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Fill in the blanks MCQ Solved Paper for GRE

Thursday 9th of March 2023

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1. When we call others dogmatic, what we really object to is ___________ .
A. their giving the dog a bad name
B. their holding dogmas that are different from our own
C. the extremism that goes along with it
D. the subversion of whatever they actually believe in concomitantly
Answer : B
2. A person who is clean and tidy in how he dresses up commands better_________from those around him than those who have aand unkempt appearance_________
A. respectful - slovenly
B. respect - slovenly
C. respected - untidy
D. respect - tidy
Answer : A
3. The speaker did not properly use the time as he went on_______ on one point alone.
A. devoting
B. deliberating
C. diluting
D. distributing
Answer : B
4. 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
5. 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
6. The petitioner had ______ an immediate stay form the court on allotment of the Hats ________ of investigation into the alleged irregularities.
A. asked file process
B. sought, completion
C. propagated, finish
D. demanded, course
Answer : B
7. The masks worn by the men helped them _______their identity.
A. conceal
B. congeal
C. masquerade
D. cheat
Answer : A
8. Success comes to those who are vigilant not to permit______ from the chosen path.
A. distraction
B. deviation
C. alienation
D. diversion
Answer : B
9. 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
10. Turn the lights ______ before you go to bed.
A. on
B. off
C. out
D. down
Answer : B
11. The water transport project on the west coast is ____ to get a shot in the arm with a new plan in which the Road Development Corporation will build the infrastructure and ___ a private party to operate the service.
A. scheduled, let
B. verge, permit
C. set, sanctions
D. bound, task
Answer : D
12. Statistics __________ always my worst subject.
A. are
B. were
C. is
D. have
Answer : C
13. The human mind seems to have built-in ________against original thought.
A. prejudices
B. ideas
C. interests
D. safeguards
Answer : A
14. Growth under this government has been ________ high and remarkably ________ even during the worst global economic crisis.
A. Impededly, flippant
B. Relatively, intractable
C. Obstructedly, rigid
D. Sustainedly, resilient
Answer : D
15. Take this medicine regularly and you will get rid __________ this disease.
A. at
B. from
C. of
D. over
Answer : C
16. The audience____ at the end of drama.
A. applauded
B. appraised
C. exploded
D. appreciated
Answer : A
17. When she retired, she handed __________ the charge to the Vice-President.
A. over
B. out
C. across
D. off
Answer : A
18. Is not learning superior ____ wealth ?
A. than
B. from
C. by
D. to
Answer : D
19. Regular exercise is conducive__________ heath.
A. in
B. to
C. for
D. of
Answer : B
20. I could hardly recognize him ________ I saw him.
A. after
B. but
C. and
D. when
Answer : D
21. Ravi was always_______ of the good fortune of others.
A. miserable
B. irritable
C. greedy
D. envious
Answer : D
22. 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
23. Many teachers ___________ the lack of ___________ for leaving the job.
A. cited, reason
B. explained, force
C. claimed, understanding
D. argued, culprit
Answer : C
24. No child is _________ understanding. One has to wait and provide proper guidance.
A. dull to
B. dull in
C. dull of
D. dull for
Answer : B
25. The prisoner showed no _________ for his crimes.
A. hatred
B. obstinacy
C. remorse
D. anger
Answer : C
26. Throw a stone ______ the fierce dog.
A. at
B. upon
C. on
D. above
Answer : A
27. She had a terrible night caused by a(n)_____ during her sleep.
A. incubus
B. debility
C. obsession
D. delusion
Answer : A
28. Weather officials have __ below-normal rains this year. If the predictions come true, farm output could __ as most of Indias farmlands depend on rainwater for irrigation.
A. forecasted-shrank
B. forecast-shrank
C. forecast-shrink
D. predicted-expand
Answer : C
29. 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
30. 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
31. The students _________ not reach on time _________ of the transport strike.
A. can, as
B. could, because
C. may, account
D. will, despite
Answer : B
32. Although there is ______________ gunfire, there is no stiff resistance to the revolutionary army.
A. bitter
B. meagre
C. continuous
D. sporadic
Answer : C
33. 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
34. His most striking _____ is the enthusiasm which he brings to everything he does.
A. factor
B. attitude
C. characteristic
D. character
Answer : C
35. His rude behaviour is a _________ his organisation.
A. disgrace for
B. disgrace on
C. disgrace upon
D. disgrace to
Answer : D
36. 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
37. 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
38. Survival of mankind itself is in danger due to__________of atomic weapons.
A. perpetuation
B. regularisation
C. provocation
D. proliferation
Answer : D
39. This is a_____ translation of the speech.
A. literary
B. literal
C. verbal
D. verbatim
Answer : B
40. 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
41. 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
42. The genocides in Bosnia and Rwanda, apart from being mis-described in the most sinister and _________ manner as 'ethnic cleansing', were also blamed, in further hand-washing rhetoric, on something dark and interior to __________ and perpetrators alike.
A. innovative, communicator
B. enchanting, leaders
C. disingenuous, victims
D. exigent, exploiters
Answer : C
43. The ___________ of the chronic balance of payments deficit which has ___________ the Finance Ministry under three Prime Ministers is very real.
A. temptation, reviled
B. understanding, menaced
C. impact, underestimated
D. dilemma, plagued
Answer : D
44. Happiness consists in being _________what we have?
A. contented to
B. contented with
C. contented for
D. contented in
Answer : B
45. The members were_____ of the date of the meeting well in advance.
A. communicated
B. conveyed
C. ignorant
D. inform
Answer : D
46. The new government took __________ last year.
A. out
B. after
C. over
D. upon
Answer : C
47. he put____ a brief appearance at the end of the party.
A. on
B. in
C. across
D. up
Answer : B
48. 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
49. 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
50. The entire village condoled ____ the jawans widow in her bereavement.
A. in
B. for
C. to
D. with
Answer : D

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