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24) As I was his ________ companion, he naturally________ all his comments to me.
Fill in the blanks is an important part of competitive exams. The knowledge of appropriate use of words and good
command over vocabulary can help the candidates for solving such questions
effectively. Today I am sharing 50 questions from previous exams :-
Directions (Q.No. 1-5) In each of
the following sentences, there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there
are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). Find out which pair of words can be filled up
in the blanks in the sentence in the sentence in the same sequence to make the
sentence grammatically correct.
1)
Most people are too __________ in their own lives to ________ much about the
agonies of others.
a)
absorbed, care
b)
concerned, think
c)
indulged, eradicate
d)
involved, console
e)
entangling, worry
2)
Lawyers and doctors _________ that advertising will certainly ________ their
profession adversely.
a)
trust, damage
b)
believe, affect
c)
plead, escalate
d)
argue, effect
e)
contemplate, boost
3)
Because the __________ leading to cancellation of flight were murky, the
Minister appointed a Commission to ________ and report the matter.
a)
staff members, undertake
b)
decisions, decide
c)
facts, underplay
d)
events, camouflage
e)
circumstances, investigate
4)
Several plots __________ __________ in
various television episodes.
a)
screen, concurrently
b)
televised, consequently
c)
about, repeatedly
d)
exhibit, frequently
e)
demonstrate, violently prone
5)
By _______ of their athletic activities, a few sportsmen are able to escape the
pressures that living in __________ can create.
a)
knowledge, affluence
b)
way, prosperity
c)
contract, adversity
d)
virtue, poverty
e)
order, vicinity
Directions (Q.No. 6-10) In each of
the following sentences, there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there
are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted
by letters (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). Find out which pair of words can filled
up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the sentence
grammatically correct and meaningfully complete.
6)
Liberalization has removed all the legal ________ and ________ floodgates to
multinational companies.
a)hurdles,
awarded
b)
barriers, opened
c)
obstacles, guarded
d)
manipulation, closed
e)
battles, threw
7)
The _________ on some of the towns has created _________ among the residence of
the other part of the country.
a)
attack, ambition
b)
raid, awareness
c)
bombardment, panic
d)
spell, satisfaction
e)
shower, dampness
8)
________ to the popular belief that every astrologer nurtures blind faith in
fate, out astrologer believes in ________.
a)
Contrary, action
b)
According, thoughts
c)
Bowing, present
d)
Proving, forecasting
e)
Pointing, devotion
9)
His ________ has yielded him that _______ fruit.
a)
fate, undesirable
b)
efforts, unwanted
c)
action, viable
d)
perseverance, desired
e)
emphasis, expected
10)
His _________ contribution to the Tsunami relief fund was __________ by his
staff numbers.
a)
meagre, admired
b)
spontaneous, nullified
c)
negligible, sanctioned
d)
noteworthy, improved
e)
generous, appreciated
Directions (Q.Nos.11-15) In each of
the following sentences, there are two blank spaces. Below each sentrence there
are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). Find out
which pair of words can filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same
sequence to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningfully complete.
11)
The _______ you work, the ________ for your prosperity.
a)
more, best
b)
least, best
c)
harder, better
d)
decent, brightest
e)
better, brighter
12)
Please do not _______ time on such _______ issues.
a)
take, significant
b)
spend, important
c)
take, vital
d)
waste, trivial
e)
synchronise, insignificant
13)
________ you need a duplicate ration card, you must submit the ________ of your
residence.
a)
Should, proof
b)
If, numbers
c)
Had, guarantee
d)
Do, number
e)
Would, document
14)
The chairman ________ that you should ________ your help to him to solve the
riddles.
a)
express, give
b)
desires, extend
c)
wanted, take
d)
mentioned, assist
e)
pointed, evolve
15)
I shall not be able to ________ the meeting due to the ________ of our
employees.
a)
conduct, need
b)
address, salary
c)
run, absence
d)
proceed, participation
e)
attend, strike
Directions (Q.Nos.16-25) In each of
the following sentences, there are two blank spaces. Below each sentrence there
are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). Find out
which pair of words can filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same
sequence to make the sentence grammatically correct.
