Direction.
In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.
It is a story of two men and a batch of ______________ armoured cars.
deceased
diseased
decrepit
defeated
Correct Answer :
B. diseased
Related Questions
The Chairman will come here at 5 p.m. to_____ a lecture.
attain
speak
talk
deliver
He has already made up his mind on this issue. Now it is____ to argue with him.
sympathetic
vague
futile
contradictory
She did not tell _________ that she _________ attended the party.
someone, have
no one, has
him, not
anyone, had
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 flood of brilliant ideas has not only ___ us, but has also encouraged us to ___ the last date for submission of entries.
overwhelmed, extend
enjoyed, stretch
dismayed, decide
scared, scrap
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
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
Success comes to those who are vigilant not to permit______ from the chosen path.
distraction
deviation
alienation
diversion
His residence is on the______ of Hyderabad.
rim
core
periphery
outskirts
It____ not look like a great deal today, but back then it was a coup: no man before ____ to import tea directly into Ireland.
The option that will best fill the blanks in the above sentences would be:
may, has dared
may, had dared
might, have dared
might, have ever dared
Regular exercise is conducive__________ heath.
in
to
for
of
The entire village condoled ____ the jawans widow in her bereavement.
in
for
to
with
Survival of mankind itself is in danger due to__________of atomic weapons.
perpetuation
regularisation
provocation
proliferation
Is not learning superior ____ wealth ?
than
from
by
to
There are not solitary, free-living creatures ; every form of life is ______ other forms.
dependent on
parallel to
overshadowed by
segregated from
The prisoner showed no _________ for his crimes.
hatred
obstinacy
remorse
anger
He has not attained the age of 18. He was, therefore, no____ to vote in this election.
power
claim
right
authority
A child is the future of a family _________ nation.
just as
as a
like a
as well as of a
When people around you are losing their heads, it is very difficult to remain serene. It needs a lot of____.
patience
strength
courage
goodness
He has a____tongue; his pinching sarcasm has______ everyone who has come into contact with him.
wanton, immunised
vitriolic, alienated
pungent, animated
recalcitaant, humanised
It is raining __________ . Do not go out.
heavily
fast
soundly
strongly
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
Though fond of many acquaintances, I desire_____ only with a few.
introduction
cordiality
intimacy
encounter
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 final electoral rolls have been intensively revised through house-to-house_____.
documentation
categorisation
enumeration
investigation
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
The carriage foundered in a snowdrift and it took two hours to_____ it.
exert
pillage
exacerbate
extricate
Happiness consists in being _________what we have?
contented to
contented with
contented for
contented in
Sometimes the greatest inventions ___________ an idea of startling simplicity.
stumbles upon
hinge upon
starves without
lacks
The car driver was arrested for rash driving and his licence was_____ by the police.
impounded
prescribed
suspended
penalised