Direction.
Each sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
The students _________ not reach on time _________ of the transport strike.
can, as
could, because
may, account
will, despite
Correct Answer :
B. could, because
Related Questions
Mr. Murugan has been in this college ________ 2010.
for
since
after
before
Sometimes the greatest inventions ___________ an idea of startling simplicity.
stumbles upon
hinge upon
starves without
lacks
There are not solitary, free-living creatures ; every form of life is ______ other forms.
dependent on
parallel to
overshadowed by
segregated from
Sheila gained an advantage __________ me.
upon
from
on
over
The window of our room ____ he rear.
overlooks
opens
opposes
adjoins
Statistics __________ always my worst subject.
are
were
is
have
She tries to adjust __________ her relations.
for
at
so
with
This is a_____ translation of the speech.
literary
literal
verbal
verbatim
It is time to ________ ongoing programmes and ______ new horizons.
value, choose
speculate, experiment
reject, consider
assess, seek
His answer was such______ I expected him to give.
that
which
as
like which
The car driver was arrested for rash driving and his licence was_____ by the police.
impounded
prescribed
suspended
penalised
We attended a ________ discourse.
spiritual
spirituous
spirituality
spiritually
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
Satyajitrays films ________ all barriers of caste, creed and religion. They are universal.
transcend
transcends
trancend
transend
There is no ______ evidence to support your assertion.
facile
fictitious
facetious
factual
Laxmi lost an important file and rather than confessing her___ she blamed Sandra for losing it.
respect
image
attitude
mistake
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
She had a terrible night caused by a(n)_____ during her sleep.
incubus
debility
obsession
delusion
In India is __________ on protecting its resources, international business appears equally __________ to safeguard its profit.
dreaded, fragile
stubborn, weak
bent, determined
approaching, settled
Can you please __________ my web site just before I publish it ?
find out
go through
set out
look up
He will dispense ______ your services.
of
off
on
with
He lost confidence and _________ of the deal at the last minute.
backed out
backed on
backed down
backed onto Practice Exercise
The manager told us _________ Ramesh was very anxious _________ the meeting.
about, in
that, before
like, during
the, for
Few professions can ___________ the sheer variety and constant ___________ of being a doctor.
like, struggle
share, enthusiast
match, challenge
draw, work-load
The genocides in Bosnia and Rwanda, apart from being mis-described in the most sinister and _________ manner as 'ethnic cleansing', were also blamed, in further hand-washing rhetoric, on something dark and interior to __________ and perpetrators alike.
innovative, communicator
enchanting, leaders
disingenuous, victims
exigent, exploiters
Skeptics would not ___________ that the earth actually moves, let alone that it ___________ around the sun.
permit, orbits
accept, revolves
experience, circles
assume, went
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
It is not ______________ for a man to be confined to the pursuit of wealth.
healthy
easy
possible
common
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.
forecasted-shrank
forecast-shrank
forecast-shrink
predicted-expand
Sam asked me to keep this secret ___________ .
secret
in myself
amongst us
between us