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

1. The Director pointed out in favour of the manager that the profitability of the plant had _____ since he had taken over.
A. arisen
B. increased
C. developed
D. declined
Answer : B

2. Sheila gained an advantage __________ me.
A. upon
B. from
C. on
D. over
Answer : D

3. The organisation ___________ to popularise Indian classical music among the youth which has lost ___________ with its cultural roots.
A. endeavours, touch
B. wishes, interest
C. efforts, experience
D. exerts, intrigue
Answer : B

4. The members were_____ of the date of the meeting well in advance.
A. communicated
B. conveyed
C. ignorant
D. inform
Answer : D

5. Ravi was always_______ of the good fortune of others.
A. miserable
B. irritable
C. greedy
D. envious
Answer : D

6. _________ of illiteracy from a nation that is set to become the most populated in the world is by no ________easy.
A. Countering, task
B. Driving, measure
C. Curbing, way
D. Eradication, means
Answer : D

7. 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

8. You have no business to _________ pain on a weak and poor person.
A. inflict
B. put
C. direct
D. force
Answer : A

9. The human mind seems to have built-in ________against original thought.
A. prejudices
B. ideas
C. interests
D. safeguards
Answer : A

10. 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

11. The genocides in Bosnia and Rwanda, apart from being mis-described in the most sinister and _________ manner as 'ethnic cleansing', were also blamed, in further hand-washing rhetoric, on something dark and interior to __________ and perpetrators alike.
A. innovative, communicator
B. enchanting, leaders
C. disingenuous, victims
D. exigent, exploiters
Answer : C

12. 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

13. The _______ of criminalisation of politics needs to be _________ far more seriously.
A. lacuna, dealt
B. issue, addressed
C. system, broken
D. continuation, suppressed
Answer : B

14. The Chairman will come here at 5 p.m. to_____ a lecture.
A. attain
B. speak
C. talk
D. deliver
Answer : D

15. The treasure was hidden ______ a big shore.
A. on
B. underneath
C. toward
D. off
Answer : D

16. The high cutoff marks this year have ___ college admission-seekers to either ___ for lesser known colleges or change their subject preferences.
A. cajoled, ask
B. pressured, sit
C. forced, settle
D. strained, compromise
Answer : C

17. In spite of her other_____, Kasthuri still managed to find time for her hobbies.
A. occupations
B. preoccupations
C. predilections
D. business
Answer : B

18. He will dispense ______ your services.
A. of
B. off
C. on
D. with
Answer : D

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

20. 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

21. It will take some time for many South koreans to ___________ the conflicting images of North Korea, let alone to___________ what to make of their northern cousins
A. reconcile, decide
B. understand, clarify
C. make out, decide
D. reconcile, understand
Answer : A

22. A person who is clean and tidy in how he dresses up commands better_________from those around him than those who have aand unkempt appearance_________
A. respectful - slovenly
B. repect - slovenly
C. respected - untidy
D. respect - tidy
Answer : A

23. Nabeesa was not_____ by the criticism and paid no_____ even when her best friend talked against her.
A. threatened, warning
B. troubled, mind
C. deterred, heed
D. bothered, attention
Answer : C

24. Every human being, after the first few days of his life, is a product of two factors: on the one hand, there is his __________ endowment; and on the other hand, there is the effect of environment, including _________
A. constitutional, weather
B. congenital, education
C. personal, climate
D. economic, learning
Answer : B

25. 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

26. More is ___________ of conditions of the tribals in Maharashtra than ___________ conditions of those in the other parts of the country.
A. certain, the
B. known, of
C. aware, of
D. aware, of
Answer : B

27. Lack of financing options, __________ with HR and technological __________ , make small and medium enterprises sector the most vulnerable component of our economy.
A. except, loophole
B. coupled, challenges
C. armed, benefits
D. registered, strategies
Answer : B

28. I had a vague _________ that the lady originally belonged to Scotland.
A. notion
B. expression
C. imagination
D. theory
Answer : A

29. The prisoner showed no _________ for his crimes.
A. hatred
B. obstinacy
C. remorse
D. anger
Answer : C

30. 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

31. I have given her ______ .
A. a work
B. some works
C. a piece of work
D. many works
Answer : C

32. The present Constitution will see ___________ amendments but its basic structure will survive.
A. much more
B. many more
C. too many more
D. quite a few more
Answer : A

33. If you were found guilty of exceeding the speed limit, you ______ to pay a fine.
A. would have
B. would had
C. will have
D. have
Answer : A

34. Rajeev was upset because he _____________ forgotten his best friends birthday?
A. have
B. shall
C. will
D. had
Answer : D

35. Sam asked me to keep this secret ___________ .
A. secret
B. in myself
C. amongst us
D. between us
Answer : D

36. A controversial issue was_____ by a member of the Opposition in the Assembly, but there was no time to discuss it.
A. risen
B. raised
C. arose
D. aroused
Answer : B

37. It is the role of the state to ____ crime and protect people and property. If the state is unable to prevent a crime it falls upon the state to __ the victim.
A. prevent-support
B. preventing-encourage
C. prevent-supporting
D. forbid-discourage
Answer : B

38. Although there is ______________ gunfire, there is no stiff resistance to the revolutionary army.
A. bitter
B. meagre
C. continuous
D. sporadic
Answer : C

39. The influence of the environment on man is revealed by an_____ study.
A. anthropological
B. ecological
C. epigraphic
D. numismatic
Answer : B

40. The tunnel was so ___________ and congested, that we became ___________.
A. long, enthusiastic
B. deep, Cautious
C. dark, frightened
D. crowded, isolated
Answer : C

41. 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

42. ____ at the major ports has led planners to develop satellite ports near them.
A. density
B. containment
C. transportation
D. congestion
Answer : D

43. 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

44. Survival of mankind itself is in danger due to__________of atomic weapons.
A. perpetuation
B. regularisation
C. provocation
D. proliferation
Answer : D