Fill in the Blanks Practice Set-1

1.Rajeev failed in the examination because none of her answers were ------ to the questions asked
a)allusive
b)revealing
c) pertinent
d) referential
e)impecable

2.There are--------- views on the issue of giving bonus to the employees
a) independent
b) divergent
c) modest
d) adverse
e) valuable

3.Man who has committed such an ----- crime must get the most severe punishment.
a) injurious
b) uncharitable
c) unworthy
d) admonition
e) irreproachable

4.He has --- people visiting him at his house because he fears it will cause discomfort to neighbors.
a)curtailed
b)requested
c) stopped
d)warned
e) forbidden

5.Although he never learnt to read, his exceptional memory and inquiring mind eventually made him a very ---- man.
a)dedicated
b)erudite
c)pragmatic
d) benevolent
e)charismatic

6.Traffic problems in Bombay are as serious as in any other city in india ,and they are complicated by digging of roads by corporations on this or that -----
a)reason
b) instance
c)aspect
d) intention
e)pretext

7.The defending champion justified his top --- by clinching the title
a) skill
b)form
c)technique
d) supremacy

e) billing

8.We must ---our students on subjects like health and sanitation besides the usual subjects.
a)learn
b)teach
c)insist
d)educate
e) impart

9.The judge used his ----- power and left him off with a reprimand
a) residuary
b) official
c) legal
d) absolute
e) discretionary

l0. He applied for and was--legal aid by the labor ministry
a) offered
b) granted 

c) allowed
d) awarded
e) implemented

11.The president called upon politicians not to----- themselves with communal and parochial forces.
a)counter
b) favor
c)cope
d) align
e) confront

12.A glue produced by bees to ---- their hives appears to contain antibiotic substances.
a) collect
b) design
c) build
d) decorate
e) structure

13.The authorities are --- through the records of criminals to make arrangements for making security arrests
a) wading 

b) waxing 

c) studying 

d) scratching 

e) analyzing

14.He very successfully ---- all the allegations leveled against him
a)extricated
b) eradicated
c) retailed
d) rebutted
e) protected

15.I want to have a ----- of flats on rental basis
a) block
b) pack
c) set
d) conclave
e) suite

ANSWERS: 1(c), 2(b), 3(d), 4(c), 5(b), 6(e), 7(e), 8(d), 9(e), 10(b), 11(d), 12(c), 13(a), 14(d), 15(c).