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.
The car we were travelling in _________ a mile from home.
broke off
broke down
broke into
broke up
Correct Answer :
B. broke down
The word broke down means collapse.
Related Questions
I did not see the point of _________ waiting for them, so I went home.
hanging around
hanging on
hang together
hanging up
When we call others dogmatic, what we really object to is ___________ .
their giving the dog a bad name
their holding dogmas that are different from our own
the extremism that goes along with it
the subversion of whatever they actually believe in concomitantly
In these bleak and depressing times of ___________ prices, non-performing governments and ___________ crime rates, Sourav Ganguly has given us, Indians , a lot to cheer about
escalating, increasing
spiralling, booming
spiralling, soaring
ascending, debilitating
The statue _________ a global symbol of freedom
stands against
stands to
stands for
stands as
Shanku was born_____ a silver spoon in his mouth and was very proud of his wealth.
with
along
on
within
The official____ the Chief Minister of the situation in the town.
apprised
informed
appraised
asked
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
When people around you are losing their heads, it is very difficult to remain serene. It needs a lot of____.
patience
strength
courage
goodness
Regular exercise is conducive__________ heath.
in
to
for
of
He has already made up his mind on this issue. Now it is____ to argue with him.
sympathetic
vague
futile
contradictory
She put____ a brief appearance at the end of the party.
on
in
across
up
His remarks were filled with _____ , which sounded lofty but presented nothing new to the audience.
aphorisms
platitudes
bombast
adages
This is not the first time that the management has done some ___________ .
tough talk
tough talking
firm talk
firm talking
A garden knife is ______used for right pruning.
generally
compulsorily
systematically
daily
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
Though fond of many acquaintances, I desire_____ only with a few.
introduction
cordiality
intimacy
encounter
The manager told us _________ Ramesh was very anxious _________ the meeting.
about, in
that, before
like, during
the, for
I am an entertainer, ___________ , I have to keep smiling because in my heart laughter and sorrow have an affinity.
even if I have tears in me
even though I am depressed inside
while entertaining people
in the entertainment business
The head ____ was annoyed to see a ____ in the soup.
The option that would best fill the blanks in the above sentence would be:
chief, house fly
chef, housefly
chief, house-fly
chef, house fly
I had a vague _________ that the lady originally belonged to Scotland.
notion
expression
imagination
theory
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
Is not learning superior ____ wealth ?
than
from
by
to
It is not fair to cast___on honest and innocent persons.
aspirations
aspersions
inspiration
adulation
As this country has become more ___________ industrial and internationalised, it has like all Western democracies in the ___________ of the executive.
urbanised, role
objective, wealth
synthesised, efficiency
civilized, convenience
I. The area under our eyes in connected to our kidneys, so any .......... change in the dark circles indicates dehydration or accumulating toxins.
II. Many Indian adults are struggling with weight, thus indulging in weight loss programmes that require .......... changes in their current lifestyle.
drastic
frequent
ambiguous
severe
Infant mortality rate in China has____ from 200 per thousand to 14 per thousand.
retarded
declined
contracted
minimised
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
I. In todays world parents usually .......... that their children do not talk to them as they are more involved in electronic gadgets and social media.
II. He would .......... about every other child on the playground and his parents would fight with other parents so as to protect him.
feel
defend
fight
complain
The Director pointed out in favour of the manager that the profitability of the plant had _____ since he had taken over.
arisen
increased
developed
declined
In spite of her other_____, Kasthuri still managed to find time for her hobbies.
occupations
preoccupations
predilections
business