Direction (1-15): In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
Q1. Most of the houses in rural Assam are built on stilts to _______ floods and earthquakes.
succumb to
withstand
capitulate
lapse
Q2. Surveying the spectacular scenery from the Indian side, even as we dipped our toes in its cold waters, was __________, to say the least.
choleric
orgulous
exhilarating
chronic
Q3. Formulation of the Common National Standards was _________ to standardize facilities and services that would be available to tourists.
insipid
insinuative
imperative
impertinent
Q4. To protest the move, the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), a ________ of nine bank unions has called for a nation-wide strike.
consortium
corrigendum
allusion
referendum
Q5. As soon as I get on campus, I plan on requesting a schedule change because two of my classes are _________.
interlocutor
coeval
entwined
intertwined
Q6. The morning light had only then begun ________ and the mountains turned red as the sun made its way up.
of strengthening
to strengthening
for strength
to strengthen
Q7. Browsing the festive store window displays nearby, I come across a bright green shopfront, _______ with the most intricate Christmas ornaments.
blemished
denuded
adorned
divested
Q8. Prominent among them is an embellished clock with a ___________ of Lady Justice.
figurine
vestige
remnant
dregs
Q9. Leaving the huge art collection behind, I wander through the quaint Old Town’s streets and steep inclines __________ I stumble across a decorated doorway.
neither
because
so
until
Q10. She used to ________ in the college canteen, surrounded by a crowd of admirers.
lose ground
hold court
be the fit of blues
be a small fry
Q11. The bank _______________ his house as he had failed to pay the instalments despite repeated warnings.
mobbed
confiscated
hijacked
captured
Q12. The officer walked in front, leaning on a stick and __________ limping.
marginally
imperceptibly
slightly
a little
Q13. Technological improvements did not decrease human beings’ _____________ to wage war.
routine
propensity
nature
pattern
Q14. _________ between the staff and management led to eventual collapse of the business.
readiness
abrasion
irritation
friction
Q15. ______________ eye witnesses, the news reporter said that six armed men robbed the bank.
eluding
observing
quoting
referencing
SOLUTIONS
1.B
2.C
3.C
4.A
5.B
6.D
7.C
8.A
9.D
10.B
11.B
12.C
13.B
14.D
15.C
