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 prisoner showed no _________ for his crimes.
hatred
obstinacy
remorse
anger
Correct Answer :
C. remorse
Remorse is an emotion/action/feeling after the crime is done. Hatred is for the other people who saw/hear/ gone through crime but certainly not for the prisoner. Crime is done in anger and a cause. Obstinacy is stubbornness. Only emotion that suits the context is Remorse.
Related Questions
Statistics __________ always my worst subject.
are
were
is
have
Though fond of many acquaintances, I desire_____ only with a few.
introduction
cordiality
intimacy
encounter
A growing number of these expert professionals ___________ having to train foreigners as the students end up ___________ the teachers who have to then unhappily content with no jobs at all or new jobs with drastically reduced pay packets
are, supplanting
welcome, assisting
resist, challenging
resent, replacing
When indecision grips a nation, free men feel the need for an _____ruler and are prepared to throw democracy overboard.
optimistic
autocratic
eccentric
energetic
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
If you were found guilty of exceeding the speed limit, you ______ to pay a fine.
would have
would had
will have
have
The deceased left _______ children.
behind
for
with
by
Sam asked me to keep this secret ___________ .
secret
in myself
amongst us
between us
________ has been taken against some wholesale drug dealers for dealing in surgical items without a valid license and maintaining a stock of _________ drugs.
Note, overwhelming
Step, impressive
Execution, outdated
Action, expired
Even as the _________ elsewhere in the world are struggling to come out of recession, Indian consumers are splurging on consumer goods and to _________ this growth, companies are investing heavily in various sectors.
economies, meet
countries, inhibit
governments, measure
nations, inflict
Every human being, after the first few days of his life, is a product of two factors: on the one hand, there is his __________ endowment; and on the other hand, there is the effect of environment, including _________
constitutional, weather
congenital, education
personal, climate
economic, learning
No child is _________ understanding. One has to wait and provide proper guidance.
dull to
dull in
dull of
dull for
He has a____tongue; his pinching sarcasm has______ everyone who has come into contact with him.
wanton, immunised
vitriolic, alienated
pungent, animated
recalcitaant, humanised
Satyajitrays films ________ all barriers of caste, creed and religion. They are universal.
transcend
transcends
trancend
transend
Although ___________ is not a very desirable feeling we need a certain amount of it to ___________ well.
anxiety, exist
grief, enjoy
pain, bestow
impatience, preach
There was a major accident. The plane crashed. The pilot _________ did not see the tower.
likely
probably
scarcely
hurriedly
Many teachers ___________ the lack of ___________ for leaving the job.
cited, reason
explained, force
claimed, understanding
argued, culprit
____ at the major ports has led planners to develop satellite ports near them.
density
containment
transportation
congestion
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
When she retired, she handed __________ the charge to the Vice-President.
over
out
across
off
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
Education is an essential means of_________women with the knowledge, skills and self-confidence necessary to fully_________ in the development process.
empower- include
empowering - participate
empowered - participating
empowerment - participate
The unprecedented rise in the price of gold in India, contrary to the___elsewhere in the world, is baffling the experts.
outlook
trend
cost
pattern
The battalion operating from the mountain was able to tie____ three enemy divisions.
up
down
on
with
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
Though one eye is kept firmly on the___________, the company now also promotes ___________ contemporary art.
present, experimental
future, popular
present, popular
market, popular
An organization .......... to the mission of road safety has prepared an action plan for reducing accidents and related
injuries and fatalities. (1) specified (2) inaugurated (3) committed (4) kicked off (5) succumbed (6) dedicated
(3) and (6)
(1) and (5)
(3) and (5)
(4) and (6)
Lack of financing options, __________ with HR and technological __________ , make small and medium enterprises sector the most vulnerable component of our economy.
except, loophole
coupled, challenges
armed, benefits
registered, strategies
The teacher_____the boys comic which he was reading during the Mathematics period.
possessed
procured
abandoned
seized
His most striking _____ is the enthusiasm which he brings to everything he does.
factor
attitude
characteristic
character