CHAPTER 21
SENTENCE COMPLETION
Meaning
Sentence completion is an important test designed to assess the vocabulary skill and comprehension
power of the candidates. In a sentence, one or two blanks are left out to be filled by the candidate.
the blank space he will be required to fill the most suitable word preposition, adjective, time expression, form of verb, article, idiomatic expression, phrase, etc. A good understanding of the basic grammar and itsWe have given you here a selection of probable types of questions in sentence completion. Ifyou know the answer, you can mark your answer instantly and go to the next question. If the sentenceis a strange one and you find it difficult to locate the answer, closely analyse the sentence, look for theanticipated meaning and carefully eliminate the improbable options one by one. When you analyse asentence very carefully, you can find certain words or expressions which give you an inkling about thepossible answer. So always search for the key word which will lead you to the answer. Practice makesperfect. Do all the questions included in the practice test. Learn valuable lessons and apply them in thefuture situations. usage plus general reading will help you to answer this area at lightning speed.
Usually blanks need the following fillers
1. Preposition or prepositional phrase
The given blank space will have to be filled up with a preposition.
e.g. What is the time —— your watch?
(1) in (2) by (3) on
(4) at (5) of
Ans : (2)
2. Use of proper tense form of the verb
Sometimes you will have to fill up the blank with suitable tense form of the verb
e.g. He —— football since his childhood
(1) played (2) has played (3) is playing
(4) has been playing (5) None of these
Ans : (4)
3.It may be a one word substitution
e.g. A person who doubts the existence of God is called a/an ——.
(1) atheist (2) theist (3) sceptic
(4) agnostic (5) rationalist
Ans : (4)
4. It can be an idiom or a phrase
e.g. At the last moment the university has —— the examinations.
(1) put off (2) put out (3) put of
(4) put up with (5) put on
Ans : (1)
e.g. Most of the people in rural India are leading a —— existence.
(1) hand to mouth (2) make both ends meet
(3) hard up (4) pillar to post (5) poor
Ans : (1)
5. It can be a collective noun
e.g. A —— of doctors rushed to the accident site.
(1) group (2) panel (3) team
(4) cluster (5) bunch
Ans : (3)
6. It may be an opposite word
e.g. He is very mean but his wife is very ——.
(1) stingy (2) miserly (3) prodigal
(4) lavish (5) thrifty
Ans : (4)
7. It may be the selection of the most appropriate word for the context
e.g. The main aim of Rural Development Programme is the —— of poverty
(1) abolition (2) alleviation (3) decreasing
(4) wiping (5) easing
Ans : (2)
8. Sometimes you have to make an inference so as to find the correct expression for the blank.
e.g. It was a —— attack, nobody expected it
(1) sudden (2) surprise (3) immediate
(4) swift (5) hasty
Ans : (2)
EXERCISE 1
1. The Rio Gila is part of a ____ of rivers and cultures as significant as the ____ of the Tigris and the Euphrates.
A. disparity - conjunction
B. intermingling - dichotomy
C. juxtaposition - divergence
D. conglomeration - diaspora
E. convergence – confluence
Ans. . E
2. There is great unevenness in his later plays; there are moments of the greatest ____ in the midst of great ____.
A. lucidity - enlightenment
B. frivolity - triteness
C. insight - banality
D. obscurity - ambivalence
E. profundity – wisdom
Ans. C
3. The Victorian middle class woman was ____ by restraints, obligations and ____ that prevented her from achieving economic independence.
A. hampered - aspirations
B. emancipated - strictures
C. fettered - responsibilities
D. ensnared - possibilities
E. surrounded – freedoms
Ans. . C
4. Even after a century of ____ investigation, the relation of the solar cycle to terrestrial weather remains ____ .
A. meticulous - apparent
B. cursory - clear
C. sedulous - pertinent
D. extensive - enigmatic
E. scientific – unobscured
Ans. . D
5. Iodine deficiency is ____ in these remote mountain regions; however, it is no longer ____ in the lowlands where iodized salt is available.
A. recorded - unusual
B. rare - sporadic
C. eradicated - common
D. endemic - prevalent
E. diagnosed – controlled
Ans. . D
6. Frederica was ____ when her supervisor took only a ___ look at her essay over which she had taken so much care.
A. exultant - superficial
B. vexed - studious
C. disappointed - cursory
D. pleased - patronizing
E. relieved – perfunctory
Ans. C
7. When he was young he ____ ideas of becoming a doctor; however, he was ____ by his father who wanted him to join the family business.
A. harbored - backed
B. entertained - dissuaded
C. produced - critical
D. repudiated - deterred
E. eschewed – encouraged
Ans. B
8. Turner claimed to paint what he saw; yet no painter ever departed further from close ____ or took more ____ with subjects.
A. imitation - liberties
B. observation - care
C. definition - vagaries
D. imagination - pains
E. resemblance – trouble
Ans. A
9. For centuries there was no ___ between their descendents; in fact ____ strife continued until modern times.
A. peace - internecine
B. hostility - intermittent
C. malevolence - intense
D. amity - contrived
E. difference – feudal
Ans. A
10. The journalist ____ the efforts of the drug squad to control drug peddling, claiming that they had actually ____ the problem.
