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.
Though fond of many acquaintances, I desire_____ only with a few.
introduction
cordiality
intimacy
encounter
Correct Answer :
C. intimacy
The correct choice should have a meaning similar to acquaintances but have a greater intensity. An acquaintance is a person whom one knows, especially through work or business, but who is not a close (intimate) friend.
Related Questions
____ at the major ports has led planners to develop satellite ports near them.
density
containment
transportation
congestion
After a recent mild paralytic attack his movements are_____ restricted otherwise he is still very active.
entirely
slightly
nowhere
frequently
It is inconceivable that in many schools children are subjected to physical _________ in the name of discipline.
violation
exercise
violence
security
It is the role of the state to ____ crime and protect people and property. If the state is unable to prevent a crime it falls upon the state to __ the victim.
prevent-support
preventing-encourage
prevent-supporting
forbid-discourage
The car we were travelling in _________ a mile from home.
broke off
broke down
broke into
broke up
Ill take ______now as I have anothers appointment some where else.
departure
my leave
permission
leave from work
___ about prolonged power cuts in urban areas, the authorities have decided to ___ over to more reliable and eco-friendly systems to run its pumps.
Worried, shift
Frantic, move
Troubled, jump
Concerned, switch
____ at the major ports has led planners to develop satellite ports near them.
density
containment
transportation
congestion
No child is _________ understanding. One has to wait and provide proper guidance.
dull to
dull in
dull of
dull for
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
The final electoral rolls have been intensively revised through house-to-house_____.
documentation
categorisation
enumeration
investigation
He is a popular teacher. He seems to be ______ for that profession.
cut down
cut off
cut in
cut out
The numbers __________ by the legitimate online music service providers indicate that a growing number of users are __________ to buy music.
morphed, ignoring
labelled, thriving
figured, fanatic
touted, willing
Serious threat to our ecology and environment can be ______ with organic cultivation.
hastened
impeded
aggravated
combated
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 stock market is very_____ at the moment.
sensible
sensitive
intensive
remunerative
His answer was such______ I expected him to give.
that
which
as
like which
He has a____tongue; his pinching sarcasm has______ everyone who has come into contact with him.
wanton, immunised
vitriolic, alienated
pungent, animated
recalcitaant, humanised
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)
The tunnel was so ___________ and congested, that we became ___________.
long, enthusiastic
deep, Cautious
dark, frightened
crowded, isolated
It is difficult to speak a language fluently unless ______ regularly.
it is in practice
it is by practising
it will be practised
it is practised
By the time he was eighteen years old, Peter _______ to make a living and support his family.
begins
began
started beginning
would begin
His rude behaviour is a _________ his organisation.
disgrace for
disgrace on
disgrace upon
disgrace to
The battalion operating from the mountain was able to tie____ three enemy divisions.
up
down
on
with
The last____ were performed before the body was cremated.
rites
writes
rights
withers
My friend and I decided to watch a play, however ______enjoyed it.
hardly of us
some few of us
we scarcely only
neither of us
Take this medicine regularly and you will get rid __________ this disease.
at
from
of
over
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
The President today______ the committee with the induction of the five new general secretaries in place of those dropped.
reconstituted
reviewed
formed
enlarged
The manager told us _________ Ramesh was very anxious _________ the meeting.
about, in
that, before
like, during
the, for