Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
- The rise in the Irrawaddy dolphin (1) ______ in Chilika can be attributed to the eviction of (2) ______ fish enclosures. After thousands of hectares of Chilika lake were made (3) ______ free, Irrawaddy dolphins found unobstructed area for movement. (4) ______, due to the COVID-19 lockdown last year, there were comparatively fewer tourist boats on Chilika lake, which made it (5) ______ for dolphins to move from one part of the lake to another.
Q.1 1. population 2. clan 3. natives 4. inhabitants
Answer is Option : 1
Q.2 1. unwarranted 2. illegal 3. illegitimate 4. unconstitutional
Answer is Option : 2
Q.3 1. trespass 2. confiscation 3. intervention 4. encroachment
Answer is Option : –4
Q.4 1. Whereas 2. Moreover 3. Nevertheless 4. However
Answer is Option : 2
Q.5 1. conducive 2. hurtful 3. detrimental 4. disturbing
Answer is Option : 1
- The importance of physical exercise in (1) ______ the incidence of heart attacks cannot be under estimated. The rise of heart attacks has been attaining (2) ______ proportion in recent times causing grave concern specially to the medical (3) ______. Walking is the best mode of physical exercise which (4) ______ no equipment, money, material or (5) ______ of a club.
Q.1 1. Ans 1. increasing 2. emphasising 3. minimising 4. maximising
Answer is Option : 3
Q.2 1. low 2. capacious 3. soothing 4. alarming
Answer is Option : 4
Q.3 1. creed 2. class 3. fraternity 4. persons
Answer is Option : 3
Q.4 1. loses 2. gains 3. requires 4. finds
Answer is Option : 3
Q.5 1. correlation 2. membership 3. exemption 4. scholarship
Answer is Option : 2
- How should one read a story to a child? Usually, a personality or character of the story (1) ______ the child’s interest the most. (2) ______, use different voices (3) ______ each character or act out various (4) ______ from the story, to bring life to those characters. (5) ______ out parts from the story will make story sessions fun and memorable for the kids.
Q.1 1. caught 2. catch 3. catches 4. has caught
Answer is Option : 3
Q.2 1. Either 2. So 3. Also 4. However
Answer is Option : 1
Q.3 1. for 2. by 3. with 4. from
Answer is Option : 1
Q.4 1. pages 2. sheets 3. parts 4. Words
Answer is Option : 3
Q.5 1. Saying 2. Acting 3. Telling 4. Asking
Answer is Option : 2
- An old man lived in the village. He was one of the (1) ______ unfortunate people in the world. The whole village was tired (2) ______ him; he was always gloomy, he (3) ______ complained and was always in a bad mood. The (4) ______ he lived, the more vile he was becoming and the more (5) ______ were his words.
Q.1 1. maximum 2. utmost 3. most 4. main
Question ID : 65497843455 Status : Answered Chosen Option : 3
Q.2 1. from 2. of 3. by 4. at
Answer is Option : 2
Q.3 1. mostly 2. commonly 3. cyclically 4. constantly
Answer is Option : 4
Q.4 1. long 2. lengthy 3. longer 4. Longest
Answer is Option : 3
Q.5 1. fatal 2. mortal 3. poisonous 4. toxic
Answer is Option : 4
- Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland. At an (1)__________ age, she displayed a brilliant mind and a (2)__________ personality. Her great exuberance for learning (3)___________ her to study further. However, she became (4)____________ when she learned that the university was closed (5)___________ women. Determined to receive a higher education, she joined a French university.
Q.1 1. early 2. ignorant 3. infant 4. young
Question ID : 65497842647 Status : Answered Chosen Option : 1
Q.2 1. bruised 2. blithe 3. brutal 4. bloated
Answer is Option : 2
Q.3 1. prompted 2. promised 3. proposed 4. projected
Answer is Option : 1
Q.4 1. distinguished 2. dishevelled 3. disgruntled 4. disfigured
Answer is Option : 3
Q.5 1. at 2. from 3. to 4. by
Answer is Option : 3
- New cycle routes have been built in and around the centre of Birmingham and speed limits have been (1) ______ on selected roads. The scheme has now been in (2) ______ for a year and has been hailed as a (3) ______ success. Since the new speed limits were (4) ______, the number of accidents in the area have fallen (5) ______.
