Slecting Words

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Directions to Solve

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence

meaningfully complete.1. Fate smiles ...... those who untiringly grapple with stark realities of life.

A. with B. over

C. on D. round

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

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2. The miser gazed ...... at the pile of gold coins in front of him.

A. avidly B. admiringly

C. thoughtfully D. earnestly


Answer: Option A

Explanation:



3. Catching the earlier train will give us the ...... to do some shopping.

A. chance B. luck

C. possibility D. occasion


Answer: Option A
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Explanation:



4. I saw a ...... of cows in the field.

A. group B. herd

C. swarm D. flock


Answer: Option B

Explanation:



5. The grapes are now ...... enough to be picked.

A. ready B. mature

C.

ripe D.

advanced


Answer: Option C

Explanation:



6. Success in this examination depends ...... hard work alone.

A. at B. over

C. for D. on

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Answer: Option D

Explanation:



7. My uncle decided to take ...... and my sister to the market.

A. I B. mine

C. me D. myself


Answer: Option C

Explanation:



8. If you smuggle goods into the country, they may be ...... by the customs authority.

A. possessed B. punished

C. confiscated D. fined


Answer: Option C

Explanation:



9. Man does not live by ...... alone.

A. food B. bread


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C. meals D. diet


Answer: Option B

Explanation:



10. Piyush behaves strangely at times and, therefore, nobody gets ...... with him.

A. about B. through

C. along D. up


Answer: Option C

Explanation:



11. Rohan and Rohit are twin brothers, but they do not look ......

A. unique B. different

C. likely D. alike


Answer: Option D

Explanation:



12. To err is ...... to forgive divine.


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A. beastly B. human

C. inhuman D. natural


Answer: Option B

Explanation:



13. The ruling party will have to put its own house ...... order.

A. in B. on

C. to D. into


Answer: Option A

Explanation:

No answer description available for this question.14. ...... of old paintings is a job for experts.

A. Resurrection B. Retrieval

C. Restoration D. Resumption


Answer: Option C

Explanation:



15. During Diwali the shops are ...... of people.


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A. busy B. full

C. crowded D. bubbling


Answer: Option B

Explanation:



16. The paths of glory lead ...... to the grave.

A. straight B. but

C. in D. directly


Answer: Option B

Explanation:



17. The telephone ...... several times before I answered it.

A. was ringing B. has rung

C. had rung D. would ring


Answer: Option C

Explanation:

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18. He passed the examination in the first class because he ......

A. was hard working for it B. worked hardly for it

C. had worked hard for it D. was working hard for it


Answer: Option C

Explanation:



19. Jawaharlal spent his childhood ...... Anand Bhawan.

A. at B. in

C. on D. across


Answer: Option A

Explanation:



20. If negotiations are to prove fruitful, there must not only be sincerity on each side, but

there must also be ...... in the sincerity of the other side.

A. faith B. belief

C. substance D. certainty


Answer: Option A


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21. I hate sitting ...... him as he always smells of garlic.

A. besides B. along

C. at D. beside


Answer: Option D

Explanation:



22. Some regions of our country still remain ...... to the average man.

A. inaccessible B. impossible

C.

impermeable D.

impenetrable


Answer: Option A

Explanation:



23. It ...... that Prashant will not be selected for the post

A. feels B. looks

C. believes D. seems



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Answer: Option D

Explanation:



24. In Bush, Saddam was up ...... more than his match.

A. for B. into

C. against D. to


Answer: Option C

Explanation:



25. I haven't seen you ...... a week.

A. within B. since

C. for D. from


Answer: Option C

Explanation:



26. I listened, but I had no idea what he was ...... about.

A. saying B. talking


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C. telling D. discussing


Answer: Option B

Explanation:

No answer description available for this question.

