Directions(1-15): In these questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Five alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the five.
Q1. She did not tell __________ that she __________ attended the party.
(a) someone….have
(b) no one….has
(c) him….not
(d) anyone….had
Q2. After carefully __________ the situation, the farmer sympathised __________ the mule.
(a) scrutinizing….on
(b) assessing….with
(c) observing….through
(d) fighting….by
(e) ignoring….for
Q3. Once there lived a cunning fox who always __________to__________ others with his awful acts.
(a) wished….cheating
(b) desired….betrayed
(c) thought….fooling
(d) tried….deceive
(e) longed….between
Q4. I __________ a friend named Raj who __________ a horse ranch in the city.
(a) has….buys
(b) need….holds
(c) posses….run
(d) have….owns
(e) got…sells
Q5. As night __________ in the heights of the mountains, Ramesh could not __________ anything.
(a) fell….see
(b) darkened….view
(c) rose….advice
(d) dive….perceive
(e) become…get
Q6.Survival of mankind __________ is in danger due to __________ of atomic weapons.
(a) himself….perpetuation
(b) themselves….regularization
(c) only….provocation
(d) itself….proliferation
(e) self….invention
Q7. What goes into making a marriage work can only be __________ by trial and error and couples are best left to __________ out what works.
(a) discovered….translate
(b) regulated….find
(c) learnt….figure
(d) seen….thrash
(e) saw….assume
Q8. The producer is known to __________ with new stars and fresh talent, and though there have been a few hits and misses, this filmmaker totally __________ for the new bread.
(a) try….demands
(b) experiment….vouches
(c) sign….goes
(d) produce….promises
(e) go….recreates
Q9. The Government stated that it had the __________ right to use as much force as was necessary to regain control of areas __________ by terrorists.
(a) free….marked
(b) practical….left
(c) legitimate….dominated
(d) basic….undertaken
(e) universal….marked
Q10. Obesity and alcohol __________ together to __________ the risk of liver disease in both men and women.
(a) act….increase
(b) result….aggravate
(c) taken….arrest
(d) put….heighten
(e) fight….increased
Q11. There were screams, chills and thrills __________ at the discotheque the other night as the director along with the producers hosted a part to __________ the success of their latest horror flick.
(a) combined….downplay
(b) alike….mourn
(c) experience….mark
(d) galore….celebrate
(e) plenty….notify
Q12. When you want to digitalise a city __________ with millions, you don’t bet __________ the odds.
(a) proceeding….into
(b) teeming….against
(c) undergoing….adhere
(d) falling….above
(e) growling….as
Q13. The numbers __________ by the legitimate online music service providers indicate that a growing number of users are __________ to buy music.
(a) morphed….ignoring
(b) labelled….thriving
(c) figured….fantasy
(d) touted….willing
(e) allotted….know
Q14. If India is __________ on protecting its resources, international business appears equally __________ to safeguard its profit.
(a) dreaded….fragile
(b) stubborn….weak
(c) bent….determined
(d) approaching….settled
(e) known….seen
Q15. Brands __________ decision-simplicity strategies make full use of available information to __________ where consumers are on the path of decision making then direct them to the best-marked offers.
(a) diluting….divulge
(b) tempting….maintain
(c) imputing….overdrive
(d) pursuing….assess
(e) innovating…..cess