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Directions
(1-15): In each of the following sentences, parts of the sentence are left blank.
Beneath each sentence, five different ways of completing the sentence are
indicated. Choose the best alternative from among the five options.
Q1. Though
Vitamin C is strongly associated with immunity, a prolonged marginal deficiency
of Vitamin C may not lead to clinical symptoms; however, it may __________ one
towards heart disease and __________ immunity.
(a) lead,
lowered
(b) lead,
acquired
(c) predispose,
lowered
(d) influence,
improved
(e) make
liable, wipe out

Q2. The
financial implications of ensuring universal energy access are __________, but
not overwhelming when weighed against the enormous __________.
(a)
insignificant, disadvantages
(b) large,
benefits
(c) immaterial,
benefits
(d) vast,
drawbacks
(e) small,
investments
Q3. Long
stretches of __________ rule, with its emphasis on command and control, has
left policymaking in Pakistan highly __________.
(a)
inefficient, enfeebled
(b) military,
efficient
(c) parliamentary,
democratic
(d) totalitarian,
vulnerable
(e)
military, centralised
Q4. Quite
simply, if the European Union is to overcome national __________ and embrace a
shared and binding purpose, it must abandon the __________ of accountants and
speak in a language that comprehends what is good and bad, beautiful and ugly,
right and wrong.
(a)
boundaries, rhetoric
(b) integration,
language
(c) parochialism,
rhetoric
(d) paradoxes,
language
(e) pride,
matters
Q5. Clearly,
the popular response to the agitation was so __________ that the government
could not __________ it as it had done many times in the past.
(a)
downbeat, deal with
(b) strong,
join
(c) extensive,
ignore
(d) pervasive,
control
(e) massive,
unite
Q6. As the
__________ of manufacturing industries such as chemicals, textiles,
pharmaceuticals and engineering, Mumbai has been a city of opportunity for the
__________.
(a) center,
political class
(b) hub,
elites
(c) hub,
working class
(d) edge,
middle class
(e) heart,
avant-garde
Q7.
Ironically, the conditions of the unorganized class of workers are far
__________ in those states that boast __________ per capita incomes and high
minimum wages.
(a) worse,
high
(b) worse,
low
(c) better,
high
(d) safer, higher
(e)
subhuman, low
Q8. The
__________ nature of the food inflation over the last year has brought the
acuteness of food __________ in India into political focus.
(a)
truculent, scarcity
(b) persistent,
insecurity
(c) hostile,
shortage
(d) unrelenting,
surplus
(e)
repugnant, conference
Q9. The food
procurement policy of the government had two objectives: __________ regional
distribution of food grains at __________ prices and the provision of a fair
price to farmers.
(a)
restricted, low
(b) limited,
fair
(c) just,
low
(d) equal,
reasonable
(e)
equitable, reasonable
Q10. The
situation in Kashmir has always been __________, but policymaking in New Delhi,
which has remained “one track”, has only helped to __________ it further.
(a)
sensitive, alleviate
(b) confounded,
exacerbate
(c) fragile,
aggravate
(d) violent,
assuage
(e)
peaceful, spoil
Q11. Being
unsure of itself, reform is pursued __________ by a coalition government
constantly __________ of voters’ reactions.
(a)
vigorously, hopeful
(b) slowly,
chary
(c) hesitantly,
wary
(d) nervously,
circumspect
(e)
reluctantly, eager
Q12.
Palestinian officials say that there is no use holding talks with Israeli
leaders that are nothing more than a photo opportunity intended to create the
__________ of a peace process while avoiding any substantive __________.
(a)
impression, conflicts
(b) blueprint,
problems
(c) proposal,
arrangements
(d) impression,
commitments
(e)
conception, implementation
Q13. We
should be wary of hyperbolic predictions; more often than not, what sound like
horrific changes in climate and geography actually turn out to be __________ –
and in some cases even __________.
(a)
beneficial, malignant
(b) destructive,
catastrophic
(c) worse,
unmanageable
(d) manageable,
benign
(e)
productive, catastrophic
Q14. Climate
science is a subtle and fiendishly convoluted discipline that rarely yields
__________ forecasts or __________ prescriptions.
(a)
unambiguous, straightforward
(b) ambiguous,
unreliable
(c) unreliable,
useless
(d) extreme,
dubious
(e)
ambiguous, reliable
Q15. Despite
his long tenure, North Korea’s “Dear Leader” Kim Jong-il’s hold on power
sometimes has been __________ by a small group of __________.
(a)
threatened, dissidents
(b) reinforced,
dissidents
(c) reconciled,
loyalists
(d) compromised,
patriots
(e) endangered,
patriots


Solutions
S1. Ans.(c) 
Sol. predispose, lowered fit in the
context of the sentence correctly.

S2. Ans.(b) 
Sol. large, benefits fit in the
context of the sentence correctly.

S3. Ans.(e) 
Sol. military, centralized fit in the
context of the sentence correctly.

S4. Ans.(c) 
Sol. parochialism, rhetoric fit in the
context of the sentence correctly.

S5. Ans.(d) 
Sol. pervasive, control fit in the
context of the sentence correctly.

S6. Ans.(c) 
Sol. hub, working class fit in the
context of the sentence correctly.

S7. Ans.(a) 
Sol. worse, high fit in the context of
the sentence correctly.

S8. Ans.(b) 
Sol. persistent, insecurity fit in the
context of the sentence correctly.

S9. Ans.(e) 
Sol. equitable, reasonable fit in the
context of the sentence correctly.

S10. Ans.(c) 
Sol.  fragile,
aggravate fit in the context of the sentence correctly.

S11. Ans.(c) 
Sol.  hesitantly,
wary fit in the context of the sentence correctly.

S12. Ans.(d) 
Sol.  impression,
commitments fit in the context of the sentence correctly.

S13. Ans.(d) 
Sol.  manageable,
benign fit in the context of the sentence correctly.

S14. Ans.(a) 
Sol.  unambiguous,
straightforward fit in the context of the sentence correctly.

S15. Ans.(a) 
Sol. threatened, dissidents fit in the context of the sentence correctly.

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