Direction.
In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.
Although there is ______________ gunfire, there is no stiff resistance to the revolutionary army.
bitter
meagre
continuous
sporadic
Correct Answer :
C. continuous
Related Questions
Happiness consists in being _________what we have?
contented to
contented with
contented for
contented in
His answer was such______ I expected him to give.
that
which
as
like which
Football evokes a ___________ response in India compared to cricket, that almost ___________ the nation.
tepid, boiling
lukewarm, electrifies
turbid, fascinating
apocryphal, genuinely fascinates
After a recent mild paralytic attack his movements are_____ restricted otherwise he is still very active.
entirely
slightly
nowhere
frequently
The organisation ___________ to popularise Indian classical music among the youth which has lost ___________ with its cultural roots.
endeavours, touch
wishes, interest
efforts, experience
exerts, intrigue
The car driver was arrested for rash driving and his licence was_____ by the police.
impounded
prescribed
suspended
penalised
I had a vague _________ that the lady originally belonged to Scotland.
notion
expression
imagination
theory
The treasure was hidden ______ a big shore.
on
underneath
toward
off
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:
relentless, indifferent, actions, understandable
persistent, heartless, actions, comprehensible
inexorable, apathetic, activities, explicable
ineseapable, unconcerned, activities, intelligible
Is not learning superior ____ wealth ?
than
from
by
to
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
escalating, increasing
spiralling, booming
spiralling, soaring
ascending, debilitating
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.
scrutinizers, believe
observers, agree
scrutinizers, suggest
observers, concede
The masks worn by the men helped them _______their identity.
conceal
congeal
masquerade
cheat
He has a____tongue; his pinching sarcasm has______ everyone who has come into contact with him.
wanton, immunised
vitriolic, alienated
pungent, animated
recalcitaant, humanised
My friend and I decided to watch a play, however ______enjoyed it.
hardly of us
some few of us
we scarcely only
neither of us
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.
attracted, dissipated
created, attracted
created, restricted
attracted, evicted
When indecision grips a nation, free men feel the need for an _____ruler and are prepared to throw democracy overboard.
optimistic
autocratic
eccentric
energetic
Skeptics would not ___________ that the earth actually moves, let alone that it ___________ around the sun.
permit, orbits
accept, revolves
experience, circles
assume, went
The numbers __________ by the legitimate online music service providers indicate that a growing number of users are __________ to buy music.
morphed, ignoring
labelled, thriving
figured, fanatic
touted, willing
The Director pointed out in favour of the manager that the profitability of the plant had _____ since he had taken over.
arisen
increased
developed
declined
The two brothers look so_____ that it is difficult to tell one from the other.
identical
same
similar
resembling
This is a_____ translation of the speech.
literary
literal
verbal
verbatim
The window of our room ____ he rear.
overlooks
opens
opposes
adjoins
Rajeshs car wasnt __________ Rameshs, so we were too exhausted by the time we reached home.
such comfortable
as comfortable as
comfortable enough
so comfortable that
The President today______ the committee with the induction of the five new general secretaries in place of those dropped.
reconstituted
reviewed
formed
enlarged
The new government took __________ last year.
out
after
over
upon
The members were_____ of the date of the meeting well in advance.
communicated
conveyed
ignorant
inform
I could hardly recognize him ________ I saw him.
after
but
and
when
She did not tell _________ that she _________ attended the party.
someone, have
no one, has
him, not
anyone, had
You have no business to _________ pain on a weak and poor person.
inflict
put
direct
force