In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
One of the (1)______ tragedies is seeing someone with incredible talent get (2)_______
because he or she lacks some basic skills. This book (3)_______ the number one reason
executives derail, and it provides extremely helpful tools to operate in a fast-paced, resultoriented environment. I am impressed by how insightful, (4)_______, well organised and
focused it is. It will surely help one (5)______ several difficult situations.
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
A. greater
B. great
C. more great
D. greatest
Answer:D) greatest
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
A. uplifted
B. damaged
C. derailed
D. channelised
Answer:C) derailed
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
A. demeans
B. neglects
C. addresses
D. devours
Answer:C) addresses
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
A. readable
B. cumbersome
C. pessimistic
D. sophisticated
Answer:A) readable
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
A. condemn
B. discourage
C. reject
D. salvage
Answer:D) salvage
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple who has recently ________(1) India, has some ________ (2) for
parents: limit the screen time for children. He says: “Kids are born ________ (3), they’re
digital kids now. And it is, I think, important to set some hard rails around it.” Various surveys
of Indian children show alarming findings. A Saurashtra University survey of ________ (4) a
thousand children and their parents in Rajkot finds that 92% students prefer playing mobile
games over playing outside and 78% students ________ (5) to having their phone while
having meals. In another survey by Local Circles, nearly 55% of parents admit that their
children aged 9-13 have access to a smartphone throughout the day.
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
A. visits
B. visiting
C. visited
D. visit
Answer:C) visited
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
A. suggesting
B. advise
C. suggest
D. advice
Answer:D) advice
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
A. digital
B. digitalise
C. digitally
D. digitalised
Answer:A) digital
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
A. more than
B. above than
C. bigger than
D. closer than
Answer:A) more than
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
A. habituated
B. are habituated
C. will be habituating
D. habituating
Answer:B) are habituated
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Once there was a king named Midas who was granted a (1)________ by Dionysus, the god
of wine. For his wish, Midas asked that whatever he (2)________ would turn to gold. Despite
Dionysus’ efforts to prevent it, Midas pleaded that this was a fantastic wish, and so, it was
bestowed. Excited about his newly-earned (3)________, Midas started touching all kinds of
things, turning each item into pure gold. But soon, Midas became (4)________. As he picked
up a piece of food, he found he couldn’t eat it. It had turned to gold in his hand. Hungry, Midas
groaned, “I’ll starve! Perhaps this was not such an excellent wish after all!” Seeing his dismay,
Midas’ (5)________ daughter threw her arms around him to comfort him, and she, too, turned
to gold. “The golden touch is no blessing,” Midas cried.
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
A. wish
B. slavery
C. employment
D. Job
Answer:A) wish
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
A. Kept
B. left
C. touched
D. next file
Answer:C) touched
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
A. visuals
B. legacies
C. powers
D. awards
Answer:C) powers
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
A. angry
B. mad
C. tired
D. hungry
Answer:D) hungry
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
A. estranged
B. guarded
C. beloved
D. hated
Answer:C) beloved
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The most common hazard in forests is forest fire. Forest fires are as old as the forests
themselves. They pose a 1.________ not only to the forest wealth but also to the entire
regime to fauna and flora seriously disturbing the biodiversity and the ecology and
environment of a region. During summer, when there is no rain for months, the forests
2.________ littered with dry senescent leaves and twinges, which could burst into flames
ignited by the slightest spark. The Himalayan forests, particularly, Garhwal Himalayas have
been burning 3.________ during the last few summers, with colossal loss of vegetation cover
of that region. The youngest mountain ranges of the Himalayas are the most 4.________
stretches of the world susceptible to forest fires. The forests of the Western are more
5.________ vulnerable to forest fires as compared to those in the Eastern Himalayas. This is
because forests of the Eastern Himalayas grow in high rain density.
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.1.
A. mercy
B. trend
C. failure
D. threat
Answer:D) threat
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.
A. keep
B. build
C. drive
D. become
Answer:D) become
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.
A. rarely
B. enough
C. regularly
D. badly
Answer:C) regularly
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.
A. vulnerable
B. outrageous
C. greasy
D. mysterious
Answer:A) vulnerable
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.
A. closely
B. frequently
C. deeply
D. barely
Answer:B) frequently
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