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Sentence Completion

Description: Sentence Completion
Number of Questions: 25
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Directions: Fill in the blank.

Retirement can either be a ______ to age or an opportunity for new adventure.

  1. surrender

  2. defeat

  3. setback

  4. acknowledgement


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The sentence talks about retirement being the end or the start, either “u give up “or accept the challenge. thus “surrender”

Directions: Fill in the blank.

Light _____ in a straight line.

  1. moves

  2. goes

  3. travels

  4. flows


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The sentence is of past tense, and 'admire' means to praise. So, only option 3 fits the context here.

Directions: Fill in the blank.

Books are ______ the most lasting product of human effort.

  1. decidedly of

  2. indefinitely

  3. far by to

  4. certainly


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 Books are certainly (for sure) the...

Directions: Fill in the blanks.

Some swear by the semi-divine _______ of her work, while others point out that not all her actions are above _____.

  1. nature, criticism

  2. temperament, herself

  3. consciousness, dignity

  4. character, judgement


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 Contrast statement some swear and other criticize. Therefore option 1.

Directions: Fill in the blanks.

The historic final in Moscow, where the temperature _______ to minus 30 degrees centigrade, will be remembered for many things from the on-court competition to the ______ patriotic crowd.

  1. declined, cheerfully

  2. dived, ferociously

  3. plummeted, fiercely

  4. shot, coldly


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

“Plummet” refers to a sudden drop and “fiercely” refers to violent in force and in intensity.

Directions: Fill in the blanks.

When I listened to his cogent arguments, all my ______ were ______ and I was forced to agree with his point of view.

  1. senses, stimulated

  2. doubts, confirmed

  3. friends, present

  4. doubts, dispelled


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

note the word “cogent” which refers to “convincing and believable”

Directions: Fill in the blanks.

Besides the items _______ from the almirah, documents were _______ all over the floor.

  1. disappearing, thrown

  2. deprived, scattered

  3. missing, strewn

  4. declining, spread


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 The sentence refers that items went missing and also the paper were all scattered on the floor. Thus the 3rd option.

Directions: Fill in the blank.

We need more ______ so we could complete the project faster.

  1. book

  2. workers

  3. philistines

  4. pragmatists


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

To complete the work it is important to have “workers”.

Directions: Fill in the blank.

Poets, musicians and painters look to nature as a source of ______ for creating their masterpieces.

  1. inspiration

  2. boost

  3. thrust

  4. agitation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 Source of inspiration refers to motivation to make and create art.

Directions: Fill in the blank.

The ties that bind us together are so ________ that they can disappear at any moment. 

  1. tentative

  2. tenuous

  3. restrictive

  4. consistent


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Tenuous refers to “thin” and delicate that it could disappear.

Directions: Fill in the blank.

A project causing ______ damage to a fragile eco-system is now typical of India's development paradigm.

  1. irreparable

  2. incontrovertible

  3. encashable

  4. inconceivable


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 “Irreparable” refers to the damage which can't be repaired.

Directions: Fill in the blanks.

Even if a man is found _____ by a court, he has an ___ to a higher court.

  1. guilty, appeal

  2. convicted, onus

  3. wanting, office

  4. derelict, attitude


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

note the thought reverser “even “if the man is “guilty” he can still make an “appeal” in the higher court.

Directions: Fill in the blank.

About half a century ago, this instrument was _______ to the beautiful valley of Kashmir.

  1. confined

  2. associated

  3. presented

  4. prohibited


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option 2, 3 and 4 do not fit with 'to' here. Thus, “confined” is the correct answer.

Directions: Fill in the blanks.

Due to ______ rainfall, they had to ______ cut in water supply.

  1. inadequate, impose

  2. sufficient, enforce

  3. heavy, regulate

  4. scanty, lift


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 The sentence projects the shortage of water supply (cuts in water supply), thus option 1 (inadequate rainfall) is the correct answer.

Directions: Fill in the blank.

His remarks were filled with _______ which sounded lofty but presented nothing new to the audience.

  1. aphorisms

  2. platitudes

  3. bombast

  4. adages


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

“platitudes” refers to dull that it presented nothing.” “Aphorisms” refers to proverbs which state general truth.” adages” refers to traditional proverb.

Directions: Fill in the blank.

In order to photograph ______ animals, elaborate flashlight equipment is necessary.

  1. predatory

  2. wild

  3. nocturnal

  4. live


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Flash is used where there is no light. Thus, “nocturnal” (active at night) is the correct word.

Directions: Fill in the blank.

He will not cheat you; cheating is against his _____.

  1. wind

  2. sail

  3. pretext

  4. nature


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 He cannot cheat as it is not his nature. 

Directions: Fill in the blank.

The lion is at ______ and has wrought havoc in this area.

  1. stake

  2. bay

  3. sea

  4. large


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

“at large “ is the correct idiomatic usage which refers to “difficult to capture”

Directions: Fill in the blank.

Nowadays they are at _______ drawn though they were friends once.

  1. swords

  2. daggers

  3. knives

  4. spears


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

At daggers drawn is an idiom and it means about to or ready to fight.

Directions: Fill in the blank.

_______ by people's perception, it seems that democracy has succeeded in India.

  1. Making

  2. Planned

  3. Going

  4. Like


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 “Going by the people's perception” (according to the people's perceptions).

Directions: Fill in the blank.

Kings have few things to desire and many things to ________.

  1. crave

  2. long

  3. fear

  4. apprehend


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

“Long and desire for “ go hand in hand.

Directions: Fill in the blank.

Take care of the ______ and the hours will take care of themselves.

  1. days

  2. years

  3. seconds

  4. minutes


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 It's a well know proverb which means that if you take care of small things big things become easy to handle .

Directions: Fill in the blank.

A light rain ______ to the humidity.

  1. supplemented

  2. added

  3. increased

  4. complemented


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

“Added” is the correct answer when it rains it become more humid.

Directions: Fill in the blank.

Family planning is essential for curbing the rapid ________ in population.

  1. spurt

  2. augmentation

  3. spread

  4. increase


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The rapid “increase” (in population) is “curbed” (controlled). 

Directions: Fill in the blank.

The cardboard box was ______ under the pressure of the heavy trunk and, therefore, could not be used.

  1. placed

  2. disturbed

  3. crushed

  4. dwindled


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

"Crushed” under pressure Dwindled refers to “shrink”.

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