Directions (1-7): In each of the following sentences, there is a blank space. Below each such sentence, there are five options with one word each. Fill up the blanks with the word that makes the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
Q1. The Army has ---------- over 2,500 tourists stranded near the 17th Mile area in east Sikkim, close to the India-China border, because of heavy snowfall, officials said on Saturday.
save
rescued
killed
failed
captured
Q2. A high-performance magnetic tunnel junction that makes use of wavelike properties that are known and ---------- in optics has been proposed by researchers from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay.
mechanized
using
exploited
farmed
fermented
Q3. A magnetic tunnel junction has two layers of ferromagnetic material ----------- by an insulating barrier.
seperated
joining
mesmerized
conjunction
coiling
Q4. Astronomy enthusiasts and sky gazers will be able to -------------- five eclipses in 2019, two of which will be visible in India.
calculate
feel
experience
forecast
visible
Q5. Helium – the second most --------- element in the universe – is hard to come by on Earth in its gaseous state, because it is so light that it can escape easily.
abandon
seen
acclaimed
abundant
available
Q6. The new e-commerce policy betrays a --------- view of online and offline retail.
daze
tidiness
clearness
fierce
muddled
Q7. The Meghalaya mining disaster has --------- a series of administrative lapses.
manipulated
exposed
henceforth
showing
delayed
Directions (8-15): In each of the following sentences, there are two blank spaces. Below the sentences, there are five options and the blanks are to be filled with the pair of words given below to make the sentences correct. Fill up the sentences with the correct word.
Q8. American stocks suffered their worst Christmas-eve loss in market ----------- with the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing a ----------- 650 points on Monday, a drop of almost 3% within a single trading session.
histories, excessive
period, magnificent
bulk, major
strategy, great
history, massive
Q9. Mr. Trump has been keen on projecting the stock market’s performance as a -------- of how well the U.S. economy is doing under his --------------.
benchmarks, rule
unimportance, president
gauge, presidency
barometer, contradiction
None of the above
Q10. Laws seeking to regulate online activity, ------------ on social media, will have to be tested ---------- two fundamental rights: free speech and privacy.
special, for
particularly, from
particular, with
especially, against
None of the above
Q11. With just months to ------ for the general election, the government looks all ----- to open the credit taps of the economy.
went, prepared
have, too
pass, ready
count, determined
go, set
Q12. One good way to end any year is to look ------- at all the things you hated and make a list of the stuff that you reckon won’t ever be ---------- back.
backward, holding
forward, come
back, coming
behind, beholding
None of the above
Q13. Global retailer Walmart ---------- out a whopping $16 billion to acquire a -------------- stake in online e-commerce platform Flipkart, to take on rival Amazon.
shelled, controlling
gave, heavy
levied, huge
took, small
None of the above
Q14. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday -------------- renaming of three islands of Andaman and Nicobar on the occasion of 75th anniversary of the Tri-color ------------ by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose here.
released, naming
announced, hoisting
opening, named
opened, hoist
None of the above
Q15. The Ross Island was ----------- as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep, the Neil Island --------- now be known as Shaheed Dweep and the Havelock Island as Swaraj Dweep, Mr. Modi said during a speech.
called, could
rename, will
renamed, would
designated, was
None of the above
SOLUTIONS
1.B
2.C
3.A
4.C
5.D
6.E
7.B
8.E
9.C
10.D
11.E
12.C
13.A
14.B
15.C
Q1. The Army has ---------- over 2,500 tourists stranded near the 17th Mile area in east Sikkim, close to the India-China border, because of heavy snowfall, officials said on Saturday.
save
rescued
killed
failed
captured
Q2. A high-performance magnetic tunnel junction that makes use of wavelike properties that are known and ---------- in optics has been proposed by researchers from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay.
mechanized
using
exploited
farmed
fermented
Q3. A magnetic tunnel junction has two layers of ferromagnetic material ----------- by an insulating barrier.
seperated
joining
mesmerized
conjunction
coiling
Q4. Astronomy enthusiasts and sky gazers will be able to -------------- five eclipses in 2019, two of which will be visible in India.
calculate
feel
experience
forecast
visible
Q5. Helium – the second most --------- element in the universe – is hard to come by on Earth in its gaseous state, because it is so light that it can escape easily.
abandon
seen
acclaimed
abundant
available
Q6. The new e-commerce policy betrays a --------- view of online and offline retail.
daze
tidiness
clearness
fierce
muddled
Q7. The Meghalaya mining disaster has --------- a series of administrative lapses.
manipulated
exposed
henceforth
showing
delayed
Directions (8-15): In each of the following sentences, there are two blank spaces. Below the sentences, there are five options and the blanks are to be filled with the pair of words given below to make the sentences correct. Fill up the sentences with the correct word.
Q8. American stocks suffered their worst Christmas-eve loss in market ----------- with the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing a ----------- 650 points on Monday, a drop of almost 3% within a single trading session.
histories, excessive
period, magnificent
bulk, major
strategy, great
history, massive
Q9. Mr. Trump has been keen on projecting the stock market’s performance as a -------- of how well the U.S. economy is doing under his --------------.
benchmarks, rule
unimportance, president
gauge, presidency
barometer, contradiction
None of the above
Q10. Laws seeking to regulate online activity, ------------ on social media, will have to be tested ---------- two fundamental rights: free speech and privacy.
special, for
particularly, from
particular, with
especially, against
None of the above
Q11. With just months to ------ for the general election, the government looks all ----- to open the credit taps of the economy.
went, prepared
have, too
pass, ready
count, determined
go, set
Q12. One good way to end any year is to look ------- at all the things you hated and make a list of the stuff that you reckon won’t ever be ---------- back.
backward, holding
forward, come
back, coming
behind, beholding
None of the above
Q13. Global retailer Walmart ---------- out a whopping $16 billion to acquire a -------------- stake in online e-commerce platform Flipkart, to take on rival Amazon.
shelled, controlling
gave, heavy
levied, huge
took, small
None of the above
Q14. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday -------------- renaming of three islands of Andaman and Nicobar on the occasion of 75th anniversary of the Tri-color ------------ by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose here.
released, naming
announced, hoisting
opening, named
opened, hoist
None of the above
Q15. The Ross Island was ----------- as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep, the Neil Island --------- now be known as Shaheed Dweep and the Havelock Island as Swaraj Dweep, Mr. Modi said during a speech.
called, could
rename, will
renamed, would
designated, was
None of the above
SOLUTIONS
1.B
2.C
3.A
4.C
5.D
6.E
7.B
8.E
9.C
10.D
11.E
12.C
13.A
14.B
15.C
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