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

1. There is much difficulty _____ getting _____ this place and it is not possible to reach _____ without the grace of the lord.
The option that best fill the blanks in the above sentence would be:
A. in, to, it
B. to, to, it
C. to, in, it
D. in, in, in
Answer : A

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

3. 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

4. In his address to the teachers, the Vice-Chancellor____certain measures being taken for improving the quality of college education.
A. declined
B. directed
C. advised
D. highlighted
Answer : D

5. One of the major critiques of the examination system is that it ___________ to a spirit of ___________ competition among the students.
A. results, defective
B. accompanies, adequate
C. develops, intense
D. takes, severe
Answer : D

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. The President today______ the committee with the induction of the five new general secretaries in place of those dropped.
A. reconstituted
B. reviewed
C. formed
D. enlarged
Answer : A

10. In India is __________ on protecting its resources, international business appears equally __________ to safeguard its profit.
A. dreaded, fragile
B. stubborn, weak
C. bent, determined
D. approaching, settled
Answer : C

11. I. He was good with Mathematics so he could not fathorn why other people cribbed about such an .......... subject.
II. In a world so riddled with greed and corruption where every man seems to be out to get another, it is not very .......... to trust others.
A. good
B. exciting
C. wise
D. easy
Answer : D

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

13. The stock market is very_____ at the moment.
A. sensible
B. sensitive
C. intensive
D. remunerative
Answer : B

14. 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

15. There is no ______ evidence to support your assertion.
A. facile
B. fictitious
C. facetious
D. factual
Answer : D

16. _________ 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

17. Though one eye is kept firmly on the___________, the company now also promotes ___________ contemporary art.
A. present, experimental
B. future, popular
C. present, popular
D. market, popular
Answer : B

18. 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

19. The flood of brilliant ideas has not only ___ us, but has also encouraged us to ___ the last date for submission of entries.
A. overwhelmed, extend
B. enjoyed, stretch
C. dismayed, decide
D. scared, scrap
Answer : A

20. 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

21. It is a story of two men and a batch of ______________ armoured cars.
A. deceased
B. diseased
C. decrepit
D. defeated
Answer : B

22. ________ has ben taken against some wholesale drug dealers for dealing in surgical items without a valid license and maintaining a stock of _________ drugs.
A. Note, overwhelming
B. Step, impressive
C. Execution, outdated
D. Action, expired
Answer : D

23. Though fond of many acquaintances, I desire_____ only with a few.
A. introduction
B. cordiality
C. intimacy
D. encounter
Answer : C

24. Though one eye is kept firmly on the___________, the company now also promotes ___________ contemporary art.
A. present, experimental
B. future, popular
C. present, popular
D. market, popular
Answer : B

25. 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

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

27. He was ______ pertaining his innocence.
A. stridently
B. harshly
C. confidently
D. quickly
Answer : A

28. I. Usually fund-raising events and charity auctions raise a large amount of money as people from all sections of the society get an opportunity to .......... for a cause.
II. Today, a person needs to .......... very hard for surviving in the corporate race.
A. work
B. contribute
C. effort
D. donate
Answer : A

29. 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

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

31. 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

32. A group of agitators ____ the mob to break down the Vice-Chancellors door.
A. wished
B. excited
C. threatened
D. incited
Answer : D

33. The head ____ was annoyed to see a ____ in the soup.
The option that would best fill the blanks in the above sentence would be:
A. chief, house fly
B. chef, housefly
C. chief, house-fly
D. chef, house fly
Answer : B

34. Traffic problems in Bombay are as serious as in any other city in India and they are complicated by digging of roads by the corporation on this or that ____.
A. aspect
B. pretext
C. intention
D. instance
Answer : B

35. The entire village condoled ____ the jawans widow in her bereavement.
A. in
B. for
C. to
D. with
Answer : D

36. The law prohibits a person from felling a sandalwood tree, even if it grows on ones own land, without prior permission from the government. As poor people cannot deal with the government, this legal provision leads to a rip-roaring business for ___________, who care neither for the ___________ , nor for the trees.
A. middlemen, rich
B. the government, poor
C. touts, rich
D. touts, poor
Answer : D

37. 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

38. 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

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

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

41. As navigators, calendar makers, and other _________ of the night sky accumulated evidence to the contrary, ancient astronomers were forced to __________ that certain bodies might move in circles about points, which in turn moved in circles about the earth.
A. scrutinizers, believe
B. observers, agree
C. scrutinizers, suggest
D. observers, concede
Answer : D

42. The journey may be made by sea or___by road.
A. alternately
B. alteringly
C. conversely
D. alternatively
Answer : D

43. 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

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

45. 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

46. The last____ were performed before the body was cremated.
A. rites
B. writes
C. rights
D. withers
Answer : A

47. It is raining __________ . Do not go out.
A. heavily
B. fast
C. soundly
D. strongly
Answer : A

48. We attended a ________ discourse.
A. spiritual
B. spirituous
C. spirituality
D. spiritually
Answer : A

49. It____ not look like a great deal today, but back then it was a coup: no man before ____ to import tea directly into Ireland.
The option that will best fill the blanks in the above sentences would be:
A. may, has dared
B. may, had dared
C. might, have dared
D. might, have ever dared
Answer : B

50. If strict security measures were taken, the tragedy might have been ________
A. restrained
B. averted
C. removed
D. controlled
Answer : B