27. The car in which the minister was traveling ...... with an accident.

A. hit B. drove

C. crashed D. met


Answer: Option D

Explanation:



28. The non cooperative attitude of the members can only ...... the image of the society.

A. spoil B. improve

C. degrade D. defame


Answer: Option A

Explanation:



29. Sonika is quite intelligent but rather ......


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A. idealistic B. generous

C. lazy D. optimistic


Answer: Option C

Explanation:



30. In a little-publicised deal, Pepsi, Cola has ...... the entire soft drink market in

Afghanistan.

A. occupied B. conquered

C. swallowed D. captured


Answer: Option D

Explanation:



31. He ...... in wearing the old fashioned coat in spite of his wife's disapproval.

A. insists B. persists

C. desists D. resists


Answer: Option B

Explanation:



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32. She ...... a brief appearance at the end of party.

A. put on B. put in

C. put across D. put up


Answer: Option B

Explanation:



33. Life is to death as pleasure is to ......

A. poverty B. suffering

C. anguish D. pain


Answer: Option D

Explanation:



34. This, partly, explains how the Mehta family has been able to ...... its lavish lifestyle in

recent times, despite the fact that all its assets have been ......

A. keep, removed B. afford, attached

C. develop, liquidated D. keep up, destroyed


Answer: Option D


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Explanation:



35. The machine is difficult to build ...... easy to maintain.

A. but B. and

C. for D. if


Answer: Option A

Explanation:



36. If you work beyond your capacity, you will naturally feel ......

A. drowsy B. tired

C.

confident D.

giddy


Answer: Option B

Explanation:



37. If you persists in telling lies to me I shall sue you ...... slander.

A. to B. on

C. for D. with



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Answer: Option C

Explanation:



38. His father-in-law ...... him up in business.

A. put B. made

C. set D. built


Answer: Option C

Explanation:



39. ...... works of reference are valuable as Encyclopedia, Brittanica.

A. A few B. Few

C. The few D. Fewe


Answer: Option B

Explanation:


40. This book is quite similar ......

A. with the "Treasure Island" B. of that film we saw at school

C. to the one I read last week D. than a story told by our teacher


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Answer: Option C

Explanation:



41. If our friends are not able to take us in their car, we must make ...... arrangements to

go to the airport.

A. alternative B. another

C. alternate D. possible


Answer: Option A

Explanation:



42. A crescendo of metallic thuds arose from the market, where the iron-smiths were ......

the pieces of metals.

A. flattening B. striking

C. hammering D. thrashing


Answer: Option C

Explanation:

We use the word 'hammering' when we would like to say about the events related to

metals.



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43. I haven't eaten an apple ...... a long while.

A. from B. since

C. for D. until


Answer: Option C

Explanation:



44. The parliament invested the new organisation ...... judicial authority.

A. by B. with

C. from D. through


Answer: Option B

Explanation:



45. Owing to the power cut in the area, factories are being forced to ...... men

A. throw away B. send off

C. put off D. lay off


Answer: Option D

Explanation:



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46. Man must ...... to stop pollution.

A. act B. perform

C. operate D. behave


Answer: Option A

Explanation:



47. He was sent to the prison for his ......

A. sin B. vice

C. crime D. guilt


Answer: Option C

Explanation:



48. The answer was written ...... blue ink.

A. with B. by

C. in D. on


Answer: Option C


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Explanation:



49. Many ...... decisions were taken at the meeting.

A. hectic B. historic

C. historical D. histrionic


Answer: Option B

Explanation:



50. Those who persist in the endeavor at long last triumph ...... the odds of life.

A. over B. on

C.

upon D.

about


Answer: Option A

Explanation:



51. In the modern materialistic society, the only aim of people appears to be ...... money by

fair means or foul.

