Directions (1-3): 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’.
Q1. The _______________ coincidence that led to the tragedy was made clear by accident investigators’ measurements.
(a) Dead
(b) Evils
(c) Malign
(d) Conspiracy
(e) None of these
Q2. The President is attempting to _______________ the notion that he has neglected the economy.
(a) Purged
(b) Elimination
(c) Dispel
(d) Cancelled
(e) None of these
Q3. Some of the new findings, though, support previously ____________________ folk wisdom about alcohol and caffeine.
(a) Requests
(b) Unsubstantiated
(c) Claims
(d) Appealed
(e) None of these
Directions (4-5): 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 combination of words in blank to make it a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. If all of the options can fit in the blank, mark your answer as ‘All of these’; (e).
Q4. As long as you’re able to _______________________with each other, then, really, there’s no reason to prevent a person from saying what he wants.
(I) Exorbitant
(II) Allure
(III) Debate
(IV) Discuss
(a) (I) – (II)
(b) (I) – (IV)
(c) (II) – (III)
(d) (III) – (IV)
(e) All of these
Q5. If an actual litigant is not before the court, it becomes hard for a court to commiserate with the plight of the individual in the _______________________of a particular case.
(I) Meet
(II) occurrences
(III) Circumstances
(IV) Practical
(a) (I) – (II)
(b) (I) – (IV)
(c) (II) – (III)
(d) (III) – (IV)
(e) All of these
Solutions:
S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. Malign fits in the blank to make it a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S2. Ans. (c)
Sol. Dispel fits in the blank to make it a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. Unsubstantiated fits in the blank to make it a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S4. Ans. (d)
Sol. Both debate and discuss can coherently fit into the sentence. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
S5. Ans. (c)
Sol. Both occurrences and circumstances can coherently fit into the sentence. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
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