Direction.
Each of the following sentences is followed by four words or group of words. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word or group of words.
____ at the major ports has led planners to develop satellite ports near them.
density
containment
transportation
congestion
Correct Answer :
D. congestion
If there is congestion in a place, the place is extremely crowded and blocked with traffic or people. The problem of congestion is thus essentially a problem of space. It could be got rid of through addition of space (by developing satellite ports). Blockade is slightly different. It is the action that is taken to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving it. The problem here is political - blockades are the creation of strikers or political groups. And the problem could persist even at the newly-developed satellite ports.
Related Questions
There is much difficulty _____ getting _____ this place and it is not possible to reach _____ without the grace of the lord.
The option that best fill the blanks in the above sentence would be:
in, to, it
to, to, it
to, in, it
in, in, in
AIDS is not a disease that can be___through the air or by insects.
circulated
transferred
transmitted
conducted
His fears were explicitly betrayed by his______ voice.
phonetic
tremulous
tenuous
malodorous
I. The area under our eyes in connected to our kidneys, so any .......... change in the dark circles indicates dehydration or accumulating toxins.
II. Many Indian adults are struggling with weight, thus indulging in weight loss programmes that require .......... changes in their current lifestyle.
drastic
frequent
ambiguous
severe
A garden knife is ______used for right pruning.
generally
compulsorily
systematically
daily
________ has been taken against some wholesale drug dealers for dealing in surgical items without a valid license and maintaining a stock of _________ drugs.
Note, overwhelming
Step, impressive
Execution, outdated
Action, expired
Infant mortality rate in China has____ from 200 per thousand to 14 per thousand.
retarded
declined
contracted
minimised
Take this medicine regularly and you will get rid __________ this disease.
at
from
of
over
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.
prevent-support
preventing-encourage
prevent-supporting
forbid-discourage
Although ___________ is not a very desirable feeling we need a certain amount of it to ___________ well.
anxiety, exist
grief, enjoy
pain, bestow
impatience, preach
There is no ______ evidence to support your assertion.
facile
fictitious
facetious
factual
The stock markets ___________. The state they are in right now speaks volumes about this fact.
is the barometer of public confidence
are the best indicators of public sentiment
are used to trade in expensive shares
are not used to taking stock of all markets
A public, servant who is guilty will not ___________ punishment and no ___________ person will be punished.
be, sincere
flee, guilty
defend, common
avoid, uninformed
He lost confidence and _________ of the deal at the last minute.
backed out
backed on
backed down
backed onto Practice Exercise
I. In todays world parents usually .......... that their children do not talk to them as they are more involved in electronic gadgets and social media.
II. He would .......... about every other child on the playground and his parents would fight with other parents so as to protect him.
feel
defend
fight
complain
Alexander Solzhepitsyns works will be_______ by every lover of liberal thought and they will bring home to him how restrictive freedom is in the Russian system.
rejected
skimmed
compiled
perused
The new government took __________ last year.
out
after
over
upon
What are you _________ in the kitchen cupboard?
looking in
looking on
looking to
looking for
The students _________ not reach on time _________ of the transport strike.
can, as
could, because
may, account
will, despite
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
reconcile, decide
understand, clarify
make out, decide
reconcile, understand
________ pollution control measures are expensive, many industries hesitate to adopt them.
Although
However
Because
Despite
In spite of her other_____, Kasthuri still managed to find time for her hobbies.
occupations
preoccupations
predilections
business
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.
resulted, insist
provoked, fear
incited, determined
activated, accept
You have no business to _________ pain on a weak and poor person.
inflict
put
direct
force
Although I was _________ of his plans, I encouraged him, because there was no one else who was willing to help.
sceptical
remorseful
fearful
excited
I am always the first to admit that I have not accomplished everything that I ___________ achieve five years ago.
set out to
went to
thought to
thought of
He has already made up his mind on this issue. Now it is____ to argue with him.
sympathetic
vague
futile
contradictory
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.
reconcile, decide
understand, clarify
make out, decide
reconcile, understand
Most political leaders acquire their position by causing a large number of people to believe that these leaders are ___________ by altruistic desires.
actuated
convinced
categorized
led
Science is a sort of news agency comparable ___________ to other news agencies.
principally
in principle
in principal
in spirit and form