Directions (1-5): Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Q1. e-Commerce has provided the best platform for boosting the growth of small industries and with the right ______________ by Make in India, it could _______________ the development of small and medium enterprises.
(a) approach, hold
(b) energy, keep
(c) incentive, do
(d) direction, mould
(e) impetus, transform
Q2. Risk capital investments in India in the first half of this year have _____________ the money inflow in all of 2014, _____________ the stage for another record funding year.
(a) surpassed, setting
(b) exceeded, made
(c) excelled, performed
(d) failed, erected
(e) lost, created
Q3. Journalists ______________ with the Press Information Bureau (PIB), a status that allows them easy ______________ to many government offices, will need to get their police verification done every year.
(a) certified, course
(b) accredited, access
(c) authorized, entrance
(d) licensed, door
(e) recognized, approach
Q4. Delhi Police have _____________ concerns ___________ the security aspect.
(a) lifted, on
(b) built, against
(c) raised, over
(d) elevated, about
(e) reduced, for
Q5. The government of Gujarat is ________________ on _____________ chapters on the founder of the Reliance group, Dhirubhai Ambani, in its school textbooks.
(a) anxious, offering
(b) ardent, preceding
(c) intense, recommending
(d) keen, introducing
(e) apathetic, proposing
Solutions:
S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. ‘impetus, transform’ is the correct use.
Impetus- something that makes a process or activity happen or happen more quickly.
Transform-make a marked change in the form, nature, or appearance of.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. ‘surpassed, setting’ is the correct use.
Surpassed- to exceed.
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘accredited, access’ is the correct use.
Accredited- give credit to (someone) for something.
Access- the means or opportunity to approach or enter a place.
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘raised, over’ is the correct use.
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. keen, introducing’ is the correct use.
Keen- very interested.