Q.1 1. shortened 2. scaled 3. lessened 4. reduced
Question ID : 65497842243 Status : Answered Chosen Option : 4
Q.2 1. operation 2. activity 3. process 4. agency
Answer is Option : 1
Q.3 1. greater 2. more greater 3. greatest 4. great
Answer is Option : 4
Q.4 1. compelled 2. dictated 3. enforced 4. exacted
Answer is Option : 3
Q.5 1. desperately 2. extremely 3. drastically 4. terribly
Answer is Option : 3
- If you thought that yoga was all about bending and twisting your body in odd shapes, it’s time to rethink. Yoga is (1) ______ more. In very simple words, giving care (2) ______ your body, mind and breath is yoga. Derived (3) ______ the Sankrit word ‘yuj’ which means ‘to unite or integrate’, yoga is (4) ______ 5,000-year-old Indian body of knowledge. Yoga is all about harmonising the body (5) ______ the mind and breath through means of various breathing exercises, yoga poses (asanas) and meditation.
Q.1 1. many 2. much 3. all 4. few
Answer is Option : 2
Q.2 1. on 2. to 3. at 4. for
Answer is Option : 2
Q.3 1. by 2. from 3. of 4. out
Answer is Option : 2
Q.4 1. one 2. a 3. the 4. an
Answer is Option : 2
Q.5 1. on 2. across 3. at 4. with
Answer is Option : 2
- The greedy man rushed home to tell his wife and daughter about his wish, all the (1) ______ touching the objects in his path and watching (2) ______ convert into gold. Once he got home, his daughter (3) ______ to greet him. As soon as he bent (4) ______ to scoop her up in his arms, she turned into a golden statue. He was (5) ______ and started crying and trying to bring his daughter back to life.
Q.1 1. while 2. wayside 3. interval 4. bit
Answer is Option : 1
Q.2 1. there 2. them 3. their 4. those
Answer is Option : 2
Q.3 1. rushing 2. was rush 3. has rushed 4. rushed
Answer is Option : 4
Q.4 1. along 2. up 3. through 4. down
Answer is Option : 4
Q.5 1. demolished 2. devastated 3. determined 4. destroyed
Answer is Option : 2
- There is always something so fascinating about trains and journeys. There (1) ______ certain symbols and signages inside and outside of the train. The (2) ______ of most of them might not be known to everyone. (3) ______ you are a frequent traveller or not, you may have (4) ______ the letter X or a cross mark on the back of the last (5) ______ of the train.
Q.1 1. were 2. are 3. had been 4. will be
Answer is Option : 2
Q.2 1. senses 2. charge 3. worth 4. meanings
Answer is Option : 4
Q.3 1. Whether 2. Whichever 3. Whatever 4. However
Answer is Option : 1
Q.4 1. distinguished 2. recognised 3. noticed 4. known
Answer is Option : 3
Q.5 1. booth 2. coach 3. bus 4. rail
Answer is Option : 2
- The camel and the fox were very good friends and very good thieves. One day, the two friends (1) ______ to cross the river so that they could travel to a (2) ______ farm to steal food. The small fox (3) ______ swim, so the camel said to his friend, ‘Climb (4) ______ onto my back and I will swim across the (5) ______.’
Q.1 1. deciding 2. will decide 3. decided 4. are decide
Answer is Option : 3
Q.2 1. nearby 2. near 3. nearest 4. nearly
Answer is Option : 1
Q.3 1. ought to 2. may not 3. might 4. could not
Answer is Option : 4
Q.4 1. over 2. across 3. up 4. above
Answer is Option : 3
Q.5 1. sea 2. ocean 3. lake 4. river
Answer is Option : 4
- Not a year passes without a controversy over the national sports awards. The debate that (1)__________ every year following the announcement of the (2)__________ often leads to accusations of bias, regionalism and manipulations. (3)___________ to the Sports Minister and Chief Ministers and (4)___________by the politicians have all become part of the (5)_____________.
