Direction.
Select the most appropriate set of words from the given choices to fill in the blanks.
Political power is just as permanent as todays newspaper. Ten years down the line, ___________, who the most powerful man in any state was today.
who cares
nobody will remember what was written in todays newspaper or
few will know, or care about
when a lot of water will have passed under the bridge, who will care
Correct Answer :
A. who cares
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Worried, shift
Frantic, move
Troubled, jump
Concerned, switch
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miserable
irritable
greedy
envious
He has not attained the age of 18. He was, therefore, no____ to vote in this election.
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showing
resulting
contributing
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on
above
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hastened
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combated
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rim
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eccentric
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No child is _________ understanding. One has to wait and provide proper guidance.
dull to
dull in
dull of
dull for
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parallel to
overshadowed by
segregated from
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empower- include
empowering - participate
empowered - participating
empowerment - participate
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at
from
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over
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issue, addressed
system, broken
continuation, suppressed
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focus, viewed
envision, dealt
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reborn
refurbished
revamped
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days were up
chances were good
lady luck was happy
fortune was made
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have
shall
will
had
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principally
in principle
in principal
in spirit and form
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image
attitude
mistake
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ordered, easy
shown, early
told, later
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value, choose
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on
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little by little