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.
Since the British were masters of the seas, no ____ power could venture into Indian waters under British rule.
territorial
continental
maritime
geo-political
Correct Answer :
C. maritime
Maritime is used to describe things relating to the sea and to ships.
Related Questions
He will dispense ______ your services.
of
off
on
with
Your present statement does not _________ what you said last week.
accord to
accord in
accord with
accord for
The manners and ___________ of the nouveau riche is a recurrent ___________ in the literature.
style, motif
morals, story
wealth, theme
morals, theme
The _______ of criminalisation of politics needs to be _________ far more seriously.
lacuna, dealt
issue, addressed
system, broken
continuation, suppressed
Traffic problems in Bombay are as serious as in any other city in India and they are complicated by digging of roads by the corporation on this or that ____.
aspect
pretext
intention
instance
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
Her uncle died in a car accident. He was quite rich. She suddenly _________ all her uncles money.
succeeded
caught
gave
inherited
Despite his _____ he had to suffer.
punishment
fault
negligence
innocence
You have no business to _________ pain on a weak and poor person.
inflict
put
direct
force
The house that the actress lives in is beautiful, but the surroundings are ________ unpleasant.
quite
more and more
a little quite
very little
The official____ the Chief Minister of the situation in the town.
apprised
informed
appraised
asked
His remarks were filled with _____ , which sounded lofty but presented nothing new to the audience.
aphorisms
platitudes
bombast
adages
She tries to adjust __________ her relations.
for
at
so
with
The present____has not prevented the railway minister from announcing an increasing number of superfast trains.
crisis
syndrome
generation
stability
India has the_______ of high saving and low growth rates.
irony
similarity
difference
paradox
Precautions are to be taken with any one who seems ______.
contagious
infectious
diseased
defiled
Satyajitrays films ________ all barriers of caste, creed and religion. They are universal.
transcend
transcends
trancend
transend
I. He was good with Mathematics so he could not fathorn why other people cribbed about such an .......... subject.
II. In a world so riddled with greed and corruption where every man seems to be out to get another, it is not very .......... to trust others.
good
exciting
wise
easy
Infant mortality rate in China has____ from 200 per thousand to 14 per thousand.
retarded
declined
contracted
minimised
Nordisk have recently ___________ a product called Glucometer.
started
commissioned
launched
begun
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
The stock markets ___________. The state they are in right now speaks volumes about this fact.
is the barometer of public confidence
are the best indicators of public sentiment
are used to trade in expensive shares
are not used to taking stock of all markets
As navigators, calendar makers, and other _________ of the night sky accumulated evidence to the contrary, ancient astronomers were forced to __________ that certain bodies might move in circles about points, which in turn moved in circles about the earth.
scrutinizers, believe
observers, agree
scrutinizers, suggest
observers, concede
Real friends, genuinely wanting the best for the organisation, ___________ different garbs.
come in
clad in
dressed in
clothed in
Our _______________ diversity may also be of some value. Because we have always learned to live with pluralism, it is possible that we may be better prepared to _____________ the diversity of global economy.
stupefying, negotiate
plural, alleviate
variegated, annihilate
dreary, exasperate
Ill take ______now as I have anothers appointment some where else.
departure
my leave
permission
leave from work
The bus __________ fifty passengers fell __________ the river.
with; into
for; upon
over; on
of; at
In a ___________ tone, the leader made a powerful ___________ to the mob.
realistic, zeal
lower, conviction
loud, argument
soft, appeal
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
Their ____ to scale the mountain peak was an absolute failure.
attempt
desire
anxiety
proposal