Directions (1-2): In each of the following questions, a sentence is given with a blank. Choose the word among the options that fits in the blank implying the meaning of the sentence.
Q1. Jeremy Corbyn, a veteran socialist __________to renationalisation and massive public sector spending.
(a) Committed
(b) Barricade
(c) Decent
(d) Favourable
(e) Generous
Q2. Akshay has sought a review of the apex court’s 2017 __________confirming his death sentence.
(a) Blank
(b) Fortune
(c) Engage
(d) Judgment
(e) Calmed
Directions (3-5): In each of the following questions, a statement is given with a single blank followed by five options. Choose the option that can fit in the blank to make it a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. If none of the options could fit in the blank, mark your answer as ‘None of these’.
Q3. The report will do much to _______________ parents of children at the school.
(a) Continuance
(b) Probability
(c) Reassure
(d) Highlighted
(e) None of these
Q4. Media groups invest huge sums on __________________ and in political donations to defend their interests.
(a) Lobbying
(b) Pushed
(c) Throwback
(d) Sustained
(e) None of these
Q5. Many borrowers now find themselves caught in a ________________ financial position.
(a) Defer
(b) Adjourn
(c) Precarious
(d) Continues
(e) None of these
Solutions:
S1. Ans. (a)
Sol. Committed fits in the blank implying the meaning of the sentence. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice
S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. Judgment fits in the blank implying the meaning of the sentence. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. Reassure fits in the blank to make it a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S4. Ans. (a)
Sol. ‘Lobbying’ fits in the blank to make it a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S5. Ans. (c)
Sol. Precarious fits in the blank to make it a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
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