16)
He _______ all his money _________.
a)
squandered, wisely
b)
deposited, prudence
c)
expanded, notoriously
d)
earned, decent
e)
spent, foolishly
17)
It was my ________ that ________ to the serious problems.
a)
desire, brought
b)
negligence, led
c)
fault, lauded
d)
mistake, subjected
e)
decision, put
18)
If you are ________ you can _______ any task effectively.
a)
interested, avoid
b)
diligent, perform
c)
busy, accomplish
d)
expert, prepare
e)
able, neglect
19)
Because he was _________ he left the party earlier and _______ home.
a)
tired, brought
b)
precarious, approached
c)
preoccupied, sent
d)
ill, contacted
20)
The present system is _________ and needs _________.
a)
adequate, betterment
b)
wrong, improve
c)
defective, reforming
d)
good, no change
e)
excellent, improvement
21)
An impartial person _________ others without any _________.
a)
likes, reservation
b)
judges, bias
c)
blames, prudence
d)
praises, point
e)
wishes, malice
22)
A dull student sometimes gets _______ marks than does a ________ students.
a)
better, mediocre
b)
good, better
c)
more, brilliant
d)
less, wiser
e)
excellent, brilliant
23)
Many people coming from villages ________ themselves so ________ that they
don’t go back.
a)
enjoy, immensely
b)
earn, well
c)
feed, much
d)
strain, well
e)
make, well
24) As I was his ________ companion, he naturally________ all his comments to me.
a)
genuine, told
b)
fond, contested
c)
extreme, positioned
d)
sole, addressed
e)
best, executed
25)
He expressed _________ for his hasty ________.
a)
regret, told
b)
pleasure, speech
c)
repentance, movement
d)
anguish, provocation
e)
displeasure, win
Directions (Q.Nos.26-35) In each of
the following sentences, there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there
are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). Find out
which pair of words can filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same
sequence to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningfully complete.
26)
More is __________ of conditions on the moon than _________ conditions on any
other planet.
a)
understanding, the
b)
known, of
c)
aware, of
d)
informed, those
e)
uncertain, all
27)
The _______ before the Court prayed for _________ the appointment orders issued
by the management.
a)
writ, granting
b)
application, posting
c)
appeal, removing
d)
petition, quashing
e)
jury, dismissing
28)
If ___________ are to prove fruitful,
there must not only be sincerity on each side, but there must also be
__________ in the sincerity of the other side.
a)
bargains, truth
b)
quarrels, substance
c)
treaties, belief
d)
negotiations, faith
e)
amalgamations, trust
29)
Every ________ person is careful not to lose his ________.
a)
quiet, power
b)
cheerful, grief
c)
balanced, temper
d)
thoughtful, anxiety
e)
generous, wealth
30)
The Iron and Steel factory workers were not _______ with their low wages and
the nonpayment of wages for last three months ________ frul to the flames.
a)
good, put
b)
satisfied, added
c)
joyful, poured
d)
pleased, sprinkled
e)
unhappy, meant
31)
The annual _________ of industrial products has risen ________ in the recent
years.
a)
output, enormously
b)
outcome, hugely
c)
outlay, paramount
d)
outbreak, tremendously
e)
decline, scarcely
32)
Sneha looked very happy and _______ when she heard that her proposed scheme was
__________ by the committee.
a)
energetic, stalled
b)
satisfied, rejected
c)
elated, accepted
d)
overwhelming, received
e)
disconsolate, approved
33)
Due to power failure, the room became so ________ that all of us were _______.
a)
dark, frightened
b)
deep, cautious
c)
well-lit, enthusiastic
d)
crowded, isolated
e)
spacious, worried
34)
He looked ________ but his dynamism was _________.
a)
Handsome, slow
b)
youthful, quick
c)
fearful, apparent
d)
pleasing, unexpected
e)
aged, praiseworthy
35)
Even though you get _________ by the first example, just try some of the
________ ones, but doesn’t give up.
a)
enlightened, second
b)
prepared, oncoming
c)
beating, coming
d)
confused, next
e)
threatened, earlier
Directions (Q.Nos.36-45) In each of
the following sentences, there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there
are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). Find out
which pair of words can filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same
sequence to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningfully complete.
