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Verbal Ability (Fill in the blank)

Description: English Fill Up Test to Know the Knowledge About English Language and Literature for UPSC Civil Services Exams
Number of Questions: 25
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Tags: English Vocabulary Preposition Verbs Tense English Sentence Completion English Language English Literature Civil Services Exams UPSC
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The report was marred by a mass of ........detail.

  1. abundant

  2. extra

  3. superfluous

  4. redundant


Correct Option: C

Suresh was ........to an uninhabited island for a year.

  1. expelled

  2. exhumed

  3. banished

  4. exiled


Correct Option: C

In .......ten years man will have probably learnt to live long as a result of the advanced human genome research.

  1. another

  2. other

  3. roughly

  4. probably


Correct Option: A

An old woman is sleeping soundly in the ..........of that mango tree.

  1. shelter

  2. protection

  3. shade

  4. shadow


Correct Option: C

Traffic will be .....through the side streets while the main road is resurfaced.

  1. changed

  2. diverted

  3. gone

  4. shifted


Correct Option: B

Thousands of dissidents have been ......or imprisoned in recent weeks.

  1. inquired

  2. interrogated

  3. investigated

  4. probed


Correct Option: B

He has a good ........over English and South Indian languages.

  1. hold

  2. command

  3. expertise

  4. authority


Correct Option: B

I know the judge who will .....this case.

  1. test

  2. try

  3. hold

  4. command


Correct Option: B

We had to ...........going to America because our father was ill.

  1. deviate

  2. get ready

  3. wait

  4. postpone


Correct Option: D

I .......him for his determination.

  1. admired

  2. wished

  3. cared

  4. disturbed


Correct Option: A

Since both offers are equally attractive, let us see how he ......this dilemma.

  1. solves

  2. observes

  3. resolves

  4. assimilates


Correct Option: C

Why don't you sit ........me?

  1. beside

  2. besides

  3. next

  4. along


Correct Option: A

They frequently hold ........at the hotel.

  1. confederation

  2. convention

  3. co-ordination

  4. conference


Correct Option: D

The society for women's welfare ..........several honours on her for her social work.

  1. awarded

  2. imposed

  3. bestowed

  4. gave


Correct Option: C

The climate in this town is ...... to good health.

  1. suitable

  2. inherent

  3. allusive

  4. conductive


Correct Option: D

Tension is likely to .........in the Kashmir valley now.

  1. decline

  2. drop

  3. ease

  4. fall


Correct Option: B

We had a .............. of warm weather in March.

  1. period

  2. time

  3. phase

  4. spell


Correct Option: D

His .........income does not allow him to buy a new scooter.

  1. small

  2. meagre

  3. spare

  4. scarce


Correct Option: B

My neighbour, Mr.Gopal comes home at the .......... of this month.

  1. conclusion

  2. expiry

  3. completion

  4. close


Correct Option: D

Success gives only ...........pleasure.

  1. mordant

  2. momentary

  3. monotonous

  4. momentous


Correct Option: D

He requested all his office ..........to co-operate with him in times of crisis.

  1. comrades

  2. companions

  3. colleagues

  4. collaborators


Correct Option: C

You must ....... your career with all seriousness.

  1. direct

  2. complete

  3. follow

  4. pursue


Correct Option: D

Please do not ..........the offer made by the chairman.

  1. refrain

  2. refute

  3. refuse

  4. refuge


Correct Option: C

The new Science teacher ....... a great respect from his students.

  1. observed

  2. acquired

  3. attained

  4. commanded


Correct Option: D

His parents did not pay .........attention on his studies.


  1. proper

  2. remarkable

  3. just

  4. suitable


Correct Option: A
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