Direction (1-15): In the following question, sentences are given with blanks to be filed in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.
Q1. That charming girl was the _____ of all eyes.
(a) target
(b) cynosure
(c) aim
(d) star
Q2. True health and true success go together for they are inseparably _____ in the thought realm.
(a) interspersed
(b) bound up
(c) intertwined
(d) internecine
Q3. Though he was theoretically a friend of peasants, his voting record in the past _____ that impression.
(a) implied
(b) created
(c) confirmed
(d) lied
Q4. The child was so spoiled by his parents that he pouted and became _____ when he did not receive all their attention.
(a) discreet
(b) suspicious
(c) sullen
(d) tranquil
Q5. We were amazed that a man who had been till now the most _____ of public speakers could, in a single speech, electrify an audience and bring them cheering to their feet.
(a) enthralling
(b) accomplished
(c) prosaic
(d) masterful
Q6. The great advantage of early rising is the good _________ , it gives us in our day’s work.
(a) kick
(b) solo
(c) feeling
(d) humour
Q7. The best friend a man has in this world may _________ against him and become his enemy.
(a) fight
(b) appear
(c) change
(d) turn
Q8. No one can say that hospitality is a __________ which the natives of this land do not have.
(a) practice
(b) process
(c) tradition
(d) virtue
Q9. In a country where the landlord has a permanent property in the soil it will be worth his ________ to improve that property.
(a) asset
(b) while
(c) trial
(d) effect
Q10. The new textile policy lays great emphasis on stabilising cotton prices to __________ the interest of cotton growers.
(a) improve
(b) raise
(c) protect
(d) channelize
Q11. The man felt _____ when he got to know that he had been cheated.
(a) worried
(b) horriļ¬ed
(c) humiliated
(d) disgraceful
Q12. The chairman _____ the company’s funds, so he was dismissed.
(a) pirated
(b) misplaced
(c) misappropriated
(d) enticed
Q13. Rohit yelled _____ her and she hastily retreated.
(a) towards
(b) to
(c) on
(d) at
Q14. He stood _____ Avantika, but could not utter a single word for quite some time.
(a) to
(b) for
(c) before
(d) towards
Q15. We are all accountable _____ team leader for our work on this project.
(a) of
(b) with
(c) for
(d) to
SOLUTIONS
1.B
2.C
3.C
4.C
5.C
6.A
7.D
8.D
9.B
10.C
11.C
12.C
13.D
14.C
15.D
