Direction.
Each question below has two blanks,each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
In India is __________ on protecting its resources, international business appears equally __________ to safeguard its profit.
dreaded, fragile
stubborn, weak
bent, determined
approaching, settled
Correct Answer :
C. bent, determined
Related Questions
Turn the lights ______ before you go to bed.
on
off
out
down
Although he is ___________ person, he occasionally loses his ___________
quiet, power
cheerful, grief
balanced, temper
thoughtful, Anxiety
The organization takes its cue from the person on the top. I always told our business leaders their personal ___________ determined their organizations ___________.
serendipity, faux pas
predilection, despair
intensity, success
oddity, conformity
When you want to digitalise a city __________ with millions, you dont bet __________ the odds.
proceeding, into
teeming, against
undergoing, adhere
dangling, for
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
There was a major accident. The plane crashed. The pilot _________ did not see the tower.
likely
probably
scarcely
hurriedly
He was ______ pertaining his innocence.
stridently
harshly
confidently
quickly
Happiness consists in being _________what we have?
contented to
contented with
contented for
contented in
This approach would ________ the enormous illiteracy problem to be ________ in a holistic manner.
enable, tackled
focus, viewed
envision, dealt
combine, judged
The stock market is very_____ at the moment.
sensible
sensitive
intensive
remunerative
He will dispense ______ your services.
of
off
on
with
Her uncle died in a car accident. He was quite rich. She suddenly _________ all her uncles money.
succeeded
caught
gave
inherited
When people around you are losing their heads, it is very difficult to remain serene. It needs a lot of____.
patience
strength
courage
goodness
Precautions are to be taken with any one who seems ______.
contagious
infectious
diseased
defiled
It is a story of two men and a batch of ______________ armoured cars.
deceased
diseased
decrepit
defeated
Nordisk have recently ___________ a product called Glucometer.
started
commissioned
launched
begun
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
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
A great literary or artistic work is known as______.
par excellence
bete noire
peccadillo
magnum opus
The house that the actress lives in is beautiful, but the surroundings are ________ unpleasant.
quite
more and more
a little quite
very little
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
It is raining __________ . Do not go out.
heavily
fast
soundly
strongly
The Himalayas ran from east to west and cut off the cold winds from the north. This allowed agriculture to prosper and _____________ wealth, but it also ____________ barbarian invaders from the north.
attracted, dissipated
created, attracted
created, restricted
attracted, evicted
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)
A child is the future of a family _________ nation.
just as
as a
like a
as well as of a
Science is a sort of news agency comparable ___________ to other news agencies.
principally
in principle
in principal
in spirit and form
Man is still a____in the labour market.
guilt
possibility
endemic
commodity
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
It is inconceivable that in many schools children are subjected to physical _________ in the name of discipline.
violation
exercise
violence
security
The law prohibits a person from felling a sandalwood tree, even if it grows on ones own land, without prior permission from the government. As poor people cannot deal with the government this legal provision leads to a rip-roaring business for ___________, who care neither for the ___________ , nor for the trees
middlemen, rich
the government, poor
touts, rich
touts, poor