Q.1 1. rose 2. arose 3. rise 4. arises
Answer is Option : 4
Q.2 1. donations 2. awards 3. gifts 4. rewards
Answer is Option : 2
Q.3 1. Answered Illustrations 2. Representations 3. Delegations 4. Exhibitions
Answer is Option : 2
Q.4 1. interventions 2. intersections 3. interjections 4. intermissions
Answer is Option : 1
Q.5 1. jest 2. game 3. sport 4. line
Answer is Option : 2
- Listening plays (1) ______ role in the interactive process of business transactions. It enables a person to gather proper and (2) ______ information so that he can understand the matter with clarity. For this, he should have a positive attitude towards the speaker and the (3) ______. He should also (4) ______ on what is being spoken and then evaluate it with reference to the (5) ______.
Q.1 1. a paltry 2. a significant 3. a trivial 4. an abundant
Answer is Option : 2
Q.2 1. approximate 2. vague 3. accurate 4. superficial
Answer is Option : 3
Q.3 1. writer 2. words 3. topic 4. orator
Answer is Option : 3
Q.4 1. neglect 2. concentrate 3. distract 4. disperse
Answer is Option : 2
Q.5 1. paragraph 2. context 3. selection 4. excerpt
Answer is Option : 2
- There is so much (1) ______ and confusion in life today because the goal of human beings is not clear. Each person (2) ______ to fulfil his desires and dreams without (3) ______ the interest of the other. When we have a (4) ______ motive, we lose the sense of the higher objective of attaining happiness. Therefore, there is lot of (5) ______ in our life.
Q.1 1. certainty 2. positivity 3. uncertainty 4. reliability
Answer is Option : 3
Q.2 1. has want 2. want 3. have want 4. wants
Answer is Option : 4
Q.3 1. considering 2. disregarding 3. excluding 4. describing
Answer is Option : 1
Q.4 1. selfless 2. selfish 3. humane 4. noble
Answer is Option : 2
Q.5 1. strife 2. concord 3. peace 4. harmony
Answer is Option : 2
- The smoke that is (1) ______ from the chimneys of the factories, and from vehicles is the mixture of poisonous gases. Due to environmental pollution, there is (2) ______ in nature, so, many birds, animals, and plants are on the verge of (3) ______ day by day. The only way to (4) ______ environmental pollution is to plant many trees. By planting trees, we can get rid of many harmful poisonous gases. It is the responsibility of everyone to (5) ______ and protect our environment.
Q.1 1. generated 2. absorbed 3. created 4. emitted
Answer is Option : 4
Q.2 1. an imbalance 2. a difference 3. an inequality 4. a balance
Answer is Option : 1
Q.3 1. survival 2. distinction 3. appearance 4. extinction
Answer is Option : 4
Q.4 1. eradicate 2. sustain 3. radiate 4. introduce
Answer is Option : 2
Q.5 1. ruin 2. preserve 3. destroy 4. neglect
Answer is Option : –1
- A banker taped a picture, drawn by one of his small children, to his office wall. When he 1. ______ at work the next morning, he found the 2. ______ was covered by a 3. ______ notice, saying he was in 4. ______ of company policy which required personal items to be put away at night. 5. ______ a reaction was not just petty, it risked demotivating the banker completely. In short, it defied common sense.
Q.1 1. turned 2. achieved 3. reached 4. arrived
Answer is Option : 4
Q.2 1. tape 2. office 3. child 4. picture
Answer is Option : 4
Q.3 1. substantial 2. large 3. generous 4. considerable
Answer is Option : 2
Q.4 1. violation 2. damage 3. interruption 4. disruption
Answer is Option : 1
Q.5 1. That 2. Such 3. This 4. Which
Answer is Option : 2
- I decided to stay away from television (1) ______ a whole year. After a week, I started feeling (2) ______. But, my friend Bess cheered me up. She (3) ______ me every day and would take me places. It was (4) ______ how much fun we had without TV. My life had become more (5) ______ without the good old idiot box.
