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.
Opinions concerning him had remained nearly ____, his daily habits had presented scarcely any visible change.
static
biased
limpid
stationary
Correct Answer :
D. stationary
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Can you please __________ my web site just before I publish it ?
find out
go through
set out
look up
_________ of illiteracy from a nation that is set to become the most populated in the world is by no ________easy.
Countering, task
Driving, measure
Curbing, way
Eradication, means
Weather officials have __ below-normal rains this year. If the predictions come true, farm output could __ as most of Indias farmlands depend on rainwater for irrigation.
forecasted-shrank
forecast-shrank
forecast-shrink
predicted-expand
Few countries can____India in variety, colour and richness of dance-forms.
rival
depict
parallel
fight
The Romans were _________ science.
bad in
bad to
bad for
bad at
She tries to adjust __________ her relations.
for
at
so
with
I could hardly recognize him ________ I saw him.
after
but
and
when
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
In spite of her other_____, Kasthuri still managed to find time for her hobbies.
occupations
preoccupations
predilections
business
His remarks were filled with _____ , which sounded lofty but presented nothing new to the audience.
aphorisms
platitudes
bombast
adages
Serious threat to our ecology and environment can be ______ with organic cultivation.
hastened
impeded
aggravated
combated
The _______ of criminalisation of politics needs to be _________ far more seriously.
lacuna, dealt
issue, addressed
system, broken
continuation, suppressed
The window of our room ____ he rear.
overlooks
opens
opposes
adjoins
Real friends, genuinely wanting the best for the organisation, ___________ different garbs.
come in
clad in
dressed in
clothed in
Her uncle died in a car accident. He was quite rich. She suddenly _________ all her uncles money.
succeeded
caught
gave
inherited
His rude behaviour is a _________ his organisation.
disgrace for
disgrace on
disgrace upon
disgrace to
He has already made up his mind on this issue. Now it is____ to argue with him.
sympathetic
vague
futile
contradictory
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
His fears were explicitly betrayed by his______ voice.
phonetic
tremulous
tenuous
malodorous
His most striking _____ is the enthusiasm which he brings to everything he does.
factor
attitude
characteristic
character
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
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
To ___time, please go___ foot and not by bus.
spend, with
kill, towards
utilise, on
gain, on
Alexander Solzhepitsyns works will be_______ by every lover of liberal thought and they will bring home to him how restrictive freedom is in the Russian system.
rejected
skimmed
compiled
perused
It is time to ________ ongoing programmes and ______ new horizons.
value, choose
speculate, experiment
reject, consider
assess, seek
There was a major accident. The plane crashed. The pilot _________ did not see the tower.
likely
probably
scarcely
hurriedly
Though one eye is kept firmly on the___________, the company now also promotes ___________ contemporary art.
present, experimental
future, popular
present, popular
market, popular
Is not learning superior ____ wealth ?
than
from
by
to
The car driver was arrested for rash driving and his licence was_____ by the police.
impounded
prescribed
suspended
penalised
Shanku was born_____ a silver spoon in his mouth and was very proud of his wealth.
with
along
on
within