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1000+ Fill in the blanks MCQ for UPSC CDS [Solved]

Thursday 9th of March 2023

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1. My friend and I decided to watch a play, however ______enjoyed it.
A. hardly of us
B. some few of us
C. we scarcely only
D. neither of us
Answer : D
2. The car we were travelling in _________ a mile from home.
A. broke off
B. broke down
C. broke into
D. broke up
Answer : B
3. 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
4. Many teachers ___________ the lack of ___________ for leaving the job.
A. cited, reason
B. explained, force
C. claimed, understanding
D. argued, culprit
Answer : C
5. After a short holiday Rajni came back totally_______.
A. rejuvenated
B. reborn
C. refurbished
D. revamped
Answer : A
6. The masks worn by the men helped them _______their identity.
A. conceal
B. congeal
C. masquerade
D. cheat
Answer : A
7. He is a popular teacher. He seems to be ______ for that profession.
A. cut down
B. cut off
C. cut in
D. cut out
Answer : D
8. Let us quickly __________.
A. muddle
B. huddle
C. hurdle
D. puddle
Answer : B
9. 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
10. AIDS is not a disease that can be___through the air or by insects.
A. circulated
B. transferred
C. transmitted
D. conducted
Answer : C
11. I. The report ended on a .......... note.
II. They must take .......... steps to deal with the problem.

A. criticising
B. huge
C. positive
D. fancy
Answer : C
12. He has a____tongue; his pinching sarcasm has______ everyone who has come into contact with him.
A. wanton, immunised
B. vitriolic, alienated
C. pungent, animated
D. recalcitaant, humanised
Answer : B
13. 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
14. I have given her ______ .
A. a work
B. some works
C. a piece of work
D. many works
Answer : C
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. It is raining __________ . Do not go out.
A. heavily
B. fast
C. soundly
D. strongly
Answer : A
17. 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
18. 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
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. 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
21. To ___time, please go___ foot and not by bus.
A. spend, with
B. kill, towards
C. utilise, on
D. gain, on
Answer : D
22. 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
23. 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
24. The present____has not prevented the railway minister from announcing an increasing number of superfast trains.
A. crisis
B. syndrome
C. generation
D. stability
Answer : A
25. Even as the _________ elsewhere in the world are struggling to come out of recession, Indian consumers are splurging on consumer goods and to _________ this growth, companies are investing heavily in various sectors.
A. economies, meet
B. countries, inhibit
C. governments, measure
D. nations, inflict
Answer : A
26. It is difficult to speak a language fluently unless ______ regularly.
A. it is in practice
B. it is by practising
C. it will be practised
D. it is practised
Answer : D
27. The numbers __________ by the legitimate online music service providers indicate that a growing number of users are __________ to buy music.
A. morphed, ignoring
B. labelled, thriving
C. figured, fanatic
D. touted, willing
Answer : D
28. Economic growth is on auto-pilot, unlikely to be derailed by any lapse into ________ and controls or to be ________ by serious policy reforms.
A. Growth, blowed
B. Boom, berated
C. Recession, reduced
D. Dirigisme, boosted
Answer : C
29. A great literary or artistic work is known as______.
A. par excellence
B. bete noire
C. peccadillo
D. magnum opus
Answer : D
30. Cairn cannot ________ bring into picture some ________outsider which has little experience and necessary consents to deal in the oil field.
A. Peremptorily, ascribed
B. Complaisantly, endorsed
C. Democratically, aberrant
D. Arbitrarily, unrelated
Answer : D
31. Turn the lights ______ before you go to bed.
A. on
B. off
C. out
D. down
Answer : B
32. The journey may be made by sea or___by road.
A. alternately
B. alteringly
C. conversely
D. alternatively
Answer : D
33. Alexander Solzhepitsyns works will be_______ by every lover of liberal thought and they will bring home to him how restrictive freedom is in the Russian system.
A. rejected
B. skimmed
C. compiled
D. perused
Answer : D
34. 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
35. A five-year-old boy was_____ from his school on Monday last by his servant for a ransom of Rs 8, 000.
A. driven
B. arrested
C. escorted
D. kidnapped
Answer : D
36. A public, servant who is guilty will not ___________ punishment and no ___________ person will be punished.
A. be, sincere
B. flee, guilty
C. defend, common
D. avoid, uninformed
Answer : B
37. Their ____ to scale the mountain peak was an absolute failure.
A. attempt
B. desire
C. anxiety
D. proposal
Answer : A
38. India has the_______ of high saving and low growth rates.
A. irony
B. similarity
C. difference
D. paradox
Answer : D
39. The statue _________ a global symbol of freedom
A. stands against
B. stands to
C. stands for
D. stands as
Answer : D
40. 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
41. She put____ a brief appearance at the end of the party.
A. on
B. in
C. across
D. up
Answer : B
42. They ________ their seats away from the curved wall panels to give themselves more space as the flight attendant brought drinks from the gallery, which was ________ with familys favorite snacks and beverages.
A. Swiveled, stocked
B. Hinged, lacquered
C. Pended, embellished
D. Retracted, thronged
Answer : A
43. It is not fair to cast___on honest and innocent persons.
A. aspirations
B. aspersions
C. inspiration
D. adulation
Answer : B
44. His answer was such______ I expected him to give.
A. that
B. which
C. as
D. like which
Answer : C
45. 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
46. Ill take ______now as I have anothers appointment some where else.
A. departure
B. my leave
C. permission
D. leave from work
Answer : B
47. Serious threat to our ecology and environment can be ______ with organic cultivation.
A. hastened
B. impeded
C. aggravated
D. combated
Answer : C
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48. Regular exercise is conducive__________ heath.
A. in
B. to
C. for
D. of
Answer : B
49. Education is central because electronic networks and software-driven technologies are beginning to ___________ the economic barriers between nations.
A. break down
B. break
C. crumble
D. dismantle
Answer : A
50. He has already made up his mind on this issue. Now it is____ to argue with him.
A. sympathetic
B. vague
C. futile
D. contradictory
Answer : C

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