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.
He has already made up his mind on this issue. Now it is____ to argue with him.
sympathetic
vague
futile
contradictory
Correct Answer :
C. futile
He has already decided (made up his mind). In order that the argument might succeed, it should have been done before he made up his mind. Now, it is futile.
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What are you _________ in the kitchen cupboard?
looking in
looking on
looking to
looking for
His remarks were filled with _____ , which sounded lofty but presented nothing new to the audience.
aphorisms
platitudes
bombast
adages
Raj was _____________ introvert and would prefer to sit in the library rather than go out with friends.
the
a
like
an
The Chairman will come here at 5 p.m. to_____ a lecture.
attain
speak
talk
deliver
Though one eye is kept firmly on the___________, the company now also promotes ___________ contemporary art.
present, experimental
future, popular
present, popular
market, popular
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
By the time he was eighteen years old, Peter _______ to make a living and support his family.
begins
began
started beginning
would begin
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 not attained the age of 18. He was, therefore, no____ to vote in this election.
power
claim
right
authority
In an effort to provide _________ for higher education to all, most of the universities have been providing education without adequate infrastructure, thus churning out _________ graduates every year.
chances, fresh
platform, capable
opportunities, unemployable
prospects, eligible
When you want to digitalise a city __________ with millions, you dont bet __________ the odds.
proceeding, into
teeming, against
undergoing, adhere
dangling, for
Jacob was a rich old man who lived_____ alone in a huge house because his children did not care about him.
only
all
more
too
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.
forecasted-shrank
forecast-shrank
forecast-shrink
predicted-expand
I am an entertainer, ___________ , I have to keep smiling because in my heart laughter and sorrow have an affinity.
even if I have tears in me
even though I am depressed inside
while entertaining people
in the entertainment business
When you want to digitalise a city __________ with millions, you dont bet __________ the odds.
proceeding, into
teeming, against
undergoing, adhere
dangling, for
He lost confidence and _________ of the deal at the last minute.
backed out
backed on
backed down
backed onto Practice Exercise
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introduction
cordiality
intimacy
encounter
The last____ were performed before the body was cremated.
rites
writes
rights
withers
She put____ a brief appearance at the end of the party.
on
in
across
up
The final electoral rolls have been intensively revised through house-to-house_____.
documentation
categorisation
enumeration
investigation
Every one will admit that swindling ones fellow beings is a necessary practice; upon it, is based really sound commercial success ___________.
sell what you cannot buy back
buy what you will sell to another at a higher price
buy cheap and sell dear
sell what you can, do not buy from a competitor
Despite his _____ he had to suffer.
punishment
fault
negligence
innocence
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actuated
convinced
categorized
led
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elaborately
greatly
widely
broadly
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cajoled, ask
pressured, sit
forced, settle
strained, compromise
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risen
raised
arose
aroused
The Hollywood star and the Bollywood heroine are being.........
as the next big onscreen couple. (1) labeled (2) explained (3) worshiped (4) touted (5) exclaimed (6) shouted
(2) and (4)
(1) and (3)
(2) and (6)
(1) and (4)
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permit, orbits
accept, revolves
experience, circles
assume, went
The deceased left _______ children.
behind
for
with
by
A great literary or artistic work is known as______.
par excellence
bete noire
peccadillo
magnum opus