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.
I had not expected to meet him; it was quite an ______ meeting.
organised
intentional
undesirable
accidental
Correct Answer :
D. accidental
There were no expectations of the meeting; it was only by chance. In other words, the meeting was accidental.
Related Questions
The Romans were _________ science.
bad in
bad to
bad for
bad at
It is a penal_____to bribe a public servant.
charge
offence
code
tight
I had already published a novel and it was an unexpected success. I thought my ___________ .
days were up
chances were good
lady luck was happy
fortune was made
There are not solitary, free-living creatures ; every form of life is ______ other forms.
dependent on
parallel to
overshadowed by
segregated from
He is a popular teacher. He seems to be ______ for that profession.
cut down
cut off
cut in
cut out
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 head ____ was annoyed to see a ____ in the soup.
The option that would best fill the blanks in the above sentence would be:
chief, house fly
chef, housefly
chief, house-fly
chef, house fly
Despite his _____ he had to suffer.
punishment
fault
negligence
innocence
Infant mortality rate in China has____ from 200 per thousand to 14 per thousand.
retarded
declined
contracted
minimised
Scientists, working to save the earth, have ___________ dry water that soaks carbon three times better than water, and hence helps ___________ global warming.
aided, cut
created, combat
built, stop
produced, increase
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
His answer was such______ I expected him to give.
that
which
as
like which
When we call others dogmatic, what we really object to is ___________ .
their giving the dog a bad name
their holding dogmas that are different from our own
the extremism that goes along with it
the subversion of whatever they actually believe in concomitantly
The varsitys poll process for ___________ of new candidates has ___________ poor response with only ten thousand applications being received till date.
entrusting, seen
registration, evoked
entrance, made
admission, made
____ at the major ports has led planners to develop satellite ports near them.
density
containment
transportation
congestion
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
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
Lack of financing options, __________ with HR and technological __________ , make small and medium enterprises sector the most vulnerable component of our economy.
except, loophole
coupled, challenges
armed, benefits
registered, strategies
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
His fears were explicitly betrayed by his______ voice.
phonetic
tremulous
tenuous
malodorous
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
Science is a sort of news agency comparable ___________ to other news agencies.
principally
in principle
in principal
in spirit and form
He will dispense ______ your services.
of
off
on
with
Satyajitrays films ________ all barriers of caste, creed and religion. They are universal.
transcend
transcends
trancend
transend
Though one eye is kept firmly on the___________, the company now also promotes ___________ contemporary art.
present, experimental
future, popular
present, popular
market, popular
A five-year-old boy was_____ from his school on Monday last by his servant for a ransom of Rs 8, 000.
driven
arrested
escorted
kidnapped
She put____ a brief appearance at the end of the party.
on
in
across
up
Opinions concerning him had remained nearly ____, his daily habits had presented scarcely any visible change.
static
biased
limpid
stationary
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