English Quiz

Directions (Q. 1-5): Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

1. Manmohan Singh’s inability to visit Nagaland “even once in 10 years” has ________ three-time state CM Neiphieu Rio, leader of the Naga Reo, leader of the Naga People’s Front, to jump into the ________ for the state’s lone Lok Sabha seat.
1) promoted, field
2) dissuaded, battle
3) stopped, fight
4) prompted, fray
5) prevented, contest


2. In Indian politics, ________ one’s cake and eating it
too ________ a completely different meaning.
1) making, sends
2) having, takes
3) preparing, has
4) cooking, takes
5) cutting, had

3. The ________ went so far that in 1993, within two years after the ________ of the Soviet Union, their very Parliament had to be bombed by Russian tanks to get the MPs to come out and surrender.
1) anarchy, dissolution
2) turmoil, beginning
3) unrest, construction
4) disorder, solution
5) confusion, division

4. The day after Arvind Kejriwal took a holy dip into the Ganges and ________ his intention of contesting against Narendra Modi here, the PM candidate finally ________ to acknowledge the existence of the AAP leader.
1) released, acquiesced
2) disclosed, accorded
3) issued, accommodated
4) publicised, descended
5) announced, condescended

5. The re-incarnation and revival of Uttarakhand in the ________ of one of the worst carnages in the history of humanity is one marked by perseverance, patience, _________ courage, and a never-say-die spirit.
1) repercussion, efficient
2) last, foolproof
3) aftermath, infallible
4) consequence, faulty
5) end, acceptable

Answers
1-4
2-2
3-1
4-5
5-3

Directions (Q. 1-5): Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

1. Manmohan Singh’s inability to visit Nagaland “even once in 10 years” has ________ three-time state CM Neiphieu Rio, leader of the Naga Reo, leader of the Naga People’s Front, to jump into the ________ for the state’s lone Lok Sabha seat.
1) promoted, field
2) dissuaded, battle
3) stopped, fight
4) prompted, fray
5) prevented, contest


2. In Indian politics, ________ one’s cake and eating it
too ________ a completely different meaning.
1) making, sends
2) having, takes
3) preparing, has
4) cooking, takes
5) cutting, had

3. The ________ went so far that in 1993, within two years after the ________ of the Soviet Union, their very Parliament had to be bombed by Russian tanks to get the MPs to come out and surrender.
1) anarchy, dissolution
2) turmoil, beginning
3) unrest, construction
4) disorder, solution
5) confusion, division

4. The day after Arvind Kejriwal took a holy dip into the Ganges and ________ his intention of contesting against Narendra Modi here, the PM candidate finally ________ to acknowledge the existence of the AAP leader.
1) released, acquiesced
2) disclosed, accorded
3) issued, accommodated
4) publicised, descended
5) announced, condescended

5. The re-incarnation and revival of Uttarakhand in the ________ of one of the worst carnages in the history of humanity is one marked by perseverance, patience, _________ courage, and a never-say-die spirit.
1) repercussion, efficient
2) last, foolproof
3) aftermath, infallible
4) consequence, faulty
5) end, acceptable

Answers
1-4
2-2
3-1
4-5
5-3

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