Q.1 1. for 2. to 3. since 4. from
Answer is Option : 1
Q.2 1. depressed 2. devoted 3. delighted 4. deceived
Answer is Option : 1
Q.3 1. thanked 2. requested 3. encouraged 4. attended
Answer is Option : 3
Q.4 1. unbelievable 2. unhealthy 3. unlucky 4. unlimited
Answer is Option : 1
Q.5 1. certain 2. exciting 3. boring 4. popular
Answer is Option : 2
- One day, a few hunters came into the forest and took the lion with them. They tied him up (1) ______ a tree. The lion was (2) ______ to get away and started to whimper. (3) ______, a mouse walked past and noticed the lion in trouble. He quickly ran and (4) ______ on the ropes to set the lion free. Both of them then (5) ______ into the jungle.
Q.1 1. along 2. over 3. above 4. against
Answer is Option : 4
Q.2 1. struggle 2. struggles 3. struggling 4. struggled
Answer is Option : 3
Q.3 1. Nevertheless 2. Soon 3. Although 4. But
Answer is Option : 2
Q.4 1. chews 2. gnawed 3. nibble 4. bitten
Answer is Option : 2
Q.5 1. sped off 2. speed away 3. speds out 4. speed up
Answer is Option : 2
- For an average Indian, driving in any of the major Indian cities is equivalent to (1) ______ a daily war. The everyday struggle of (2) ______ traffic, pollution and rash drivers is (3) ______ biggest cause of chronic stress and other (4) ______ problems. On an average a person spends (5) ______ between thirty minutes to two hours of their day driving.
Q.1 1. making 2. waging 3. raising 4. rushing
Answer is Option : 2
Q.2 1. stopping 2. dodging 3. boarding 4. lodging
Answer is Option : 2
Q.3 1. one 2. the 3. an 4. a
Answer is Option : 2
Q.4 1. societal 2. ecological 3. psychological 4. spiritual
Answer is Option : 3
Q.5 1. everywhere 2. nowhere 3. anywhere 4. elsewhere
Answer is Option : 3
- (1) ______ changes in science and technology lead to modernisation of technology as well as upgradation of knowledge. In order to upgrade or modernise technology, management must (2) ______ employees to accept new technology. (3) ______ training of staff becomes necessary to update their knowledge and to (4) ______ their skills. This is possible only (5) ______ effective communication between the management and the employees.
Q.1 1. No 2. Slow 3. Ultimate 4. Rapid
Answer is Option : 4
Q.2 1. dissuade 2. discourage 3. persuade 4. deactivate
Answer is Option : 3
Q.3 1. Intermittent 2. Irregular 3. Regular 4. Improper
Answer is Option : 1
Q.4 1. hamper 2. enhance 3. imitate 4. decrease
Answer is Option : 2
Q.5 1. by 2. through 3. throughout 4. with
Answer is Option : 2
- Dance as an artistic form of (1) ______ is extremely old. Evidence of dance as a (2) ______ form is available in ancient literary texts, painting and sculpture. (3) ______ of the dance forms trace their roots to the (4) ______ of movement codified in the Natya Shastra (5) ______ by Bharat Muni.
Q.1 1. succession 2. suggestion 3. expression 4. impression
Answer is Option : 3
Q.2 1. creating 2. creative 3. created 4. creation
Answer is Option : 2
Q.3 1. More 2. Much 3. Any 4. Many
Answer is Option : 4
Q.4 1. capacity 2. techniques 3. procedure 4. delivery
Answer is Option : 2
Q.5 1. captured 2. disbursed 3. dispersed 4. compiled
Answer is Option : 4
- Birbal immediately smiled and went up to Akbar. He announced the (1) ______; he said there were twenty-one thousand, five hundred and twenty-three crows (2) ______ the city. When asked how he (3) ______ the answer, Birbal replied, “Ask your men to (4) ______ the number of crows. If there are more, then the relatives of the crows must be visiting them from (5) ______ cities. If there are fewer, then the crows from our city must be visiting their relatives who live outside the city.”
Q.1 1. answer 2. response 3. question 4. rejoinder
Answer is Option : 3
Q.2 1. in 2. at 3. off 4. on
Answer is Option : 1
Q.3 1. known 2. know 3. knew 4. knowing
Answer is Option : 3
Q.4 1. count 2. judge 3. consider 4. calculate
Answer is Option : 1
Q.5 1. vicinity 2. near 3. close 4. nearby
Answer is Option : 4
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