Direction.
Pick out the most effective word/phrases from the given alternatives marked (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) given below each sentence to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.
By the time he was eighteen years old, Peter _______ to make a living and support his family.
begins
began
started beginning
would begin
Correct Answer :
B. began
Related Questions
_____ between labour and management is inevitable in any industrial society.
co-ordination
competition
friction
association
In a ___________ tone, the leader made a powerful ___________ to the mob.
realistic, zeal
lower, conviction
loud, argument
soft, appeal
They were _________ to vacate that house as _________ as possible.
asked, soon
ordered, easy
shown, early
told, later
The present____has not prevented the railway minister from announcing an increasing number of superfast trains.
crisis
syndrome
generation
stability
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.
scheduled, let
verge, permit
set, sanctions
bound, task
Although it has been more than 50 years since Satyajit Ray made Pather Panchali, ___________ refuse to go away from the mind.
the haunting images
its haunting images
its haunted images
the haunt of its images
This is about ___________ a sociological analysis can penetrate.
as far as
the outer limit that
just how far into the subject
just the relative distance that
His residence is on the______ of Hyderabad.
rim
core
periphery
outskirts
It is inconceivable that in many schools children are subjected to physical _________ in the name of discipline.
violation
exercise
violence
security
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
When she retired, she handed __________ the charge to the Vice-President.
over
out
across
off
I. He was good with Mathematics so he could not fathorn why other people cribbed about such an .......... subject.
II. In a world so riddled with greed and corruption where every man seems to be out to get another, it is not very .......... to trust others.
good
exciting
wise
easy
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.
diluting, divulge
tempting, maintain
imputing, overdrive
pursuing, assess
His fears were explicitly betrayed by his______ voice.
phonetic
tremulous
tenuous
malodorous
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_________
self-introspection-achiver
self-examination-achieve
introspection-achieved
search-found
These issues are extremely ________ and any knee jerk reaction will ultimately result in a loss of ________ for all shareholders
Unassociated, curare
Ambiguous, plutocracy
Nuanced, opportunity
Contexed, serendipity
The final electoral rolls have been intensively revised through house-to-house_____.
documentation
categorisation
enumeration
investigation
He was ______ pertaining his innocence.
stridently
harshly
confidently
quickly
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
He has already made up his mind on this issue. Now it is____ to argue with him.
sympathetic
vague
futile
contradictory
India has the_______ of high saving and low growth rates.
irony
similarity
difference
paradox
Though one eye is kept firmly on the___________, the company now also promotes ___________ contemporary art.
present, experimental
future, popular
present, popular
market, popular
Political power is just as permanent as todays newspaper. Ten years down the line, ___________, who the most powerful man in any state was today.
who cares
nobody will remember what was written in todays newspaper or
few will know, or care about
when a lot of water will have passed under the bridge, who will care
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.
co-operation
education
casteism
favouritism
I. Usually fund-raising events and charity auctions raise a large amount of money as people from all sections of the society get an opportunity to .......... for a cause.
II. Today, a person needs to .......... very hard for surviving in the corporate race.
work
contribute
effort
donate
Economic growth is on auto-pilot, unlikely to be derailed by any lapse into ________ and controls or to be ________ by serious policy reforms.
Growth, blowed
Boom, berated
Recession, reduced
Dirigisme, boosted
As the weekend finally rolled around. the city folk were only ___ happy to settle down and laugh their cares _____.
just, afar
too, away
extremely, off
very, up
Is not learning superior ____ wealth ?
than
from
by
to
In India is __________ on protecting its resources, international business appears equally __________ to safeguard its profit.
dreaded, fragile
stubborn, weak
bent, determined
approaching, settled
It is difficult to speak a language fluently unless ______ regularly.
it is in practice
it is by practising
it will be practised
it is practised