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We are presenting you a quiz on fill in the blanks, which will help in your upcoming exams. Please try to give the correct answers of the following questions in the comment section. We will publish the correct answers soon.
Directions (1 – 5): Each question below has two blanks, each
blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for
each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
1. The water transport project on the west coast
is _____ to get a shot in the arm with a new plan in which the Road Development
Corporation will build the infrastructure and ______ a private party to operate
the service.
(1) scheduled – let (2) Verge – permit
(3) set – sanctions (4) Slated –
allow
(5) bound – task
2. As the weekend finally rolled around, the
city folk were only ____ happy to settle down and laugh their cares _____.
(1) just – afar (2)
too – way
(3) extremely – off (4)
very – up
(5) so – on
3. The flood of brilliant ideas has not only
_____ us, but has also encouraged us to ______ the last date for submission of
entries.
(1) overwhelmed – extend (2) enjoyed –
stretch
(3) dismayed – decide (4)
scared – scrap
(5) happy – boundary
4. ____ about prolonged power cuts in urban
areas, the authorities have decided to _____ over to more reliable and eco –
friendly systems to run its pumps.
(1) Worried – shift (2) Frantic – move
(3) Troubled – jump (4)
Concerned – switch
(5) Endangered – click
5. The high cut off marks this year has ____
college admission seekers to either ____ for lesser known colleges or change
their subject preferences.
(1) cajoled – ask (2)
pressured – sit
(3) forced – settle (4)
strained – compromise
(5) entrusted – wait
Answers:
1 (5)
2 (2)
3 (1)
4 (4)
5 (3)