Directions (1-5): In the given passage several blanks are given and for each blank four alternatives are provided with two words each. Choose the option from which both words can fill in the blanks to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. If none of the given options can fit the blank then choose option ‘None of these’ as your answer.
For approximately half the U.S. electorate, a nightmare that began with the unlikely election of Donald Trump to the presidency, is beginning to look as if it may _____ (1) _____ into a second term. The U.S. President’s current approval rating (at 49%, in one poll) is the highest it has been since the day he took office. Initial hopes that his evident _____ (2) _____ and incompetence may lead to an early termination of his presidency have gradually given way to a shocked realisation that no matter what he does, says, or tweets, there is no _____ (3) _____ in his support among those who voted for him in the 2016 election or in the Republican party. Indeed, as the abortive attempt to impeach him underlined, his command over the party is stronger than ever today. The eruption of each _____ (4) _____ scandal followed by Mr. Trump’s brazen strategy of a scorched-earth counterattack has led the U.S. to a point where it is now impossible to conceive of any scenario that could lead his supporters to rethink their _____ (5) _____. A seemingly hyperbolic comment made by Mr. Trump way back in January 2016, when he was a complete outsider among the aspirants for the Republican nomination (“I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters”) is reality today.
Q1.
(a)Frugal, Goodly
(b) Continue, Stay
(c) Nominal, Wasteful
(d) Abolish, Annihilate
(e) None of these
Q2.
(a) Establishment, Significance
(b) Forecast, Augur
(c) Blistering, Breathless
(d) Venality, Corruptibility
(e) None of these
Q3.
(a) Diminution, Attenuation
(b) Magnitude, Appreciate
(c) Brisk, Dizzy
(d) Depression, Devaluation
(e) None of these
Q4.
(a) Chaos, Muddle
(b) Conjuration, Charm
(c) Outrageous, Shocking
(d) Calm, Quiet
(e) None of these
Q5.
(a) Defy, Scorn
(b) Allegiance, Adherence
(c) Annex, Arrogate
(d) Distress, Anguish
(e) None of these
Solutions:
S1. Ans. (b)
Sol. Both the words in option (b) can fill in the blanks to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence.
S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. Both the words in option (d) can fill in the blanks to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence.
S3. Ans. (a)
Sol. Both the words in option (a) can fill in the blanks to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence.
S4. Ans. (c)
Sol. Both the words in option (c) can fill in the blanks to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence.
S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. Both the words in option (b) can fill in the blanks to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence.
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