A. commended - increased
B. lauded - intensified
C. decried - solved
D. deprecated - exacerbated
E. noted – caused
Ans. D
11. Since the Romans failed to ____ the tribes in Northern Britain, they built a wall to ____ the tribes.
A. conquer - alienate
B. impress - intimidate
C. subjugate - exclude
D. pacify - enrage
E. neutralize – barricade
Ans. C
12. Their bantering talk seemed ____, but in fact it masked an underlying ____ .
A. hostile - antipathy
B. amicable - antagonism
C. jovial - assumptions
D. exasperating - frustrations
E. friendly – geniality
Ans. B
13. Even though the auditors ____ the accountant, his reputation was ____ by the allegations of fraud.
A. vindicated - enhanced
B. indicted - blemished
C. betrayed - ruined
D. exonerated - tarnished
E. cleared – condoned
Ans. D
14. The archaeologist, viewing the fragmentary remains of the ancient city, reflected on the ____ of human ____ .
A. impermanence - endeavour
B. transience - thought
C. dearth - aspirations
D. futility - humility
E. durability - constructs
Ans. A
15. He was normally entirely ____ , but in the embarrassing situation in which he found himself he felt compelled to ____.
A. equable - evade
B. considerate - concede
C. forthright - prevaricate
D. mendacious - equivocate
E. amenable – capitulate
Ans. C
16. The candidate _____ when asked why he had left his last job; he did not want to admit that he had been ____ .
A. demurred - promoted
B. confided - banned
C. dissembled - dismissed
D. rejoiced - wrong
E. hesitated – lauded
Ans. C
17. The parliamentary session degenerated into ____ with politicians hurling ____ at each other and refusing to come to order.
A. mayhem - banter
B. disarray - pleasantries
C. tranquillity - invectives
D. chaos - aphorisms
E. anarchy - insults
Ans. E
18. The admiral ____ his order to attack when he saw the white flag raised by the enemy sailors; he was relieved that he could bring an end to the ____ .
A. reiterated - hostilities
B. countermanded - fighting
C. commandeered - truce
D. renounced - hiatus
E. confirmed – aggression
Ans. B
19. Many 17th century buildings that are still in existence have been so ____ by successive owners that the original layout is no longer ____ .
A. preserved - visible
B. modified - apparent
C. decimated - enshrouded
D. salvaged - required
E. neglected - appropriate
Ans. B
20. Since ancient times sculpture has been considered the ____ of men; women sculptors have, until recently, consistently met with ____.
A. right - acceptance
B. domain - approbation
C. domicile - ridicule
D. realm - condolence
E. prerogative - opposition
Ans. E
21. ____ action at this time would be inadvisable; we have not yet accumulated sufficient expertise to warrant anything other than a ____ approach.
A. precipitate - cautious
B. hesitant - wary
C. vacillating - circuitous
D. decisive - firm
E. ponderous - direct
Ans. A
22. Many biologists have attempted to ____ the conditions on earth before life evolved in order to answer questions about the ____ of biological molecules.
A. mimic - fitness
B. standardize - shapes
C. replicate - reactions
D. simulate - origin
E. ameliorate - evolution
Ans. D
23. Harding was unable to ____ the results of the survey; although entirely unexpected, the figures were obtained by a market research firm with an ____ reputation.
A. accept - peerless
B. discount - impeccable
C. fault - mediocre
D. counter - unenviable
E. believe – fine
Ans. B
24. Do not be fooled by her ____ manner; her superficial ____ belies her worldliness.
A. ingenuous - proficiency
B. worldly - simplicity
C. unsophisticated - naiveté
D. gregarious - isolation
E. off-hand – serious
Ans. C
25. We were not fooled by his ____ arguments; his plan was obviously ____ .
A. cogent - brilliant
B. hackneyed - banal
C. convoluted - labyrinthine
D. specious - untenable
E. lucid – intelligible
Ans. D
26. The lectures on quantum physics were invariably ____ ; the lecturer ____ his ill-prepared material in a manner guaranteed to send even the most ardent student to sleep.
A. stimulating - delivered
B. pedestrian - enthused about
C. soporific - droned
D. scintillating - intoned
E. arcane - marshaled
Ans. C
27. Edward was understandably upset that he had lost the position, but he was ____ by the conviction that he had done nothing to ____ the dismissal.
A. consoled - merit
B. warmed - avoid
C. comforted - mar
D. miffed - delay
E. saddened - earn
Ans. A
28. Elinor ____ to counteract her negative feelings, but only succeeded in ____ them.
A. tried - allaying
B. hoped - mitigating
C. desired - ameliorating
D. hesitated - deprecating
E. endeavoured – intensifying
Ans. E
29. To reach Simonville, the traveller needs to drive with extreme caution along the ____ curves of the mountain road that climbs ____ to the summit.
A. serpentine - steeply
B. jagged - steadily
C. gentle - precipitously
D. shady - steadily
E. hair-raising – languidly
Ans.A
30. Our present accountant is most ____ ; unlike the previous _____ incumbent, he has never made a mistake in all the years that he has worked for the firm.
A. unorthodox - heretical
B. dependable - assiduous
C. punctilious - painstaking
D. asinine - diligent
E. meticulous – unreliable
Ans.E
31. We appreciated his ____ summary of the situation; he wasted no words yet delineated his position most ____ .
A. comprehensive : inadequately
B. succinct : direfully
C. cogent : persuasively
D. verbose : concisely
E. grandiloquent : eloquently
Ans.C
32. Before his marriage the Duke had led an austere existence and now regarded the affectionate, somewhat ____ behavior of his young wife as simply ____ .
A. restrained - despicable
B. childish - elevating
C. playful - sublime
D. frivolous - puerile
E. unpleasant - delightful
Ans.D
33. Wilson ____ that human beings inherit a tendency to feel an affinity and awe for other living things, in the same way that we are ____ to be inquisitive or to protect our young at all costs.
