Fill in the blanks MCQ Solved Paper for CLAT PG

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

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

3. Modern music doesn't king ______ to longevity, sometimes it is hard even to remember what the biggest hit from a _____ of years ago was.
A. itself, couple
B. much few
C. money some
D. mother, spatter
Answer : A

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Although I was _________ of his plans, I encouraged him, because there was no one else who was willing to help.
A. sceptical
B. remorseful
C. fearful
D. excited
Answer : A

9. Gokhales patriotic speeches____ people to dedicate their lives to the nation.
A. forced
B. inspired
C. instigated
D. prompted
Answer : B

10. 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

11. The organization takes its cue from the person on the top. I always told our business leaders their personal ___________ determined their organizations ___________.
A. serendipity, faux pas
B. predilection, despair
C. intensity, success
D. oddity, conformity
Answer : C

12. 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

13. Scientists, working to save the earth, have ___________ dry water that soaks carbon three times better than water, and hence helps ___________ global warming.
A. aided, cut
B. created, combat
C. built, stop
D. produced, increase
Answer : B

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

15. Nowadays there exists a spirit of___ among the various departments of the University. This has led to a number of interdisciplinary research publications due to interaction of various research groups.
A. co-operation
B. education
C. casteism
D. favouritism
Answer : A

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

17. 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

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

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

20. 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

21. Infant mortality rate in China has____ from 200 per thousand to 14 per thousand.
A. retarded
B. declined
C. contracted
D. minimised
Answer : B

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

23. ur 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

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

25. His attitude to his boss was so_____ that it caused a good deal of repulsion.
A. refulgent
B. arrogant
C. sycophantic
D. hybrid
Answer : C

26. Cellular phone service has______ in a new phase of communication.
A. called
B. ushered
C. resulted
D. started
Answer : B

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. He became the Governor of a Province_____.
A. by and large
B. in the course of time
C. at times
D. little by little
Answer : B

31. 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

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

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

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

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

36. 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

37. It is inconceivable that in many schools children are subjected to physical _________ in the name of discipline.
A. violation
B. exercise
C. violence
D. security
Answer : C

38. 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

39. I did not see the point of _________ waiting for them, so I went home.
A. hanging around
B. hanging on
C. hang together
D. hanging up
Answer : A

40. 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

41. 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

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

43. 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

44. 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. govenments, measure
D. nations, inflict
Answer : A

45. His most striking _____ is the enthusiasm which he brings to everything he does.
A. factor
B. attitude
C. characteristic
D. character
Answer : C

46. 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

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

48. 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

49. 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

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