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 speaker did not properly use the time as he went on_______ on one point alone.
devoting
deliberating
diluting
distributing
Correct Answer :
B. deliberating
If you deliberate on something, you consider it carefully, often in formal meetings with other people.
Related Questions
________ 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Execution, outdated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
Serious threat to our ecology and environment can be ______ with organic cultivation.
hastened
impeded
aggravated
combated
In an effort to provide _________ for higher education to all, most of the universities have been providing education without adequate infrastructure, thus churning out _________ graduates every year.
chances, fresh
platform, capable
opportunities, unemployable
prospects, eligible
Let us quickly __________.
muddle
huddle
hurdle
puddle
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 final electoral rolls have been intensively revised through house-to-house_____.
documentation
categorisation
enumeration
investigation
The manners and ___________ of the nouveau riche is a recurrent ___________ in the literature.
style, motif
morals, story
wealth, theme
morals, theme
The two brothers look so_____ that it is difficult to tell one from the other.
identical
same
similar
resembling
Few professions can ___________ the sheer variety and constant ___________ of being a doctor.
like, struggle
share, enthusiast
match, challenge
draw, work-load
Rajeshs car wasnt __________ Rameshs, so we were too exhausted by the time we reached home.
such comfortable
as comfortable as
comfortable enough
so comfortable that
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
By the middle of the 19th Century, the urban population of England _________ the rural population.
have exceed
exceeded
was to exceeds
exceeds
It is raining __________ . Do not go out.
heavily
fast
soundly
strongly
Education is central because electronic networks and software-driven technologies are beginning to ___________ the economic barriers between nations.
break down
break
crumble
dismantle
AIDS is not a disease that can be___through the air or by insects.
circulated
transferred
transmitted
conducted
The carriage foundered in a snowdrift and it took two hours to_____ it.
exert
pillage
exacerbate
extricate
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)
These issues are extremely ________ and any knee jerk reaction will ultimately result in a loss of ________ for all shareholders
Unassociated, curare
Ambiguous, plutocracy
Nuanced, opportunity
Contexed, serendipity
A five-year-old boy was_____ from his school on Monday last by his servant for a ransom of Rs 8, 000.
driven
arrested
escorted
kidnapped
There is much difficulty _____ getting _____ this place and it is not possible to reach _____ without the grace of the lord.
The option that best fill the blanks in the above sentence would be:
in, to, it
to, to, it
to, in, it
in, in, in
What are you _________ in the kitchen cupboard?
looking in
looking on
looking to
looking for
Real friends, genuinely wanting the best for the organisation, ___________ different garbs.
come in
clad in
dressed in
clothed in
Once he has signed the agreement, he wont be able to back______.
up
in
at
out
There are different and ________ versions about what happened in the city, but one thing is certain. It is a dastardly act that must be condemned ________
Dissimilar, concertedly
Contrary, obviously
Conflicting, unequivocally
Unique, without conflict
The members were_____ of the date of the meeting well in advance.
communicated
conveyed
ignorant
inform
Though fond of many acquaintances, I desire_____ only with a few.
introduction
cordiality
intimacy
encounter
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
The influence of the environment on man is revealed by an_____ study.
anthropological
ecological
epigraphic
numismatic
The organization takes its cue from the person on the top. I always told our business leaders their personal ___________ determined their organizations ___________.
serendipity, faux pas
predilection, despair
intensity, success
oddity, conformity