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.
His attitude to his boss was so_____ that it caused a good deal of repulsion.
refulgent
arrogant
sycophantic
hybrid
Correct Answer :
C. sycophantic
Easy
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It is raining __________ . Do not go out.
heavily
fast
soundly
strongly
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
The window of our room ____ he rear.
overlooks
opens
opposes
adjoins
Modern music doesn't king ______ to longevity, sometimes it is hard even to remember what the biggest hit from a _____ of years ago was.
itself, couple
much few
money some
mother, spatter
When she retired, she handed __________ the charge to the Vice-President.
over
out
across
off
His fears were explicitly betrayed by his______ voice.
phonetic
tremulous
tenuous
malodorous
Although ___________ is not a very desirable feeling we need a certain amount of it to ___________ well.
anxiety, exist
grief, enjoy
pain, bestow
impatience, preach
This approach would ________ the enormous illiteracy problem to be ________ in a holistic manner.
enable, tackled
focus, viewed
envision, dealt
combine, judged
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
This is a_____ translation of the speech.
literary
literal
verbal
verbatim
He is a popular teacher. He seems to be ______ for that profession.
cut down
cut off
cut in
cut out
The statue _________ a global symbol of freedom
stands against
stands to
stands for
stands as
Although there is ______________ gunfire, there is no stiff resistance to the revolutionary army.
bitter
meagre
continuous
sporadic
The prisoner showed no _________ for his crimes.
hatred
obstinacy
remorse
anger
Our Constitution was based on the belief that the free ___________ of ideas, people and cultures is essential to the ___________ of a democratic society.
selection, concurrence
interchange, preservation
reversal, upholding
dissemination, congruence
The stock market is very_____ at the moment.
sensible
sensitive
intensive
remunerative
The deceased left _______ children.
behind
for
with
by
The students _________ not reach on time _________ of the transport strike.
can, as
could, because
may, account
will, despite
Though one eye is kept firmly on the___________, the company now also promotes ___________ contemporary art.
present, experimental
future, popular
present, popular
market, popular
The teacher _________ the concept by _________ practical examples.
showed, telling
gave, speaking
liked, citing
explained - quoting
___________, the more they remain the same.
People all over the world change
The more people change
The more they are different
The less people change
Is not learning superior ____ wealth ?
than
from
by
to
Sometimes the greatest inventions ___________ an idea of startling simplicity.
stumbles upon
hinge upon
starves without
lacks
By the time he was eighteen years old, Peter _______ to make a living and support his family.
begins
began
started beginning
would begin
Their ____ to scale the mountain peak was an absolute failure.
attempt
desire
anxiety
proposal
Precautions are to be taken with any one who seems ______.
contagious
infectious
diseased
defiled
________ 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
If you were found guilty of exceeding the speed limit, you ______ to pay a fine.
would have
would had
will have
have
The bus __________ fifty passengers fell __________ the river.
with; into
for; upon
over; on
of; at
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