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In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

What is the correct answer?

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It is raining __________ . Do not go out.

A. heavily

B. fast

C. soundly

D. strongly

Correct Answer :

A. heavily


heavily or massively

Related Questions

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The manners and ___________ of the nouveau riche is a recurrent ___________ in the literature.

A. style, motif

B. morals, story

C. wealth, theme

D. morals, theme

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4

Ill take ______now as I have anothers appointment some where else.

A. departure

B. my leave

C. permission

D. leave from work

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4

A public, servant who is guilty will not ___________ punishment and no ___________ person will be punished.

A. be, sincere

B. flee, guilty

C. defend, common

D. avoid, uninformed

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4

Every one will admit that swindling ones fellow beings is a necessary practice; upon it, is based really sound commercial success ___________.

A. sell what you cannot buy back

B. buy what you will sell to another at a higher price

C. buy cheap and sell dear

D. sell what you can, do not buy from a competitor

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The neighbour grabbed the boy, and rolled him on the road to ___________ the flames.

A. cover

B. kill

C. burn out

D. fizz out

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He was ______ pertaining his innocence.

A. stridently

B. harshly

C. confidently

D. quickly

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Although ___________ is not a very desirable feeling we need a certain amount of it to ___________ well.

A. anxiety, exist

B. grief, enjoy

C. pain, bestow

D. impatience, preach

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Nature is ______ and unchangeable , and it is ______ as to whether its hidden reasons and ______ are ______ to man or not.
The option that best fill the blanks in the above sentence would be:

A. relentless, indifferent, actions, understandable

B. persistent, heartless, actions, comprehensible

C. inexorable, apathetic, activities, explicable

D. ineseapable, unconcerned, activities, intelligible

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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

A. reconcile, decide

B. understand, clarify

C. make out, decide

D. reconcile, understand

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The present Constitution will see ___________ amendments but its basic structure will survive.

A. much more

B. many more

C. too many more

D. quite a few more

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____ at the major ports has led planners to develop satellite ports near them.

A. density

B. containment

C. transportation

D. congestion

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4

China is a big country, in area it is bigger than any other country __________ Russia.

A. accept

B. except

C. expect

D. access

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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.

A. co-operation

B. education

C. casteism

D. favouritism

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Sheila gained an advantage __________ me.

A. upon

B. from

C. on

D. over

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Science is a sort of news agency comparable ___________ to other news agencies.

A. principally

B. in principle

C. in principal

D. in spirit and form

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A person who is clean and tidy in how he dresses up commands better_________from those around him than those who have aand unkempt appearance_________

A. respectful - slovenly

B. respect - slovenly

C. respected - untidy

D. respect - tidy

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My India by Corbett deals ______ the authors familiarity with and love of India.

A. in

B. of

C. at

D. with

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4

When she retired, she handed __________ the charge to the Vice-President.

A. over

B. out

C. across

D. off

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The entire village condoled ____ the jawans widow in her bereavement.

A. in

B. for

C. to

D. with

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Though fond of many acquaintances, I desire_____ only with a few.

A. introduction

B. cordiality

C. intimacy

D. encounter

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Take this medicine regularly and you will get rid __________ this disease.

A. at

B. from

C. of

D. over

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After a recent mild paralytic attack his movements are_____ restricted otherwise he is still very active.

A. entirely

B. slightly

C. nowhere

D. frequently

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Although he is ___________ person, he occasionally loses his ___________

A. quiet, power

B. cheerful, grief

C. balanced, temper

D. thoughtful, Anxiety

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Once he has signed the agreement, he wont be able to back______.

A. up

B. in

C. at

D. out

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Though one eye is kept firmly on the___________, the company now also promotes ___________ contemporary art.

A. present, experimental

B. future, popular

C. present, popular

D. market, popular

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4

India has the_______ of high saving and low growth rates.

A. irony

B. similarity

C. difference

D. paradox

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This is not the first time that the management has done some ___________ .

A. tough talk

B. tough talking

C. firm talk

D. firm talking

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Though one eye is kept firmly on the___________, the company now also promotes ___________ contemporary art.

A. present, experimental

B. future, popular

C. present, popular

D. market, popular

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Happiness consists in being _________what we have?

A. contented to

B. contented with

C. contented for

D. contented in

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As this country has become more ___________ industrial and internationalised, it has like all Western democracies in the ___________ of the executive.

A. urbanised, role

B. objective, wealth

C. synthesised, efficiency

D. civilized, convenience