A. argues - encouraged
B. maintains - trained
C. contends - predisposed
D. fears - taught
E. demurs - genetically programmed
Ans.C
34. There have been great ____ since his time, but few others have felt so strongly the ____ of human existence.
A. pessimists - futility
B. skeptics - exaltation
C. heretics - sagacity
D. optimists - tremulousness
E. cynics – joy
Ans. A
35. While war has never been absent from the ____ of man, there have been periods in History which appear remarkably ____.
A. archives - ambivalent
B. posterity - serene
C. mind - desultory
D. annals - pacific
E. life – belligerent
Ans. D
36. Dr. Stuart needs to ____ his argument with more experimental data; as it stands his thesis is ____ .
A. support - profound
B. bolster - acceptable
C. refine - satisfactory
D. buttress - inadequate
E. define – succinct
Ans.D
37. Through the 19th Century, the classics of Western Civilization were considered to be the ____ of wisdom and culture, and an ____ person - by definition- knew them well.
A. foundation - average
B. epitome - uneducated
C. cornerstone - obtuse
D. font - ecclesiastical
E. repository - educated
Ans.E
38. In this biography we are given a glimpse of the young man ____ pursuing the path of the poet despite ____ and rejection slips.
A. doggedly - disappointment
B. tirelessly - encouragement
C. sporadically - awards
D. successfully - acclaim
E. unsuccessfully - failure
Ans.A
39. All European countries are seeking to diminish the check upon individual ____ which state examinations with their ____ growth have bought in their train.
A. rights - liberating
B. liberties - empowering
C. spontaneity - tyrannous
D. foibles - inevitable
E. creativity – soporific
Ans.C
40. In keeping with his own ____ in international diplomacy, Churchill proposed a personal meeting of heads of government, but the effort was doomed to failure, as the temper of the times was ____ .
A. ideas - pluralistic
B. predilections - inimical
C. aversions - hostile
D. impulses - amicable
E. maxims - salacious
Ans.B
41. The wall and floor decorations created by Indian housewives are usually ____ , remaining hours, days, or at most, weeks before being worn off by human activity or weather and replaced by new ____ .
A. perennial - drawings
B. ephemeral - designs
C. trivial - purchases
D. impermanent - furnishings
E. innovative - pictures
Ans.B
42. The subtle shades of meaning, and still subtler echoes of association, make language an instrument which scarcely anything short of genius can wield with ____ and ____ .
A. confidence - aloofness
B. definiteness - certainty
C. sincerity - hope
D. conservatism - alacrity
E. eloquence – ruthlessness
Ans. B
43. There is a general ____ in the United States that our ethics are declining and that our moral standards are ____ .
A. feeling - normalizing
B. idea - futile
C. optimism - improving
D. complaint - deteriorating
E. outlook - escalating
Ans D
44. Homo sapiens, the proud splitter of the atom, inventor of the electronic computer, ____ of the genetic code may be humbled by a lowly ____ of the sewers and soils - the microbe.
A. designer - inhabitant
B. discoverer - rodent
C. writer - organism
D. decipherer - denizen
E. author – purifier
Ans D
45. The threat of war, far from ____ , lay heavily in the air, and the villagers, while ____ going about their normal activities, were unable to shake off the feeling of impending catastrophe.
A. receding - ostensibly
B. diminishing - contentedly
C. increasing - apparently
D. escalating - joyfully
E. subsiding - felicitously
Ans C
46. Although alarmed by the ____ , Professor Symes had no reason to doubt the ____ of his student's results, for this student was nothing if not reliable.
A. conclusions - folly
B. deductions - impudence
C. implications - veracity
D. errors - truth
E. inferences – invalidity
Ans. A
47. Archaeology is a poor profession; only ____ sums are available for excavating sites and even more ____ amounts for preserving the excavations.
A. paltry - meager
B. miniscule - substantial
C. average - augmented
D. judicious - penurious
E. modest – generous
Ans A
48. Some critics maintain that Tennyson's poetry is uneven, ranging from the ____ to the ____.
A. sublime - elevated
B. trite - inspired
C. vacuous - inane
D. succinct - laconic
E. sonorous – voluble
Ans B
49. One ____ the new scheme is that it might actually ____ just those applicants that it was intended to encourage.
A. highlight of - stimulate
B. feature of - attract
C. problem with - induce
D. attraction of - intimidate
E. drawback of - daunt
Ans E
50. Corruption is ____ in our society; the integrity of even senior officials is ____ .
A. growing - unquestioned
B. endangered - disputed
C. pervasive - intact
D. rare - corrupted
E. rife - suspect
AnsE
51. In their day to day decision making, many senior managers do not follow the rational model favored by orthodox management experts, but rather rely on intuitive processes that often appear ____ and ____.
A. cerebral - considered
B. heretical - judgmental
C. conscientious - logical
D. irrational - iconoclastic
E. capricious – deliberate
Ans D
52. His characteristically ____ views on examination methods at university level have aroused ____ in those who want to introduce innovative and flexible patterns of assessment.
A. hidebound - antagonism
B. moderate - anger
C. reactionary - admiration
D. rigid - support
E. accommodating - annoyance
Ans A
53. Our grandfather was an entertaining ____; he used to ____ us with marvelous anecdotes that we, in our childlike simplicity, accepted unquestioningly.
A. rascal - bore
B. orator - intimidate
C. raconteur - regale
D. curmudgeon - surprise
E. tyrant – stupefy
Ans C
54. Today Wegener's theory is ____ ; however, he died an outsider treated with ____ by the scientific establishment.
A. unsupported - approval
B. dismissed - contempt
C. accepted - approbation
D. unchallenged - disdain
E. unrivalled – reverence
Ans D
55. Biological clocks are of such ____ adaptive value to living organisms, that we would expect most organisms to ____ them.
