Directions (1-15): Each of the following sentences has a black space and four words are given below it. Select the word you consider most appropriate for the blank space.
Q1. Robbers often act in __________ with the police.
(a) connection
(b) co-ordination
(c) conformity
(d) collusion
Q2. The latest ____________ of how children are faring in schools in rural areas indicates there has been no dramatic improvement in learning outcomes.
(a) notion
(b) assessment
(c) law
(d) conjecture
Q3. The ____________ of the collegium system has once again been called into question.
(a) credibility
(b) mortality
(c) empathy
(d) mendacity
Q4. The river overflowed its __________and flooded the area.
(a) limits
(b) edge
(c) bank
(d) fronts
Q5. The strike in the paper mill has resulted in the ___________ loss.
(a) comprehensive
(b) colossal
(c) commendable
(d) outsize
Q6. The speaker pictured a __________ picture of hunger in parts of India.
(a) chimerical
(b) parsimonious
(c) somnolent
(d) poignant
Q7. The deeper ____________ is a profound disagreement among Americans on what their nation’s very soul stands for.
(a) anticipation
(b) felicity
(c) malaise
(d) lulz
Q8. As a rule, I tend to avoid ___________ topics of conversation which might lead to arguments.
(a) contentious
(b) compliant
(c) tractable
(d) obliging
Q9. There is a need for a coordinated approach to ________ southern Asia of malaria.
(a) bear
(b) rid
(c) sow
(d) hold
Q10. The unruly behavior of the parliamentarians _____________ the speaker.
(a) incensed
(b) estranged
(c) mitigated
(d) disparaged
Q11. The High Court judge ____________ the orders passed by the district court.
(a) quashed
(b) squashed
(c) killed
(d) rented
Q12. The legislature of assembly was passed to punish brokers who __________ their client’s funds.
(a) devastated
(b) devoured
(c) emanated
(d) defalcated
Q13. We have worked hard, and the short vacation will be a welcome __________.
(a) concede
(b) respite
(c) vagrant
(d) insipid
Q14. The government should appoint a panel of experts and __________ their advice on how to better technical education in India.
(a) interpret
(b) seek
(c) enquire
(d) detect
Q15. The payment was ____________ delayed this time because some of the supporting documents for the claim were missing.
(a) unduly
(b) unjustifiably
(c) unforeseeably
(d) unquestionably
SOLUTIONS
1.D
2.B
3.A
4.C
5.B
6.D
7.C
8.A
9.B
10.A
11.A
12.D
13.B
14.B
15.A
Q1. Robbers often act in __________ with the police.
(a) connection
(b) co-ordination
(c) conformity
(d) collusion
Q2. The latest ____________ of how children are faring in schools in rural areas indicates there has been no dramatic improvement in learning outcomes.
(a) notion
(b) assessment
(c) law
(d) conjecture
Q3. The ____________ of the collegium system has once again been called into question.
(a) credibility
(b) mortality
(c) empathy
(d) mendacity
Q4. The river overflowed its __________and flooded the area.
(a) limits
(b) edge
(c) bank
(d) fronts
Q5. The strike in the paper mill has resulted in the ___________ loss.
(a) comprehensive
(b) colossal
(c) commendable
(d) outsize
Q6. The speaker pictured a __________ picture of hunger in parts of India.
(a) chimerical
(b) parsimonious
(c) somnolent
(d) poignant
Q7. The deeper ____________ is a profound disagreement among Americans on what their nation’s very soul stands for.
(a) anticipation
(b) felicity
(c) malaise
(d) lulz
Q8. As a rule, I tend to avoid ___________ topics of conversation which might lead to arguments.
(a) contentious
(b) compliant
(c) tractable
(d) obliging
Q9. There is a need for a coordinated approach to ________ southern Asia of malaria.
(a) bear
(b) rid
(c) sow
(d) hold
Q10. The unruly behavior of the parliamentarians _____________ the speaker.
(a) incensed
(b) estranged
(c) mitigated
(d) disparaged
Q11. The High Court judge ____________ the orders passed by the district court.
(a) quashed
(b) squashed
(c) killed
(d) rented
Q12. The legislature of assembly was passed to punish brokers who __________ their client’s funds.
(a) devastated
(b) devoured
(c) emanated
(d) defalcated
Q13. We have worked hard, and the short vacation will be a welcome __________.
(a) concede
(b) respite
(c) vagrant
(d) insipid
Q14. The government should appoint a panel of experts and __________ their advice on how to better technical education in India.
(a) interpret
(b) seek
(c) enquire
(d) detect
Q15. The payment was ____________ delayed this time because some of the supporting documents for the claim were missing.
(a) unduly
(b) unjustifiably
(c) unforeseeably
(d) unquestionably
SOLUTIONS
1.D
2.B
3.A
4.C
5.B
6.D
7.C
8.A
9.B
10.A
11.A
12.D
13.B
14.B
15.A