Fill in the Blanks : Fill in the Blanks Questions are usually asked in  all competitive exams like  SSC, SBI, IBPS, RBI, LIC, RRB, AAI, DRDO, ISRO, NTR, FSSAI, CWC, LIC, SSC CGL,  and other state government exams.
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Fill in the Blanks is a very important topic of Verbal section. Phrase Replacement are very easy to solve if one has good practice over it.
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Directions(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. Price Waterhouse has led an appeal ______ the SEBI order at the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT), which heard the matter on Friday, but refused to stay the two year ban.
I.Counter to
II.Face
III.against
IV.versus

Ans: 4
The correct set of words which will be suitable in the sentence are ‘counter to-against’, whose meaning is -opposite to.

 

2. A government appointed Special Investigation Team has been _______ since February 2015.
I.working
II.going
III.functioning
IV.useful

Ans: 1
The correct set will be ‘working- functioning’ whose meaning is active and operative.

 

3. There is hardly any difference between urban and rural students in this matter, the only _______ being that urban children are smart enough to use electronic gadgets.
I.similarity
II.dissimilarity
III.difference
IV.variety

Ans: 2
The meaning of the correct set of words ‘dissimilarity-difference, is which is not similar or same.

 

4. There are a number of open double storey enclosures that _______hold several tombs inside.
I.predominantly
II.frequently
III.mainly
IV.mostly

Ans: 3
The correct set of words are ‘mainly- mostly’ whose meaning is essential or usual.

 

5. As families _______ into smaller and smaller units, the old gracious ways of sharing homes and warm hospitality of our typical Indian homes are under threat.
I.narrow
II.shrink
III.decrease
IV.waste

Ans: 2
The correct set of words here, will be ‘shrink-decrease’ whose meaning is to become smaller.

 

6. Like the Supreme Court of theUnited States, making this processwork by circulation and withoutoral hearing needs to be ________.
I.steadily
II.fully
III.strongly
IV.actively

Ans: 3
the appropriate set of words will be ‘fully-strongly’ as their meaning is powerful and definitely.

 

7. The immediate trigger for thepress conference was the ________arbitrariness of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) in allocating benches for disposal of cases.
I.noticeable
II.clear
III.glaring
IV.apparent

Ans: 4
‘clear-apparent’ are correct because their meaning is ‘obvious’ and goes with the meaning of the sentence.

 

8. The fear of politicization is ________, being based on a naïve view that overt parliamentary law is the sole method of interference with the judiciary.
I.misdirected
II.abused
III.harmed
IV.misconducted

Ans: 2
the correct set will be ‘misdirected-misconducted’ whose meaning is to mess up.

 

9. The insights available from successive studies pointto progress being made in raw enrolment of children inschool, but miserable _______ in achieving learning out-comes.
I. wreck
II.downfall
III.misstep
IV.failure

Ans: 4
here, ‘breakdown-failure’ is the correct set whose meaning is lack of success, and they go with the sentence.

 

10. There needs to be adistinction made betweensubsidising religious tours with public funds and__________ the same without financial applications.
I.further
II.promoting
III.aiding
IV.facilitating

Ans: 5
‘aiding- facilitating’ means to assist the progress of something. It is the correct set of words to be used.

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