36)
The residents on this island are so ________ that they don’t _________ even their closest relatives.
a)
callous, consider
b)
hospitable, greet
c)
uncivilized, recognize
d)
indifferent, hurt
e)
unreliable, welcome
37)
Is there any ________ in worrying about whatever is ________ our control?
a)
point, beyond
b
futility, within
c)
sense, under
d)
use, above
e)
harm, beside
38)
He was so _________ in his prayer that he didn’t pay any ________ to our
presence.
a)
engrossed, remuneration
b)
absorbed, heed
c)
perfect, attention
d)
careless, significance
e)
indifferent, substance
39)
The ________ reforms that are taking place in the global economic scenario are
_________ as they are full of optimism.
a)
exorbitant, unnecessary
b)
colossal, unfavourable
c)
drastic, disappoint
d)
sweeping, unrealistic
e)
positive, heartening
40)
As he ________ the competition in favour of his opponent, all the efforts of
his supporters became ________.
a)
won, fruitful
b)
contested, realistic
c)
left, unrealistic
d)
lost, furtile
e)
canvassed, inconsequential
41)
Since he accomplishes _______ in work, there is nobody to ________ with him.
a)
desirability, cooperate
b)
perfection, compete
c)
accuracy, surmount
d)
excellence, accompany
e)
speed, quarrel
42)
Everybody who can ________ to the fast growing operations will have ________
career prospects.
a)
encourage, ample
b)
invigorate, desirable
c)
stick, minimal
d)
resolve, negligible
e)
contribute, excellent
43)
I may not ________ with your view, but I can’t
be ________ enough to disapprove of your right to express.
a)
cope, courteous
b)
associate, impatient
c)
agree, arrogant
d)
concern, permissive
e)
argue, intolerant
44)
When stress _________ a healthy competition, it can actually be a __________
thing
a)
subdues, marvelous
b)
mars, haphazard
c)
diffuses, haphazard
d)
creates, good
e)
converts, undesirable
45)
His intelligence __________ in a better way when he is __________ with a
problematic situation.
a)
works, confronted
b)
proves, faced
c)
degenerates, beset
d)
flourishes, suffered
e)
activates, vulnerable
Directions (Q.Nos.46-50) In each of
the following sentences, there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there
are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). Find out
which pair of words can filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same
sequence to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningfully complete.
46)
The _________ playing loud music has led the angry residents to this vicinity
to file a police complaint and move court against the organiser’s lack of
_________ for the people’s need for a peaceful neighbourhood.
a)
peaceful, thought
b)
abrupt, hope
c)
incessant, consideration
d)
fashionable, friendliness
e)
intermittent, interpretation
47)
The _________ of the chronic balance of payments deficit which has _________
the Finance Ministry under three Prime Ministers is very real.
a)
temptation, reviled
b)
understanding, menaced
c)
impact, underestimated
d)
obligation, blessed
e)
dilemma, plagued
48)
Britain for the present, is deeply __________ in economic troubles, and the
economic future, and the economic future, heavily __________ look uncertain.
a)
engrossed, responsive
b)
ingrained, skeptical
c)
saturated, enveloped
d)
mired, mortgaged
e)
Restrained, participative
49)
Our constitution was based on the belief that the _________ free of ideas,
people and cultures is essential to the _________ of a democratic society.
a)
selection, concurrence
b)
interchange, preservation
c)
reversal, upholding
d)
dissemination, congruence
e)
distinction, design
50)
As this country has become more _________ industrial and internationalized, it
has, like all Western democracies, experienced a necessary increase in the
_________ of the executive.
a)
urbanized, role
b)
objective, wealth
c)
synthesised, efficiency
d)
civilised, convenience
e)
concretised, vision
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