A. print B. produce

C. acquire D. extort


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Answer: Option C

Explanation:



52. What is the ...... for an air letter?

A. fare B. value

C. postage D. stamp


Answer: Option C

Explanation:

No answer description available for this question

53. He became enamored ...... her grace when he first saw her dance.

A. with B. of

C. by D. in


Answer: Option B

Explanation:



54. Rama was so badly injured that he needed ...... care in the hospital.

A. extensive B. little


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C. deep D. intensive


Answer: Option D

Explanation:



55. You cannot devise a method which ...... all possibility of errors.

A. excludes B. includes

C. avoids D. ignores


Answer: Option A

Explanation:



56. Many areas of the city were ...... into darkness for several hours.

A. spread B. plunged

C. merged D. deep


Answer: Option B

Explanation:



57. Find the ...... that accompany these cartoons.


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A. topics B. titles

C. captions D. headings


Answer: Option C

Explanation:



58. I don't really know how to ...... the problem.

A. tackle B. cope

C. draw D. erase


Answer: Option A

Explanation:



59. The English schemed to continue their rule in India by playing off one community ......

the other.

A. before B. upon

C. against D. with


Answer: Option C

Explanation:



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60. The passengers were afraid, but the captain ...... them that there was no danger.

A. promised B. assured

C. advised D. counselled


Answer: Option B

Explanation:



61. The family gave father a gold watch on the ...... of his fiftieth birthday.

A. time B. event

C. occasion D. celebration


Answer: Option C

Explanation:



62. The park ...... as far as the river.

A. extends B. advances

C. enlarges D. emerges


Answer: Option A


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Explanation:



63. Many of the advances of civilisation have been conceived by young people just on the

...... of adulthood

A. boundary B. threshold

C. peak D. horizon


Answer: Option B

Explanation:



64. Arti pulled a long ...... when she was told that she could not go to Agra.

A. mouth B. skirt

C. face D. hand


Answer: Option C

Explanation:



65. Brothers must live in harmony. They must never fall ......

A. off B. out

C. apart D. away


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Answer: Option B

Explanation:

No answer description available for this question.66. I was astounded at his ...... lack of knowledge about the Continent of Africa.

A. abundant B. colossal

C. huge D. great


Answer: Option B

Explanation:



67. Ayesha always ...... the permission of her father before going for movies.

A. seeking B. seeks

C. sought D. seeker


Answer: Option B

Explanation:



68. He felt no ...... as he plunged the knife into her back.

A. qualms B. scruple

C. conscience D. morals



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Answer: Option A

Explanation:



69. You haven't had your lunch yet, ...... you?

A. are B. aren't

C. have D. haven't


Answer: Option C

Explanation:



70. The manner in which bombs exploded in five trains with in a short span of time

suggests that it is a part of a ......

A. game B. conspiracy

C. villainy D. sabotage


Answer: Option B

Explanation:



71. Wheat ...... carbohydrates, vitamins, proteins, and dietary fibre in our daily diet.

A. has B. gives


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C. yields D. provides


Answer: Option D

Explanation:



72. The waiter hasn't brought the coffee ...... I've been here an hour already.

A. till B. up

C. yet D. still


Answer: Option C

Explanation:



73. In our zeal for progress we should not ...... executive with more power.

A. avoid B. give

C. enhance D. arm


Answer: Option D

Explanation:



74. You've only three months to complete the course, Don't give ...... now.


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A. out B. away

C. up D. off


Answer: Option C

Explanation:



75. The traveler slept under the ...... shade of banyan tree.

A. cold B. cool

C. cooling D. dark


Answer: Option B

Explanation:



76. She has an aversion ...... taking even onion and garlic.

A. with B. at

C. against D. to


Answer: Option D

Explanation:



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77. The river overflowed its ...... and flooded the area.

A. edges B. fronts

C. limits D. banks


Answer: Option D

Explanation:



78. ...... The arrival of the police, nobody went near the victim.

A. Unless B. Although

C. Even D. Till


Answer: Option D

Explanation:


79. When I was a child, I ......to school everyday instead going by cycle.

A. had walked B. walked

C. have walked D. have been walking


Answer: Option B

Explanation:



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80. Farida sings very well and ...... does salim.

