Directions (1-5): In the following questions a sentence is given with a blank in it. Following each sentence four words are provided. Choose the appropriate word that can fill the given blank to make the sentence both grammatically and contextually correct.
Q1. Personal and professional _______________ sometimes conflict.
(a)Prevalence
(b)Amount
(c) Defense
(d) Ethics
(e)Occupy
Q2. The party would make a pleasant _____________ in his rather dull social life.
(a)Obstruction
(b)Alienation
(c)Distraction
(d)Diversion
(e)Deliberation
Q3. She knew that society would ______________ her for leaving her children.
(a)Treat
(b)Condemn
(c)Contrast
(d)Lose
(e)Exhaust
Q4. Priya appeared to be in a/an _______________mood and was deep in thought.
(a)Responsible
(b)Tuning
(c)Engaging
(d)Destructive
(e)Introspective
Q5. All the respondents should express their _______________views in this questionnaire.
(a)Forced
(b)Forthright
(c)Strongly
(d)Critically
(e)Attacked
Solutions:
S1. Ans. (d)
Sol. Option (d) is the most suitable choice to be filled in the blank. Confliction can only happen in ethics. Rest all of the options do not fit in the blank.
Prevalence means commonness, generality.
Defense means the action of defending from or resisting attack.
S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. The most suitable option to be filled in the blank is option (d) i.e. diversion. From a dull social life, diversion would mean the action of turning something aside from its course.
Obstruction means a thing that impedes or prevents passage or progress; an obstacle or blockage.
Alienation means the state or experience of being alienated, isolation.
Distraction means a thing that prevents someone from concentrating on something else.
Deliberation means long and careful consideration or discussion, contemplation.
S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. The most appropriate option to be filled in the blank is option (b). For leaving children , society would condemn a lady which means express complete disapproval of; censure.
Contrast means dissimilarity.
Exhaust means make someone feel very tired.
S4. Ans. (e)
Sol. The most suitable option to be filled in the blank is option (e) i.e. introspective which means self- examining.
Tuning means telling something to someone.
Engaging means participating or becoming involved in.
Destructive means causing great and irreparable damage.
S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. Only option (b) fits appropriately in the blank. Rest all of the options are irrelevant.
Forthright means candid, outspoken.
Critically (adverb) means in a way that expresses disapproval.
Attacked means criticize or oppose fiercely and publicly.
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