A. clear - avoid
B. meager - evolve
C. significant - eschew
D. obvious - possess
E. ambivalent – develop
Ans. D
56. The peasants were the least ____ of all people, bound by tradition and ____ by superstitions.
A. free - fettered
B. enfranchised - rejected
C. enthralled - tied
D. pinioned - limited
E. conventional – encumbered
Ans A
57. If there is nothing to absorb the energy of sound waves, they travel on ____ , but their intensity ____ as they travel further from their source.
A. erratically - mitigates
B. eternally - alleviates
C. forever - increases
D. steadily - stabilizes
E. indefinitely – diminishes
Ans E
58. The intellectual flexibility inherent in a multicultural nation has been ____ in classrooms where emphasis on British-American literature has not reflected the cultural ____ of our country.
A. eradicated - unanimity
B. encouraged - aspirations
C. stifled - diversity
D. thwarted - uniformity
E. inculcated - divide
Ans C
59. The conclusion of his argument, while ____ , is far from ____ .
A. stimulating - interesting
B. worthwhile - valueless
C. esoteric - obscure
D. germane - relevant
E. abstruse - incomprehensible
Ans E
60. In the Middle Ages, the ____ of the great cathedrals did not enter into the architects' plans; almost invariably a cathedral was positioned haphazardly in ____ surroundings.
A. situation - incongruous
B. location - apt
C. ambience - salubrious
D. durability - convenient
E. majesty – grandiose
Ans A
EXERCISE 2
Each sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Chosen the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
1. They ________ changed a few criterion in ______ recruitment process.( IBPS PO cwe 2012)
(a) has – our
(b) have – their
(c) can – a
(d) had – an
(e) may – company
2. They had ______ the venue for the party a month _______( IBPS PO cwe 2012)
(a) found – soon
(b) saw – earlier
(c) looked – later
(d) selected – easily
(e) booked – in advance
3 She is one of the _______ interior decorators _______ the city(.sbi PO cwe 2012)
(a) best – in
(b) most – of
(c) better – for
(d) good – by
(e) more – on
4. Please ______ sure that you attach the photocopies _______ not the original documents
(a) be – also
(b) in – but
(c) so – only (IBPS PO cwe 2010)
(d) as – just
(e) make – and
5. _____ his parents moved to another city, he _____ to stay in this city.(IBPS PO cwe 2012)
(a) Despite - still
(b) Though – continues
(c) Inspire of – wants
(d) No sooner – waits
(e) Later – remains
6. Tiwari’s well-wishers went to the extreme to _____ his business reputation.(SBI PO 2010)
(A) Speak
(B)Enhance
(B)Cajole
(D)Provoke
(E)Advocate
7. A group of junior college boys _____ the highest peak of the Shivalik range of the Himalayas..( SBI CLERK 2010)
(A)Scaled
(B)Walked
(C)Climb up
(D)Avoided
(E)Won
8. A special programme to raise the standard of living of the village folks has been _____ by the Government..( SBI PO 2008)
(A)Affixed
(B) Stalled
(C )Glued
(D)Launched
(E Propose
9. A herd of elephants _____ ready to attack the lion. (IBPS PO cwe 2012)
(A)Were
(B)Is
(C)Was
(D)Are
(E)Has been
10. It is not possible this year to run this company with so many employees, without increasing the _____ of deficit. (IBPS PO cwe 2011)
(A)Loss
(B)Altitude
(C)Gain
(D)Magnitude(
E)Extend
11)It is certain that human beings ______ latent power of which they are only _____aware.(IBPS PO cwe 2008)
A)posses—vaguely
B)exhibit—little
C)impose—-clearly
D)inherit—consciously
E)owns—surely
12)His ____ to speak an Indian Language hadn’t to be a handicap.(IBPS CLERK 2011)
A)eagerness—stopped
B)desire—-made
C)inability—proved
D)promise—halted
E)knowledge—showed
13)The Airline Industry is ___ out its survival kit to deal with ____ losses.(IBPS PO cwe 2010)
A)spreading—raising
B)pulling—mounting
C)handing-abating
D)pushing—increasing
E)floating—diminishing
14)Akbar, one of the ___ and ___ emperors of India who made a name for himself is acknowledged even today.(SBI CLERK 2011)
A)desirous—indolent
B)aspiring—sluggard
C)slothful—active
D)simple bold—-bold
E)ambitious—energetic
15)Trained employees increase ____ and ____ of their industry and take it to a higher position.
