Direction.
Select the most appropriate set of words from the given choices to fill in the blanks.
The high cutoff marks this year have ___ college admission-seekers to either ___ for lesser known colleges or change their subject preferences.
cajoled, ask
pressured, sit
forced, settle
strained, compromise
Correct Answer :
C. forced, settle
forced - settle
Related Questions
The new government took __________ last year.
out
after
over
upon
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:
relentless, indifferent, actions, understandable
persistent, heartless, actions, comprehensible
inexorable, apathetic, activities, explicable
ineseapable, unconcerned, activities, intelligible
Every one will admit that swindling ones fellow beings is a necessary practice; upon it, is based really sound commercial success ___________.
sell what you cannot buy back
buy what you will sell to another at a higher price
buy cheap and sell dear
sell what you can, do not buy from a competitor
Although I was _________ of his plans, I encouraged him, because there was no one else who was willing to help.
sceptical
remorseful
fearful
excited
Gokhales patriotic speeches____ people to dedicate their lives to the nation.
forced
inspired
instigated
prompted
The carriage foundered in a snowdrift and it took two hours to_____ it.
exert
pillage
exacerbate
extricate
Few professions can ___________ the sheer variety and constant ___________ of being a doctor.
like, struggle
share, enthusiast
match, challenge
draw, work-load
His most striking _____ is the enthusiasm which he brings to everything he does.
factor
attitude
characteristic
character
___ about prolonged power cuts in urban areas, the authorities have decided to ___ over to more reliable and eco-friendly systems to run its pumps.
Worried, shift
Frantic, move
Troubled, jump
Concerned, switch
He has a____tongue; his pinching sarcasm has______ everyone who has come into contact with him.
wanton, immunised
vitriolic, alienated
pungent, animated
recalcitaant, humanised
He was ______ pertaining his innocence.
stridently
harshly
confidently
quickly
When she retired, she handed __________ the charge to the Vice-President.
over
out
across
off
His rude behaviour is a _________ his organisation.
disgrace for
disgrace on
disgrace upon
disgrace to
The deceased left _______ children.
behind
for
with
by
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
The master dispensed_______the services of his servant.
up
with
from
through
The water transport project on the west coast is ____ to get a shot in the arm with a new plan in which the Road Development Corporation will build the infrastructure and ___ a private party to operate the service.
scheduled, let
verge, permit
set, sanctions
bound, task
In India is __________ on protecting its resources, international business appears equally __________ to safeguard its profit.
dreaded, fragile
stubborn, weak
bent, determined
approaching, settled
The Defence Minister said today that the Government was determined to____the accord and tulfil the legitimate aspirations of the people.
implement
invest
practise
perform
We attended a ________ discourse.
spiritual
spirituous
spirituality
spiritually
Growth under this government has been ________ high and remarkably ________ even during the worst global economic crisis.
Impededly, flippant
Relatively, intractable
Obstructedly, rigid
Sustainedly, resilient
The petitioner had ______ an immediate stay form the court on allotment of the Hats ________ of investigation into the alleged irregularities.
asked file process
sought, completion
propagated, finish
demanded, course
More is ___________ of conditions of the tribals in Maharashtra than ___________ conditions of those in the other parts of the country.
certain, the
known, of
aware, of
aware, of
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
There is no ______ evidence to support your assertion.
facile
fictitious
facetious
factual
It is not ______________ for a man to be confined to the pursuit of wealth.
healthy
easy
possible
common
AIDS is not a disease that can be___through the air or by insects.
circulated
transferred
transmitted
conducted
It is raining __________ . Do not go out.
heavily
fast
soundly
strongly
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.
co-operation
education
casteism
favouritism
Few countries can____India in variety, colour and richness of dance-forms.
rival
depict
parallel
fight