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.
What are you _________ in the kitchen cupboard?
looking in
looking on
looking to
looking for
Correct Answer :
D. looking for
The word looking for means in search of.
Related Questions
Regular exercise is conducive__________ heath.
in
to
for
of
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
Serious threat to our ecology and environment can be ______ with organic cultivation.
hastened
impeded
aggravated
combated
Nabeesa was not_____ by the criticism and paid no_____ even when her best friend talked against her.
threatened, warning
troubled, mind
deterred, heed
bothered, attention
The entire village condoled ____ the jawans widow in her bereavement.
in
for
to
with
He has a____tongue; his pinching sarcasm has______ everyone who has come into contact with him.
wanton, immunised
vitriolic, alienated
pungent, animated
recalcitaant, humanised
Let us quickly __________.
muddle
huddle
hurdle
puddle
The Director pointed out in favour of the manager that the profitability of the plant had _____ since he had taken over.
arisen
increased
developed
declined
Scientists, working to save the earth, have ___________ dry water that soaks carbon three times better than water, and hence helps ___________ global warming.
aided, cut
created, combat
built, stop
produced, increase
Happiness consists in being _________what we have?
contented to
contented with
contented for
contented in
It is a penal_____to bribe a public servant.
charge
offence
code
tight
One dark night a Darvesh ___________ passing by a dry well.
wasnt
happened to be
discovered in
found to
A public, servant who is guilty will not ___________ punishment and no ___________ person will be punished.
be, sincere
flee, guilty
defend, common
avoid, uninformed
A great literary or artistic work is known as______.
par excellence
bete noire
peccadillo
magnum opus
He ___________ a wrong act because it was ___________ for him to do so due to circumstantial forces.
compelled, necessary
refused, dangerous
did, avoidable
committed, inevitable
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
No child is _________ understanding. One has to wait and provide proper guidance.
dull to
dull in
dull of
dull for
If strict security measures were taken, the tragedy might have been ________
restrained
averted
removed
controlled
One of the major critiques of the examination system is that it ___________ to a spirit of ___________ competition among the students.
results, defective
accompanies, adequate
develops, intense
takes, severe
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
They were _________ to vacate that house as _________ as possible.
asked, soon
ordered, easy
shown, early
told, later
The car we were travelling in _________ a mile from home.
broke off
broke down
broke into
broke up
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
The Romans were _________ science.
bad in
bad to
bad for
bad at
A garden knife is ______used for right pruning.
generally
compulsorily
systematically
daily
Although there is ______________ gunfire, there is no stiff resistance to the revolutionary army.
bitter
meagre
continuous
sporadic
By the time he was eighteen years old, Peter _______ to make a living and support his family.
begins
began
started beginning
would begin
The carriage foundered in a snowdrift and it took two hours to_____ it.
exert
pillage
exacerbate
extricate
Economic growth is on auto-pilot, unlikely to be derailed by any lapse into ________ and controls or to be ________ by serious policy reforms.
Growth, blowed
Boom, berated
Recession, reduced
Dirigisme, boosted
When indecision grips a nation, free men feel the need for an _____ruler and are prepared to throw democracy overboard.
optimistic
autocratic
eccentric
energetic