A)wisdom—development(IBPS PO cwe 2011)
B)accomplishment—dignity
C)motivation—upgradation
D)performance—productivity
E)achievement—presentation
16. When you want to digitalise a city ______ with millions, you don’t bet _____ the odds.(SBI P.O. 2013)
(A) proceeding, into
(B) teeming, against
(C) undergoing, adhere
(D) dangling, for
(E) falling, above
17. The numbers ________ by the legitimate online music service providers indicate that a growing number of users are _______ to buy music. (SBI P.O. 2013)
(A) morphed, ignoring
(B) labeled, thriving
(C) figured, fanatic
(D) painted, interested
(E) touted, willing
18. If India is _________ on protecting its resources, international business appears equality ______ to safeguard its profit. (SBI P.O. 2013)
(A) dreaded, fragile
(B) stubborn, weak
(C) bent, determined
(D) approaching settled
(E) observed, prepared
19. Brands ________ decision-simplicity strategies make full use of available information to ______ where consumers are on the path of decision making and direct them to the best market offers. (SBI P.O. 2013)
(A) diluting, divulge
(B) tempting, maintain
(C) imputing, overdrive
(D) pursuing, assess
(E) employing, trust
20. Lack of financing options, ________ with HR and technological _______, make small and medium enterprises sectors the most vulnerable component of our economy. (SBI P.O. 2013)
(A) except, loophole
(B) coupled, challenges
(C) armed, benefits
(D) registered, strategies
(E) strengthened, facilities
21. Drawing attention to the pitfalls of______solely on Uranium as a fuel for nuclear reactors, Indian scientists warned that Uranium will not last for long and thus research on Thorium as its____ must be revived.(SBI P.O. 2010)
(1) using, substitute
(2) believing, replacement
(3) depending, reserve
(4) reckoning, option
(5) relying, alternative
22. In an effort to provide ______ for higher education to all, most of the universities have been providing education without adequate infrastructure, thus churning out ______ graduates every year.(SBI P.O. 2011)
(1) chances, fresh
(2) platform, capable
(3) opportunities, unemployable
(4) prospects, eligible
(5) policy, incompetent
23. The move to allow dumping of mercury _____ an outcry from residents of the area who _____ that high levels of mercury will affect their health and destroy ecologically sensitive forest area. (SBI P.O. 2010)
(1) resulted, insist
(2) provoked, fear
(3) incited, determined
(4) activated, accept
(5) angered, believe
24. _______ has been taken against some wholesale drug dealers for dealing in surgical items without a valid license and maintaining a stock of _____ drugs. (SBI P.O. 2010)
(1) Note, overwhelming
(2) Step, impressive
(3) Execution, outdated
(4) Action, expired
(5) Lawsuit, invalid
25. Even as the _____ else where in the world are struggling to come out of recession, Indian consumers are splurging on consumer goods and to _____ this growth, companies are investing heavily in various sectors. (SBI P.O. 2010)
(1) economies, meet
(2) countries, inhibit
(3) governments, measure
(4) nations, inflict
(5) companies, counter
26. The___business trips though___at timesgave the executive a unique chance to meetinteresting people. (U.B.I.P.O. 2010)
(1) demanding .... memorable
(2) frequent .... monotonous
(3) crucial .... regular
(4) prolonged... .exhausted
(5) significant .... influential
27. In order to put an end to the___that existregarding the implementation of the policy thecompany should issue___ guidelines. (U.B.I.P.O. 2010)
(1) ambiguities .... clear-cut
(2) differences... .cautious
(3) burden .... stringent
(4) inhibition .... appropriate
(5) reservations .... fundamental
28. The government has______that theinfrastructure for the new project must becompleted_____the next six months.(U.B.I.P.O. 2011)
(1) stipulated .... for
(2) sanction .... by
(3) assurance .... in
(4) mandated .... within
(5) envisage .... during
29. The official not only_____the renewal of thecontract but also_____the information aboutits status.(U.B.I.P.O. 2012)
(1) revealed .... classified
(2) withdrawn .... leaked
(3) delayed .... withheld
(4) interfere .... refused
(5) impeded .... excluding
30. To______any tensions in the minds of theemployees and investors alike the company,has promised to consider job cuts as alast______.(U.B.I.P.O. 2010)
(1) erase .... effort (2) rid .... hurdle
(3) overcome .... decision
(4) address ....phase
(5) ease.... resort
31. The actress’ _____ from a chilled-out girlof screen to an intense actor on screen injust a few minutes in ____ amazing.(S.B.I.P.O. 2010)
(1) change, improperly
(2) revolution, just
(3) transformation, simply
(4) adjustment, really
(5) renovation, truthfully
32. Considering the _______ of the city tochemical and industrial disasters, theState disaster management authority hasdecided to constitute an expert studygroup to analyze all possible threats andsuggest. ____ to make the city ‘disasterresilient’.(S.B.I.P.O. 2011)
(1) vulnerability, measures
(2) propensity, sketches
(3) volatility, plans
(4) regularity, preparations
(5) instability, maps
33. Despit the collapse of efforts to legislate aclimate bill, the country has _______international negotiators it remains_______ to reducing carbon emissionsover the next ten years.(I.B.P.S.P.O. 2009)
(1) entrusted, obligated
(2) promised, averse
(3) declared, ignorant
(4) assured, committed
(5) pledged, attentive
34. _____by other singers andmusicians, the singer sang his heartout and even _____ the youngnewcomers during their act.. (I.B.P.S.CLERK 2010)
(1) Helped, smiled
(2) Accompanied, cheered
(3) Created, judged
(4) Stopped, applauded
(5) Assisted, greeted
35. The health officials were told to _____the medical practitioners about thetreatment and, immediate medical _____to the given to swine flu patients.(I.B.P.S.CLERK 2012)
(1) inform, assistance
(2) enlist, backing
(3) dissuade, aid
(4) apprise, emergency
(5) encourage, help
36. They ________ changed a few criterion in ______ recruitment process.( Indian Bank PO 2011)
(a) has – our
(b) have – their
(c) can – a
(d) had – an
(e) may – company
37. They had ______ the venue for the party a month _______ ( sbi clerk 2012)
(a) found – soon
(b) saw – earlier
(c) looked – later
(d) selected – easily
(e) booked – in advance
38 She is one of the _______ interior decorators _______ the city. ( sbi clerk 2012)
(a) best – in
(b) most – of
(c) better – for
(d) good – by
(e) more – on
39. Please ______ sure that you attach the photocopies _______ not the original documents( sbi clerk 2012)
(a) be – also
(b) in – but
(c) so – only
(d) as – just
(e) make – and
40. _____ his parents moved to another city, he _____ to stay in this city. ( sbi clerk 2012)
(a) Despite - still
(b) Though – continues
(c) Inspire of – wants
(d) No sooner – waits
(e) Later – remains
Answers
1: (C) 2: (E) 3: (A) 4: (C) 5: (D6: ( B ) 7: ( A ) 8: ( D) 9: ( B ) 10: ( D )ANSWER
11.A 12.C 1 3. B 14.E 15. E 16. (A) 17. (E) 18. (C) 19. (D) 20. (B)21. (5) 22. (2) 23. (2) 24. (4) 25. (1)
26. (2) 27. (1) 28. (4) 29. (3) 30. (5)31.(3) 32.(1) 33.(4) 34.(2) 35.(1) 36 a 37. C 38. A 39 d 40 b.
