Following sentences are based on those set in questions of various examination papers.
Exercise:
Choose word / set of words out of the given options and fill in the blanks in following sentences.
- A major fire…………in the colony and a large number of houses were………to the ground.
- A. Broke up, demolished B. Broke down, annihilated C. Broke through, devastated D. Broke out, razed.
- He has signed an agreement with the company to serve with them for at least three years and he cannot……………..
- A. Back up B. Back out C. Back against D. Back upon
- Nobody knows………
- A. where from the young lady comes.
- B. where does the young lady come from.
- C. from where the young lady does come.
- D. where the young lady comes from.
- Now a days a large number of ………….currency notes are in circulation in the market.
- A. spurious B. illegitimate C. un-authentic D. counterfeit
- The house …………..the services provided by the late leader for upliftment of the downtrodden people of the society.
- Commanded B. Commended C. Commented D. Recommended
- We should not underestimate the……………effect of training programmes on employees of an institution.
- A. Beneficial B. Beneficient C. Benevolent D. Benefactor
- Contagious diseases are easily……….from one person to another person.
- A. transported B. transferred C. transmitted D. transplanted
- Fire is the oldest and the greatest………….made by human being.
- Development B. Invention C. Discovery D. Derivation
- When a ……….on this bill was going on in the parliament, a group of persons ……………….outside the parliament house against the bill.
- A. argument, objected B. debate, disconcerted C. discussion, demonstrated D. deliberation, dissented
- The boss could not………….. the meaning of the new instructions received from head office and he found them ………..
- A. make up, conspicuous B. make off, obvious C. make out, ambiguous D. make for, prominent.
- A………….of fire-fighting lorries was kept ready to meet with any unpleasant eventuality.
- A. group B. fleet C. Cluster D. Flock
- He is new to this atmosphere, he is trying to ……….himself to this atmosphere.
- A. adapt B.adopt C. adept D. accept
- As the young man was very…………., the boss promoted him to next post.
- A. Indolent B. Languid C. assiduous D.affluent
- Jacob is very………in performing his duty, I …….. that the project assigned to him will fail one day.
- A. careful, expect B. sordid, anticipate C. negligent, fear D. casual, hope
- Blonde’s youth and beauty had an………….appeal which attracted the prince towards her.
- A. Despicable B. irresistible C. delectable D. comprehensible
- During recent past prices of essential commodities have…………so much that it is difficult for a common man to make both ends’ meet.
- A. plunged B. tumbled C. soared D. plummeted
- The government has…………. a special campaign to………. new schemes to uplift standard of the village people.
- A. selected, initiate B. launched, implement C. prefer, execute D. favour, start
- The prime minister………..the opposition party to …………..its responsibility and to allow parliament to function normally for smooth conduct of its business.
- A. reminded, recognize B. reprimanded, realize C. applauded, comprehend D. commended, apprehend.
- These two pictures hung on the wall are very……..to each other.
- A. identical B. Perceptible C. delectable. D.akin
- In America marital …………………. has become the number one mental health problem and at least one in every five American couples needs the help of a trained counsellor who can spot problems of these ……………… couples and find out their solutions.
- A. distress, sparring Anguish, flourishing C. Sorrow, thriving D. Agony, mounting
Answers:
1.D 2.B 3.D 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.C 8.C 9.C 10.C 11.B 12.A 13.C 14.C 15.B 16.C 17.B 18.A 19.A 20.A.
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