Direction (1-10): In each of the questions given below a sentence is given with one blank. Below each sentence FOUR words are given out of which two can fit the sentence. Five options are given with various combinations of these words. You have to choose the combination with the correct set of words which can fit in the given sentence.  

1.In the past few years, solar pumps have consistently ________ the interest of various bureaucrats and politicians.

  1. provoked
  2. aroused
  3. piqued
  4. moved

Ans: 3 the appropriate words will be ‘aroused-piqued’ whose meaning is motivated or ignited
  2. The Prime Minister spoke about solar pumps from the ________ of the Red Fort in 2016.

  1. elevation
  2. barrier
  3. security
  4. ramparts

Ans: 2 ‘elevation-ramparts’ here, are referring to a high level of a building i.e., The Red Fort.
  3. Maharashtra is solarizing its agricultural feeders by _______ solar power plants at the substation level, through competitive bidding.

  1. setting up
  2. fixing
  3. installing
  4. placing

Ans: 5 ‘setting up-installing’ means to establish at a place.
  4. Guided by on­ground experiences and an expanding body of research, the government should _________ improve and innovate its support mechanisms on solar for irrigation.

  1. regularly
  2. continuously
  3. gently
  4. serially

Ans: 1 the correct set will be ‘regularly- continuously’ whose meaning is gradual change.
  5. In the past, the Supreme Court has made it clear that it cannot give anyone a virtual veto over a certificate issued by the Central Board of Film Certification, a statutory body, by __________

  1. Menacing
  2. cautioning
  3. forthcoming
  4. threatening

Ans: 4 the correct set of answers will be ‘menacing-threatening’ whose meaning will be a dangerous and alarming situation.
  6. The number of farmers in organic farming has been increasing ______, but many are simply deploying regular agriculture with natural substitutes for chemicals.

  1. Steadily
  2. Regularly
  3. Calmly
  4. Surely

Ans: 1 ‘steadily-regularly’ will be correct for the sentence. Their meaning implies firm and constantly increasing.
  7. Users can be asked to pay a small price for the protection of vital environmental features, and more areas for nature tourism can also _________

  1. Raise
  2. Hike
  3. Boost
  4. Jump

Ans: 2 ‘Raise- boost’ will be correct, if they are referring to money. Their meaning is- increasing or reaching onto higher level.
  8. Protection afforded to the inefficient fertilizer industry_______ that input costs are high.

  1. guard
  2. Effect
  3. Guarantee
  4. ensure

Ans: 5 ‘guarantee- ensure’ means to make secure, is correct set for the sentence.
  9. Implications of the U.S­ Pakistan rift may not be as _________ as they might seem.

  1. Straightforward
  2. Direct
  3. Mellow
  4. Plain

Ans: 1 Here, the correct set of words will be ‘straightforward-direct’, those refers to honest and frank.
  10. To start a medical college, State governments first _______ a certificate of essentiality.

  1. Arise
  2. Issue
  3. Proceed
  4. flow

Ans: 3 As per the meaning of the sentence, the correct set of words will be ‘issue- proceed’ whose meaning is to release.

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