SENTENCE COMPLETION
Meaning
Sentence completion is an important test designed to assess the vocabulary skill and comprehension
power of the candidates. In a sentence, one or two blanks are left out to be filled by the candidate.
the blank space he will be required to fill the most suitable word preposition, adjective, time expression, form of verb, article, idiomatic expression, phrase, etc. A good understanding of the basic grammar and itsWe have given you here a selection of probable types of questions in sentence completion. Ifyou know the answer, you can mark your answer instantly and go to the next question. If the sentenceis a strange one and you find it difficult to locate the answer, closely analyse the sentence, look for theanticipated meaning and carefully eliminate the improbable options one by one. When you analyse asentence very carefully, you can find certain words or expressions which give you an inkling about thepossible answer. So always search for the key word which will lead you to the answer. Practice makesperfect. Do all the questions included in the practice test. Learn valuable lessons and apply them in thefuture situations. usage plus general reading will help you to answer this area at lightning speed.
Usually blanks need the following fillers
1. Preposition or prepositional phrase
The given blank space will have to be filled up with a preposition.
e.g. What is the time —— your watch?
(1) in (2) by (3) on
(4) at (5) of
Ans : (2)
2. Use of proper tense form of the verb
Sometimes you will have to fill up the blank with suitable tense form of the verb
e.g. He —— football since his childhood
(1) played (2) has played (3) is playing
(4) has been playing (5) None of these
Ans : (4)
3.It may be a one word substitution
e.g. A person who doubts the existence of God is called a/an ——.
(1) atheist (2) theist (3) sceptic
(4) agnostic (5) rationalist
Ans : (4)
4. It can be an idiom or a phrase
e.g. At the last moment the university has —— the examinations.
(1) put off (2) put out (3) put of
(4) put up with (5) put on
Ans : (1)
e.g. Most of the people in rural India are leading a —— existence.
(1) hand to mouth (2) make both ends meet
(3) hard up (4) pillar to post (5) poor
Ans : (1)
5. It can be a collective noun
e.g. A —— of doctors rushed to the accident site.
(1) group (2) panel (3) team
(4) cluster (5) bunch
Ans : (3)
6. It may be an opposite word
e.g. He is very mean but his wife is very ——.
(1) stingy (2) miserly (3) prodigal
(4) lavish (5) thrifty
Ans : (4)
7. It may be the selection of the most appropriate word for the context
e.g. The main aim of Rural Development Programme is the —— of poverty
(1) abolition (2) alleviation (3) decreasing
(4) wiping (5) easing
Ans : (2)
8. Sometimes you have to make an inference so as to find the correct expression for the blank.
e.g. It was a —— attack, nobody expected it
(1) sudden (2) surprise (3) immediate
(4) swift (5) hasty
Ans : (2)
EXERCISE 1
1. The Rio Gila is part of a ____ of rivers and cultures as significant as the ____ of the Tigris and the Euphrates.
A. disparity - conjunction
B. intermingling - dichotomy
C. juxtaposition - divergence
D. conglomeration - diaspora
E. convergence – confluence
Ans. . E
2. There is great unevenness in his later plays; there are moments of the greatest ____ in the midst of great ____.
A. lucidity - enlightenment
B. frivolity - triteness
C. insight - banality
D. obscurity - ambivalence
E. profundity – wisdom
Ans. C
3. The Victorian middle class woman was ____ by restraints, obligations and ____ that prevented her from achieving economic independence.
A. hampered - aspirations
B. emancipated - strictures
C. fettered - responsibilities
D. ensnared - possibilities
E. surrounded – freedoms
Ans. . C
4. Even after a century of ____ investigation, the relation of the solar cycle to terrestrial weather remains ____ .
A. meticulous - apparent
B. cursory - clear
C. sedulous - pertinent
D. extensive - enigmatic
E. scientific – unobscured
Ans. . D
5. Iodine deficiency is ____ in these remote mountain regions; however, it is no longer ____ in the lowlands where iodized salt is available.
A. recorded - unusual
B. rare - sporadic
C. eradicated - common
D. endemic - prevalent
E. diagnosed – controlled
Ans. . D
6. Frederica was ____ when her supervisor took only a ___ look at her essay over which she had taken so much care.
A. exultant - superficial
B. vexed - studious
C. disappointed - cursory
D. pleased - patronizing
E. relieved – perfunctory
Ans. C
7. When he was young he ____ ideas of becoming a doctor; however, he was ____ by his father who wanted him to join the family business.
A. harbored - backed
B. entertained - dissuaded
C. produced - critical
D. repudiated - deterred
E. eschewed – encouraged
Ans. B
8. Turner claimed to paint what he saw; yet no painter ever departed further from close ____ or took more ____ with subjects.
A. imitation - liberties
B. observation - care
C. definition - vagaries
D. imagination - pains
E. resemblance – trouble
Ans. A
9. For centuries there was no ___ between their descendents; in fact ____ strife continued until modern times.
A. peace - internecine
B. hostility - intermittent
C. malevolence - intense
D. amity - contrived
E. difference – feudal
Ans. A
10. The journalist ____ the efforts of the drug squad to control drug peddling, claiming that they had actually ____ the problem.
