Directions (1-5): There are two different sentences with a blank space in each question. Choose the word from the given options which fits into both the blanks appropriately adding a proper and logical meaning to the sentences.
Q1.
(I) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was self-isolating on Monday after a parliamentary ____________ tested positive for coronavirus.
(II) A Mazagaon developer has lodged an FIR against a person who tried to extort money from him claiming to be an __________ of gangster.
(a) Onset
(b) Aide
(c) Requirement
(d) Investment
(e) Incessantly
Q2.
(I) Once a power to __________ is held to depend on precedent fact, then of course anyone subjected to it can properly invoke habeas corpus.
(II) In the later years, major state intelligence agencies had their safe houses to _______ and question Tiger guerrilla suspects.
(a) Detain
(b) Eradicate
(c) Functional
(d) Disposition
(e) Disappear
Q3.
(I) The aircraft are designed to ___________ and intercept incoming enemy jets before they can pose a threat to the carriers.
(II) Ultimately, unless his fever was reduced with intravenous liquids, it would __________ his brain like eggs in a frying pan.
(a) Lethargy
(b) Municipal
(c) Jovial
(d) Progress
(e) Scramble
Q4.
(I) Supporters believe emergency drivers should be __________ from speed limits when lives depend on a swift response.
(II) Assam ministers split on government’s decision to __________ tea gardens from lockdown.
(a) Underlying
(b) Consider
(c) Minute
(d) Exempt
(e) Accord
Q5.
(I) Doctors are forced to reuse scarce masks through the day as hospital supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) rapidly _________.
(II) As the world’s oil resources continue to __________, the competition to find an alternative fuel increases in intensity.
(a) Evident
(b) Practice
(c) Dwindle
(d) Intend
(e) Concern
Solutions:
S1. Ans. (b)
Sol. Aide fits into both the blanks appropriately adding a proper and logical meaning to the sentences. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
Aide- an assistant to an important person, especially a political leader.
Incessantly- without interruption
S2. Ans. (a)
Sol. Detain fits into both the blanks appropriately adding a proper and logical meaning to the sentences. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S3. Ans. (e)
Sol. Scramble fits into both the blanks appropriately adding a proper and logical meaning to the sentences. Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.
Scramble- make one’s way quickly or awkwardly up a steep gradient or over rough ground by using one’s hands as well as one’s feet OR order (a fighter aircraft or its pilot) to take off immediately in an emergency or for action.
Lethargy-inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
Jovial-full of or showing high-spirited merriment
S4. Ans. (d)
Sol. Exempt fits into both the blanks appropriately adding a proper and logical meaning to the sentences. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
S5. Ans. (c)
Sol. Dwindle fits into both the blanks appropriately adding a proper and logical meaning to the sentences. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
Dwindle- diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength.
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