. (1) possessing (2) examining (3) surrendering (4) mastering (5) holding (6) fixating
A. (2) and (3)
B. (3) and (6)
C. (1) and (5)
D. (1) and (4)
Answer : C

31. When you want to digitalise a city __________ with millions, you dont bet __________ the odds.
A. proceeding, into
B. teeming, against
C. undergoing, adhere
D. dangling, for
Answer : B

32. Raj was _____________ introvert and would prefer to sit in the library rather than go out with friends.
A. the
B. a
C. like
D. an
Answer : D

33. In these bleak and depressing times of ___________ prices, non-performing governments and ___________ crime rates, Sourav Ganguly has given us, Indians , a lot to cheer about
A. escalating, increasing
B. spiralling, booming
C. spiralling, soaring
D. ascending, debilitating
Answer : C

34. Political power is just as permanent as todays newspaper. Ten years down the line, ___________, who the most powerful man in any state was today.
A. who cares
B. nobody will remember what was written in todays newspaper or
C. few will know, or care about
D. when a lot of water will have passed under the bridge, who will care
Answer : A

35. Can you please __________ my web site just before I publish it ?
A. find out
B. go through
C. set out
D. look up
Answer : B

36. I had already published a novel and it was an unexpected success. I thought my ___________ .
A. days were up
B. chances were good
C. lady luck was happy
D. fortune was made
Answer : D

37. This is about ___________ a sociological analysis can penetrate.
A. as far as
B. the outer limit that
C. just how far into the subject
D. just the relative distance that
Answer : C

38. After a short holiday Rajni came back totally_______.
A. rejuvenated
B. reborn
C. refurbished
D. revamped
Answer : A

39. There was a major accident. The plane crashed. The pilot _________ did not see the tower.
A. likely
B. probably
C. scarcely
D. hurriedly
Answer : B

40. Brands __________ decision-simplicity strategies make full use of available information to __________ where consumers are on the path of decisions making and direct them to the best market offers.
A. diluting, divulge
B. tempting, maintain
C. imputing, overdrive
D. pursuing, assess
Answer : D

41. When she retired, she handed __________ the charge to the Vice-President.
A. over
B. out
C. across
D. off
Answer : A

42. When indecision grips a nation, free men feel the need for an _____ruler and are prepared to throw democracy overboard.
A. optimistic
B. autocratic
C. eccentric
D. energetic
Answer : B

43. When we call others dogmatic, what we really object to is ___________ .
A. their giving the dog a bad name
B. their holding dogmas that are different from our own
C. the extremism that goes along with it
D. the subversion of whatever they actually believe in concomitantly
Answer : B

44. I could hardly recognize him ________ I saw him.
A. after
B. but
C. and
D. when
Answer : D

46. Although ___________ is not a very desirable feeling we need a certain amount of it to ___________ well.
A. anxiety, exist
B. grief, enjoy
C. pain, bestow
D. impatience, preach
Answer : B

47. Many teachers ___________ the lack of ___________ for leaving the job.
A. cited, reason
B. explained, force
C. claimed, understanding
D. argued, culprit
Answer : C

48. The unprecedented rise in the price of gold in India, contrary to the___elsewhere in the world, is baffling the experts.
A. outlook
B. trend
C. cost
D. pattern
Answer : B

49. The petitioner had ______ an immediate stay form the court on allotment of the Hats ________ of investigation into the alleged irregularities.
A. asked file process
B. sought, completion
C. propagated, finish
D. demanded, course
Answer : B

50. The varsitys poll process for ___________ of new candidates has ___________ poor response with only ten thousand applications being received till date.
A. entrusting, seen
B. registration, evoked
C. entrance, made
D. admission, made
Answer : B