A. commended - increased
B. lauded - intensified
C. decried - solved
D. deprecated - exacerbated
E. noted – caused
Ans. D
11. Since the Romans failed to ____ the tribes in Northern Britain, they built a wall to ____ the tribes.
A. conquer - alienate
B. impress - intimidate
C. subjugate - exclude
D. pacify - enrage
E. neutralize – barricade
Ans. C
12. Their bantering talk seemed ____, but in fact it masked an underlying ____ .
A. hostile - antipathy
B. amicable - antagonism
C. jovial - assumptions
D. exasperating - frustrations
E. friendly – geniality
Ans. B
13. Even though the auditors ____ the accountant, his reputation was ____ by the allegations of fraud.
A. vindicated - enhanced
B. indicted - blemished
C. betrayed - ruined
D. exonerated - tarnished
E. cleared – condoned
Ans. D
14. The archaeologist, viewing the fragmentary remains of the ancient city, reflected on the ____ of human ____ .
A. impermanence - endeavour
B. transience - thought
C. dearth - aspirations
D. futility - humility
E. durability - constructs
Ans. A
15. He was normally entirely ____ , but in the embarrassing situation in which he found himself he felt compelled to ____.
A. equable - evade
B. considerate - concede
C. forthright - prevaricate
D. mendacious - equivocate
E. amenable – capitulate
Ans. C
16. The candidate _____ when asked why he had left his last job; he did not want to admit that he had been ____ .
A. demurred - promoted
B. confided - banned
C. dissembled - dismissed
D. rejoiced - wrong
E. hesitated – lauded
Ans. C
17. The parliamentary session degenerated into ____ with politicians hurling ____ at each other and refusing to come to order.
A. mayhem - banter
B. disarray - pleasantries
C. tranquillity - invectives
D. chaos - aphorisms
E. anarchy - insults
Ans. E
18. The admiral ____ his order to attack when he saw the white flag raised by the enemy sailors; he was relieved that he could bring an end to the ____ .
A. reiterated - hostilities
B. countermanded - fighting
C. commandeered - truce
D. renounced - hiatus
E. confirmed – aggression
Ans. B
19. Many 17th century buildings that are still in existence have been so ____ by successive owners that the original layout is no longer ____ .
A. preserved - visible
B. modified - apparent
C. decimated - enshrouded
D. salvaged - required
E. neglected - appropriate
Ans. B
20. Since ancient times sculpture has been considered the ____ of men; women sculptors have, until recently, consistently met with ____.
A. right - acceptance
B. domain - approbation
C. domicile - ridicule
D. realm - condolence
E. prerogative - opposition
Ans. E
21. ____ action at this time would be inadvisable; we have not yet accumulated sufficient expertise to warrant anything other than a ____ approach.
A. precipitate - cautious
B. hesitant - wary
C. vacillating - circuitous
D. decisive - firm
E. ponderous - direct
Ans. A
22. Many biologists have attempted to ____ the conditions on earth before life evolved in order to answer questions about the ____ of biological molecules.
A. mimic - fitness
B. standardize - shapes
C. replicate - reactions
D. simulate - origin
E. ameliorate - evolution
Ans. D
23. Harding was unable to ____ the results of the survey; although entirely unexpected, the figures were obtained by a market research firm with an ____ reputation.
A. accept - peerless
B. discount - impeccable
C. fault - mediocre
D. counter - unenviable
E. believe – fine
Ans. B
24. Do not be fooled by her ____ manner; her superficial ____ belies her worldliness.
A. ingenuous - proficiency
B. worldly - simplicity
C. unsophisticated - naiveté
D. gregarious - isolation
E. off-hand – serious
Ans. C
25. We were not fooled by his ____ arguments; his plan was obviously ____ .
A. cogent - brilliant
B. hackneyed - banal
C. convoluted - labyrinthine
D. specious - untenable
E. lucid – intelligible
Ans. D
26. The lectures on quantum physics were invariably ____ ; the lecturer ____ his ill-prepared material in a manner guaranteed to send even the most ardent student to sleep.
A. stimulating - delivered
B. pedestrian - enthused about
C. soporific - droned
D. scintillating - intoned
E. arcane - marshaled
Ans. C
27. Edward was understandably upset that he had lost the position, but he was ____ by the conviction that he had done nothing to ____ the dismissal.
A. consoled - merit
B. warmed - avoid
C. comforted - mar
D. miffed - delay
E. saddened - earn
Ans. A
28. Elinor ____ to counteract her negative feelings, but only succeeded in ____ them.
A. tried - allaying
B. hoped - mitigating
C. desired - ameliorating
D. hesitated - deprecating
E. endeavoured – intensifying
Ans. E
29. To reach Simonville, the traveller needs to drive with extreme caution along the ____ curves of the mountain road that climbs ____ to the summit.
A. serpentine - steeply
B. jagged - steadily
C. gentle - precipitously
D. shady - steadily
E. hair-raising – languidly
Ans.A
30. Our present accountant is most ____ ; unlike the previous _____ incumbent, he has never made a mistake in all the years that he has worked for the firm.
A. unorthodox - heretical
B. dependable - assiduous
C. punctilious - painstaking
D. asinine - diligent
E. meticulous – unreliable
Ans.E
31. We appreciated his ____ summary of the situation; he wasted no words yet delineated his position most ____ .
A. comprehensive : inadequately
B. succinct : direfully
C. cogent : persuasively
D. verbose : concisely
E. grandiloquent : eloquently
Ans.C
32. Before his marriage the Duke had led an austere existence and now regarded the affectionate, somewhat ____ behavior of his young wife as simply ____ .
