Fill in the blanks MCQ Solved Paper for CAT

1. 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

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

4. Undoubtedly, English is the most___spoken language in the world today.
A. elaborately
B. greatly
C. widely
D. broadly
Answer : C

5. That charming girl was the ____ of all eyes.
A. target
B. cynosure
C. doggerel
D. ambition
Answer : B

6. 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

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

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. 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

10. He has not attained the age of 18. He was, therefore, no____ to vote in this election.
A. power
B. claim
C. right
D. authority
Answer : C

11. I am always the first to admit that I have not accomplished everything that I ___________ achieve five years ago.
A. set out to
B. went to
C. thought to
D. thought of
Answer : A

12. 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

13. Opinions concerning him had remained nearly ____, his daily habits had presented scarcely any visible change.
A. static
B. biased
C. limpid
D. stationary
Answer : D

14. 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

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

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. ___________, the more they remain the same.
A. People all over the world change
B. The more people change
C. The more they are different
D. The less people change
Answer : B

18. By the time he was eighteen years old, Peter _______ to make a living and support his family.
A. begins
B. began
C. started beginning
D. would begin
Answer : B

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

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

23. The move to allow dumping of mercury _________ An outcry from residents of the area who _________ that high levels of mercury will affect their health and destroy ecologically sensitive forest area.
A. resulted, insist
B. provoked, fear
C. incited, determined
D. activated, accept
Answer : C

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

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

26. 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

27. The battalion operating from the mountain was able to tie____ three enemy divisions.
A. up
B. down
C. on
D. with
Answer : B

28. The ability of a woman to do well does not ______ on whether it is a mans world or not, because everyone has
his/her own opportunities. (1) trust (2) depend (3) reckon (4) live (5) rest (6) believe
A. (4) and (5)
B. (2) and (3)
C. (1) and (6)
D. (2) and (5)
Answer : D

29. 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

30. Throw a stone ______ the fierce dog.
A. at
B. upon
C. on
D. above
Answer : A

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

32. 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

33. 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

34. 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

35. Man is still a____in the labour market.
A. guilt
B. possibility
C. endemic
D. commodity
Answer : D

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

37. The Himalayas ran from east to west and cut off the cold winds from the north. This allowed agriculture to prosper and _____________ wealth, but it also ____________ barbarian invaders from the north.
A. attracted, dissipated
B. created, attracted
C. created, restricted
D. attracted, evicted
Answer : B

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

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. Mohans career has taken some __________ twists and turns.
A. incentive
B. interesting
C. interactive
D. intuitive
Answer : B

41. 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

42. 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

43. 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

44. Drawing attention to the pitfalls of _________ solely on Uranium as a fuel for nuclear reactors, Indian scientists warned that Uranium will not last for long and thus research on Thorium as its must be revived _________.
A. using, substitute
B. believing, replacement
C. depending, reserve
D. relying, alternative
Answer : A

45. I. The report ended on a .......... note.
II. They must take .......... steps to deal with the prblem.
A. criticising
B. huge
C. positive
D. fancy
Answer : C

46. 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

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

48. 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

49. 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

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