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Select the most appropriate set of words from the given choices to fill in the blanks.

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Although he is ___________ person, he occasionally loses his ___________

A. quiet, power

B. cheerful, grief

C. balanced, temper

D. thoughtful, Anxiety

Correct Answer :

C. balanced, temper


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She was remarkably __________ in singing and dancing.

A. accomplished

B. conducive

C. fluctuating

D. cooperative

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Though fond of many acquaintances, I desire_____ only with a few.

A. introduction

B. cordiality

C. intimacy

D. encounter

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Lack of financing options, __________ with HR and technological __________ , make small and medium enterprises sector the most vulnerable component of our economy.

A. except, loophole

B. coupled, challenges

C. armed, benefits

D. registered, strategies

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His residence is on the______ of Hyderabad.

A. rim

B. core

C. periphery

D. outskirts

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He was ______ pertaining his innocence.

A. stridently

B. harshly

C. confidently

D. quickly

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Since the British were masters of the seas, no ____ power could venture into Indian waters under British rule.

A. territorial

B. continental

C. maritime

D. geo-political

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Gokhales patriotic speeches____ people to dedicate their lives to the nation.

A. forced

B. inspired

C. instigated

D. prompted

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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

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She had a terrible night caused by a(n)_____ during her sleep.

A. incubus

B. debility

C. obsession

D. delusion

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The Director pointed out in favour of the manager that the profitability of the plant had _____ since he had taken over.

A. arisen

B. increased

C. developed

D. declined

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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

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A great literary or artistic work is known as______.

A. par excellence

B. bete noire

C. peccadillo

D. magnum opus

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His answer was such______ I expected him to give.

A. that

B. which

C. as

D. like which

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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

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____ at the major ports has led planners to develop satellite ports near them.

A. density

B. containment

C. transportation

D. congestion

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The neighbour grabbed the boy, and rolled him on the road to ___________ the flames.

A. cover

B. kill

C. burn out

D. fizz out

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The car we were travelling in _________ a mile from home.

A. broke off

B. broke down

C. broke into

D. broke up

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The tunnel was so ___________ and congested, that we became ___________.

A. long, enthusiastic

B. deep, Cautious

C. dark, frightened

D. crowded, isolated

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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

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Few professions can ___________ the sheer variety and constant ___________ of being a doctor.

A. like, struggle

B. share, enthusiast

C. match, challenge

D. draw, work-load

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Education is an essential means of_________women with the knowledge, skills and self-confidence necessary to fully_________ in the development process.

A. empower- include

B. empowering - participate

C. empowered - participating

D. empowerment - participate

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The manager told us _________ Ramesh was very anxious _________ the meeting.

A. about, in

B. that, before

C. like, during

D. the, for

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The journey may be made by sea or___by road.

A. alternately

B. alteringly

C. conversely

D. alternatively

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Today we have achieved a milestone by completing 60 years of independence. Its now the time for everyone or every Indian to undergo_________of the achievements we already made and also those that are to be still_________

A. self-introspection-achiver

B. self-examination-achieve

C. introspection-achieved

D. search-found

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________ pollution control measures are expensive, many industries hesitate to adopt them.

A. Although

B. However

C. Because

D. Despite

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She put____ a brief appearance at the end of the party.

A. on

B. in

C. across

D. up

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Sometimes the greatest inventions ___________ an idea of startling simplicity.

A. stumbles upon

B. hinge upon

C. starves without

D. lacks

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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

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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

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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