A. even B. too

C. also D. so


Answer: Option D

Explanation:



81. The old Nature versus ...... debate regarding crime continues even today.

A. Man B. Universe

C. Culture D. Nurture


Answer: Option A

Explanation:



82. The Sun ...... at six this morning.

A. raised B. rose

C. arose D. aroused


Answer: Option B


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Explanation:



83. That rule is applicable ...... every one.

A. to B. for

C. about D. with


Answer: Option A

Explanation:



84. Her parents will never give their ...... to so much an unsuitable match.

A. acquiescence B. consent

C.

agreement D.

willingness


Answer: Option B

Explanation:



85. He tried to ...... himself against a horde of ruffians.

A. collect B. save

C. support D. defend



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Answer: Option D

Explanation:



86. According to corporate circles data is pushing through the merger to create financially

...... company in the processed foods business, the group's thrust area for the 1990's

A. acceptable B. powerful

C. leading D. straight


Answer: Option B

Explanation:



87.Indeed, all over the world, more and more people are ...... coffee.

A. wanting B. drinking

C. liking D. partaking


Answer: Option B

Explanation:



88. Like any other country India has its ...... share of superstitions.

A. proper B. abundant


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C. fair D. peculiar


Answer: Option C

Explanation:



89. The new education policy provides a useful ...... for the planners to remove illiteracy.

A. breakup B. breakthrough

C. breakaway D. break-in


Answer: Option B

Explanation:



90. People who ...... on horses usually lose in the end.

A. gamble B. play

C. risk D. place


Answer: Option A

Explanation:



91. About twenty clerks were made ...... when the banks introduced computers.


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A. dispensable B. redundant

C. expandable D. obsolete


Answer: Option B

Explanation:


92. After the rain the weather ...... and the sun came out.

A. cleared out B. cleared up

C.

cleared away D.

cleared off


Answer: Option B

Explanation:



93. The building comprises ...... sixty rooms.

A. of B. onto

C. by D. no preposition needed


Answer: Option D

Explanation:



94. Namrata was found to ...... the required qualifications for the job.


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A. contain B. disclose

C. posses D. acquire


Answer: Option C

Explanation:



95. Government buildings are ...... on the Republic day.

A. enlightened B. lightened

C. illuminated D. glowed


Answer: Option C

Explanation:



96. we had ...... wonderful time at the party last night.

A. such a B. so

C. such D. very


Answer: Option A

Explanation:



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97. An employment advertisement should ...... the number of vacancies.

A. provide B. specify

C. contain D. declare


Answer: Option B

Explanation:



98. When varun left the cocktail party he was as ...... as a judge.

A. sober B. drunk

C. brave D. wise


Answer: Option D

Explanation:



99. The criminal seems to have acted in ...... the three others.

A. collusion B. coalition

C. collision D. cohesion


Answer: Option A


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100. Soft minded individuals are ...... to embrace all kinds superstitions.

A. disposed B. eager

C. reluctant D. prone


Answer: Option D

Explanation:



101. The stenographer is very efficient. He is ...... to his firm.

A. a boon B. a credit

C.

a blessing D.

an asset


Answer: Option D

Explanation:



102. However, the group's long-term strategy is to ...... on core sector business connected

with infrastructure and energy.

A. breed B. develop

C. concentrate D. depend


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Answer: Option C

Explanation:



103. The man came in a van to ...... the television set.

A. mend B. reform

C. correct D. alter


Answer: Option A

Explanation:



104. Nobody can ...... me to do anything which I do not want to do.

A. encourage B. request

C. oppose D. compel


Answer: Option D

Explanation:

No answer description available for this question.105. A sanguine outlook is associated with the ......

A. rationalist B. socialist

C. philanthropist D. optimist



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Answer: Option D

Explanation:



106. His conduct is bad, and his honesty is not ...... suspicion.

A. above B. beyond

C. under D. in


Answer: Option A

Explanation:



107. It is 14 years since i ...... him.

A. have seen B. had seen

C. saw D. see


Answer: Option C

Explanation:



108. It being an ...... issue, it is not correct to introduce questions of morality in to the

debate.

A. moral B. immoral
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