1000+ Fill in the blanks MCQ for SBI Clerk [Solved]

1. It is not fair to cast___on honest and innocent persons.
A. aspirations
B. aspersions
C. inspiration
D. adulation
Answer : B

2. The manners and ___________ of the nouveau riche is a recurrent ___________ in the literature.
A. style, motif
B. morals, story
C. wealth, theme
D. morals, theme
Answer : D

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

4. She put____ a brief appearance at the end of the party.
A. on
B. in
C. across
D. up
Answer : B

5. It is time to ________ ongoing programmes and ______ new horizons.
A. value, choose
B. speculate, experiment
C. reject, consider
D. assess, seek
Answer : D

6. Science is a sort of news agency comparable ___________ to other news agencies.
A. principally
B. in principle
C. in principal
D. in spirit and form
Answer : B

7. Although he is ___________ person, he occasionally loses his ___________
A. quiet, power
B. cheerful, grief
C. balanced, temper
D. thoughtful, Anxiety
Answer : C

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

9. 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

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

11. 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

12. 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

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

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

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

16. Despite his _____ he had to suffer.
A. punishment
B. fault
C. negligence
D. innocence
Answer : D

17. Sometimes the greatest inventions ___________ an idea of startling simplicity.
A. stumbles upon
B. hinge upon
C. starves without
D. lacks
Answer : B

18. The first round of the contest had the students ___________ themselves and ___________ about their hobbies.
A. introducing, talking
B. sensitizing, sketching
C. showcasing, planning
D. acclimatizing, mentioning
Answer : A

19. 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

20. 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

21. Satyajitrays films ________ all barriers of caste, creed and religion. They are universal.
A. transcend
B. transcends
C. trancend
D. transend
Answer : C

22. There are not solitary, free-living creatures ; every form of life is ______ other forms.
A. dependent on
B. parallel to
C. overshadowed by
D. segregated from
Answer : A

23. The car we were travelling in _________ a mile from home.
A. broke off
B. broke down
C. broke into
D. broke up
Answer : B

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

25. India has the_______ of high savingand low growth rates.
A. irony
B. similarity
C. difference
D. paradox
Answer : D

26. Let us quickly __________.
A. muddle
B. huddle
C. hurdle
D. puddle
Answer : B

27. This is not the first time that the management has done some ___________ .
A. tough talk
B. tough talking
C. firm talk
D. firm talking
Answer : A

28. My India by Corbett deals ______ the authors familiarity with and love of India.
A. in
B. of
C. at
D. with
Answer : D

29. The car driver was arrested for rash driving and his licence was_____ by the police.
A. impounded
B. prescribed
C. suspended
D. penalised
Answer : A

30. 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

31. This is a_____ translation of the speech.
A. literary
B. literal
C. verbal
D. verbatim
Answer : B

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

33. Mountaineering institutes___to the young climbers the technical knowledge which has been accumulated over the years.
A. impart
B. indicate
C. apply
D. help
Answer : A

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

35. 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

36. I. In todays world parents usually .......... that their children do not talk to them as they are more involved in electronic gadgets and social media.
II. He would .......... about every other child on the playground and his parents would fight with other parents so as to protect him.
A. feel
B. defend
C. fight
D. complain
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. I have given her ______ .
A. a work
B. some works
C. a piece of work
D. many works
Answer : C

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

40. Few countries can____India in variety, colour and richness of dance-forms.
A. rival
B. depict
C. parallel
D. fight
Answer : A

41. Nature is ______ and unchangeable , and it is ______ as to whether its hidden reasons and ______ are ______ to man or not.
The option that best fill the blanks in the above sentence would be:
A. relentless, indifferent, actions, understandable
B. persistent, heartless, actions, comprehensible
C. inexorable, apathetic, activities, explicable
D. ineseapable, unconcerned, activities, intelligible
Answer : D

42. There are different and ________ versions about what happened in the city, but one thing is certain. It is a dastardly act that must be condemned ________
A. Dissimilar, concertedly
B. Contrary, obviously
C. Conflicting, unequivocally
D. Unique, without conflict
Answer : C

43. 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

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

45. The teacher_____the boys comic which he was reading during the Mathematics period.
A. possessed
B. procured
C. abandoned
D. seized
Answer : D

46. 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

47. 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

48. It is the role of the state to ____ crime and protect people an 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

49. Skeptics would not ___________ that the earth actually moves, let alone that it ___________ around the sun.
A. permit, orbits
B. accept, revolves
C. experience, circles
D. assume, went
Answer : B

50. Ill take ______now as I have anothers appointment some where else.
A. departure
B. my leave
C. permission
D. leave from work
Answer : B