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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.

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The present____has not prevented the railway minister from announcing an increasing number of superfast trains.

A. crisis

B. syndrome

C. generation

D. stability

Correct Answer :

A. crisis


Only something negative can prevent a good measure. We have two choices representing negativeness: (a) and (b). But (b) is not applicable: A syndrome is a medical condition that is characterised by a particular group of signs and symptoms.

Related Questions

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I am fully _________ the problems facing the industry.

A. alive with

B. alive to

C. alive for

D. alive on

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This is about ___________ a sociological analysis can penetrate.

A. as far as

B. the outer limit that

C. just how far into the subject

D. just the relative distance that

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The President today______ the committee with the induction of the five new general secretaries in place of those dropped.

A. reconstituted

B. reviewed

C. formed

D. enlarged

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He has a____tongue; his pinching sarcasm has______ everyone who has come into contact with him.

A. wanton, immunised

B. vitriolic, alienated

C. pungent, animated

D. recalcitaant, humanised

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We have not yet fully realised the _________ consequences of the war.

A. happy

B. pleasing

C. grim

D. exciting

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I dont suppose that Pramod will be elected __________ how hard he struggles as he is not completely supported by the committee.

A. although

B. seeing as

C. no matter

D. however

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A five-year-old boy was_____ from his school on Monday last by his servant for a ransom of Rs 8, 000.

A. driven

B. arrested

C. escorted

D. kidnapped

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The present Constitution will see ___________ amendments but its basic structure will survive.

A. much more

B. many more

C. too many more

D. quite a few more

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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 ___

A. goose, gander

B. cock, hen

C. fox, vixen

D. buck, doe

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What are you _________ in the kitchen cupboard?

A. looking in

B. looking on

C. looking to

D. looking for

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When she retired, she handed __________ the charge to the Vice-President.

A. over

B. out

C. across

D. off

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_________ of illiteracy from a nation that is set to become the most populated in the world is by no ________easy.

A. Countering, task

B. Driving, measure

C. Curbing, way

D. Eradication, means

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When people around you are losing their heads, it is very difficult to remain serene. It needs a lot of____.

A. patience

B. strength

C. courage

D. goodness

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The master dispensed_______the services of his servant.

A. up

B. with

C. from

D. through

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Modern music doesn't king ______ to longevity, sometimes it is hard even to remember what the biggest hit from a _____ of years ago was.

A. itself, couple

B. much few

C. money some

D. mother, spatter

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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

A. escalating, increasing

B. spiralling, booming

C. spiralling, soaring

D. ascending, debilitating

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Among the factors_____ to the low productivity in agriculture, the first place is occupied by irregular water supply.

A. producing

B. showing

C. resulting

D. contributing

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These issues are extremely ________ and any knee jerk reaction will ultimately result in a loss of ________ for all shareholders

A. Unassociated, curare

B. Ambiguous, plutocracy

C. Nuanced, opportunity

D. Contexed, serendipity

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The audience____ at the end of drama.

A. applauded

B. appraised

C. exploded

D. appreciated

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________ pollution control measures are expensive, many industries hesitate to adopt them.

A. Although

B. However

C. Because

D. Despite

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In his address to the teachers, the Vice-Chancellor____certain measures being taken for improving the quality of college education.

A. declined

B. directed

C. advised

D. highlighted

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Is not learning superior ____ wealth ?

A. than

B. from

C. by

D. to

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The head ____ was annoyed to see a ____ in the soup.
The option that would best fill the blanks in the above sentence would be:

A. chief, house fly

B. chef, housefly

C. chief, house-fly

D. chef, house fly

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Mr. Murugan has been in this college ________ 2010.

A. for

B. since

C. after

D. before

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Though one eye is kept firmly on the___________, the company now also promotes ___________ contemporary art.

A. present, experimental

B. future, popular

C. present, popular

D. market, popular

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He became the Governor of a Province_____.

A. by and large

B. in the course of time

C. at times

D. little by little

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We attended a ________ discourse.

A. spiritual

B. spirituous

C. spirituality

D. spiritually

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The treasure was hidden ______ a big shore.

A. on

B. underneath

C. toward

D. off

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This approach would ________ the enormous illiteracy problem to be ________ in a holistic manner.

A. enable, tackled

B. focus, viewed

C. envision, dealt

D. combine, judged

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Weather officials have __ below-normal rains this year. If the predictions come true, farm output could __ as most of Indias farmlands depend on rainwater for irrigation.

A. forecasted-shrank

B. forecast-shrank

C. forecast-shrink

D. predicted-expand