Direction: Fill in the blanks with appropriate word to form a meaningful
sentence.
1. India’s navy is beginning to see the end product of decades of ______
and a continuing ______ of strategic planning.
A) agitation, praise
B) calmness, disdain
C) confusion, neglect
D) amazement, despite
A) agitation, praise
B) calmness, disdain
C) confusion, neglect
D) amazement, despite
2. Recent moves by the government to try and _________the ___________ of
savings rates in the country — many of which are still administratively set —
are welcome and praiseworthy.
A) resolve, diversity
B) rationalize, multitude
C) elucidate, phenomenon
D) accumulate, majority
A) resolve, diversity
B) rationalize, multitude
C) elucidate, phenomenon
D) accumulate, majority
3. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has ______ in line with ________ by
keeping unchanged the repo rate, the rate at which the central bank lends to
the banking system, at 6.25 per cent.
A) enforced, assumption
B) executed, view
C) operated, fortune
D) acted, expectations
A) enforced, assumption
B) executed, view
C) operated, fortune
D) acted, expectations
4. On Tuesday, the Madras High Court directed the Tamil Nadu government to
waive farm loans taken by all farmers, _________ of their land holding, and to
ensure that no penal action or loan recovery was ________ against them.
A) irrespective, initiated
B) needless, inserted
C) impartial, originated
D) respectful, sponsored
A) irrespective, initiated
B) needless, inserted
C) impartial, originated
D) respectful, sponsored
5. Ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced demonetisation in
order to curb the use of black money, a _________ theme in public __________
has been the use of such unaccounted wealth in financing political parties.
A) relaxed, domain
B) fixed, execution
C) recurring, discourse
D) circular, attitude
A) relaxed, domain
B) fixed, execution
C) recurring, discourse
D) circular, attitude
6. _______ summer and the water availability _______ in most part of the
country.
A) After, low
B) Come, dwindles
C) Attain, subside
D) Occur, flourishes
A) After, low
B) Come, dwindles
C) Attain, subside
D) Occur, flourishes
7. It is a great relief that the country is ______ to ______ the goods and
services tax (GST) regime.
A) next, forwarding
B) concentrated, borrowing
C) gaining, seize
D) close, adopting
A) next, forwarding
B) concentrated, borrowing
C) gaining, seize
D) close, adopting
8. The one ____________ success of the Narendra Modi-led government is a/an
________ in the Centre’s fiscal state.
A) unequivocal, improvement
B) certain, stoppage
C) indisputable, stagnation
D) questionable, organised
A) unequivocal, improvement
B) certain, stoppage
C) indisputable, stagnation
D) questionable, organised
9. The Supreme Court’s ______ last week that the sale of vehicles meeting
Bharat Stage-III (BS-III) emission norms won’t be allowed from April 1 caught
the industry on the wrong ________.
A) ruling, bench
B) verdict, foot
C) adjudication, terms
D) decision, sentence
A) ruling, bench
B) verdict, foot
C) adjudication, terms
D) decision, sentence
10. It appears that the central government and the Supreme Court are no
______ to a _______ on how senior judges should be appointed.
A) adjacent, refusal
B) approaching, contest
C) closer, compromise
D) proximity, pay
A) adjacent, refusal
B) approaching, contest
C) closer, compromise
D) proximity, pay
Answers:
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. A
9. B
10. C
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