Direction.
Pick out the most effective word/phrases from the given alternatives marked (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) given below each sentence to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.
The house that the actress lives in is beautiful, but the surroundings are ________ unpleasant.
quite
more and more
a little quite
very little
Correct Answer :
A. quite
Related Questions
The masks worn by the men helped them _______their identity.
conceal
congeal
masquerade
cheat
Happiness consists in being _________what we have?
contented to
contented with
contented for
contented in
We attended a ________ discourse.
spiritual
spirituous
spirituality
spiritually
A man reportedly .......... two passports with the same photograph, but under different names was arrested by the
commissioners Task Force. (1) possessing (2) examining (3) surrendering (4) mastering (5) holding (6) fixating
(2) and (3)
(3) and (6)
(1) and (5)
(1) and (4)
Despite his _____ he had to suffer.
punishment
fault
negligence
innocence
When she retired, she handed __________ the charge to the Vice-President.
over
out
across
off
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
His rude behaviour is a _________ his organisation.
disgrace for
disgrace on
disgrace upon
disgrace to
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
The teacher_____the boys comic which he was reading during the Mathematics period.
possessed
procured
abandoned
seized
The human mind seems to have built-in ________against original thought.
prejudices
ideas
interests
safeguards
Laxmi lost an important file and rather than confessing her___ she blamed Sandra for losing it.
respect
image
attitude
mistake
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
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
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
Women should be paid the same as men-when they do the same job, for surely, what is sauce for the______ is sauce for the ___
goose, gander
cock, hen
fox, vixen
buck, doe
In a ___________ tone, the leader made a powerful ___________ to the mob.
realistic, zeal
lower, conviction
loud, argument
soft, appeal
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
Cellular phone service has______ in a new phase of communication.
called
ushered
resulted
started
No child is _________ understanding. One has to wait and provide proper guidance.
dull to
dull in
dull of
dull for
Many teachers ___________ the lack of ___________ for leaving the job.
cited, reason
explained, force
claimed, understanding
argued, culprit
A person who is clean and tidy in how he dresses up commands better_________from those around him than those who have aand unkempt appearance_________
respectful - slovenly
respect - slovenly
respected - untidy
respect - tidy
Rajeev was upset because he _____________ forgotten his best friends birthday?
have
shall
will
had
A great literary or artistic work is known as______.
par excellence
bete noire
peccadillo
magnum opus
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
He has not attained the age of 18. He was, therefore, no____ to vote in this election.
power
claim
right
authority
His remarks were filled with _____ , which sounded lofty but presented nothing new to the audience.
aphorisms
platitudes
bombast
adages
The last____ were performed before the body was cremated.
rites
writes
rights
withers
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
______________ his being innocent of the crime, the judge sentenced him to one year imprisonment.
Inspite of
In case of
On account of
In the event of