A. restrained - despicable
B. childish - elevating
C. playful - sublime
D. frivolous - puerile
E. unpleasant - delightful
Ans.D
33. Wilson ____ that human beings inherit a tendency to feel an affinity and awe for other living things, in the same way that we are ____ to be inquisitive or to protect our young at all costs.
A. argues - encouraged
B. maintains - trained
C. contends - predisposed
D. fears - taught
E. demurs - genetically programmed
Ans.C
34. There have been great ____ since his time, but few others have felt so strongly the ____ of human existence.
A. pessimists - futility
B. skeptics - exaltation
C. heretics - sagacity
D. optimists - tremulousness
E. cynics – joy
Ans. A
35. While war has never been absent from the ____ of man, there have been periods in History which appear remarkably ____.
A. archives - ambivalent
B. posterity - serene
C. mind - desultory
D. annals - pacific
E. life – belligerent
Ans. D
36. Dr. Stuart needs to ____ his argument with more experimental data; as it stands his thesis is ____ .
A. support - profound
B. bolster - acceptable
C. refine - satisfactory
D. buttress - inadequate
E. define – succinct
Ans.D
37. Through the 19th Century, the classics of Western Civilization were considered to be the ____ of wisdom and culture, and an ____ person - by definition- knew them well.
A. foundation - average
B. epitome - uneducated
C. cornerstone - obtuse
D. font - ecclesiastical
E. repository - educated
Ans.E
38. In this biography we are given a glimpse of the young man ____ pursuing the path of the poet despite ____ and rejection slips.
A. doggedly - disappointment
B. tirelessly - encouragement
C. sporadically - awards
D. successfully - acclaim
E. unsuccessfully - failure
Ans.A
39. All European countries are seeking to diminish the check upon individual ____ which state examinations with their ____ growth have bought in their train.
A. rights - liberating
B. liberties - empowering
C. spontaneity - tyrannous
D. foibles - inevitable
E. creativity – soporific
Ans.C
40. In keeping with his own ____ in international diplomacy, Churchill proposed a personal meeting of heads of government, but the effort was doomed to failure, as the temper of the times was ____ .
A. ideas - pluralistic
B. predilections - inimical
C. aversions - hostile
D. impulses - amicable
E. maxims - salacious
Ans.B
41. The wall and floor decorations created by Indian housewives are usually ____ , remaining hours, days, or at most, weeks before being worn off by human activity or weather and replaced by new ____ .
A. perennial - drawings
B. ephemeral - designs
C. trivial - purchases
D. impermanent - furnishings
E. innovative - pictures
Ans.B
42. The subtle shades of meaning, and still subtler echoes of association, make language an instrument which scarcely anything short of genius can wield with ____ and ____ .
A. confidence - aloofness
B. definiteness - certainty
C. sincerity - hope
D. conservatism - alacrity
E. eloquence – ruthlessness
Ans. B
43. There is a general ____ in the United States that our ethics are declining and that our moral standards are ____ .
A. feeling - normalizing
B. idea - futile
C. optimism - improving
D. complaint - deteriorating
E. outlook - escalating
Ans D
44. Homo sapiens, the proud splitter of the atom, inventor of the electronic computer, ____ of the genetic code may be humbled by a lowly ____ of the sewers and soils - the microbe.
A. designer - inhabitant
B. discoverer - rodent
C. writer - organism
D. decipherer - denizen
E. author – purifier
Ans D
45. The threat of war, far from ____ , lay heavily in the air, and the villagers, while ____ going about their normal activities, were unable to shake off the feeling of impending catastrophe.
A. receding - ostensibly
B. diminishing - contentedly
C. increasing - apparently
D. escalating - joyfully
E. subsiding - felicitously
Ans C
46. Although alarmed by the ____ , Professor Symes had no reason to doubt the ____ of his student's results, for this student was nothing if not reliable.
A. conclusions - folly
B. deductions - impudence
C. implications - veracity
D. errors - truth
E. inferences – invalidity
Ans. A
47. Archaeology is a poor profession; only ____ sums are available for excavating sites and even more ____ amounts for preserving the excavations.
A. paltry - meager
B. miniscule - substantial
C. average - augmented
D. judicious - penurious
E. modest – generous
Ans A
48. Some critics maintain that Tennyson's poetry is uneven, ranging from the ____ to the ____.
A. sublime - elevated
B. trite - inspired
C. vacuous - inane
D. succinct - laconic
E. sonorous – voluble
Ans B
49. One ____ the new scheme is that it might actually ____ just those applicants that it was intended to encourage.
A. highlight of - stimulate
B. feature of - attract
C. problem with - induce
D. attraction of - intimidate
E. drawback of - daunt
Ans E
50. Corruption is ____ in our society; the integrity of even senior officials is ____ .
A. growing - unquestioned
B. endangered - disputed
C. pervasive - intact
D. rare - corrupted
E. rife - suspect
AnsE
51. In their day to day decision making, many senior managers do not follow the rational model favored by orthodox management experts, but rather rely on intuitive processes that often appear ____ and ____.
A. cerebral - considered
B. heretical - judgmental
C. conscientious - logical
D. irrational - iconoclastic
E. capricious – deliberate
Ans D
52. His characteristically ____ views on examination methods at university level have aroused ____ in those who want to introduce innovative and flexible patterns of assessment.
A. hidebound - antagonism
B. moderate - anger
C. reactionary - admiration
D. rigid - support
E. accommodating - annoyance
Ans A
53. Our grandfather was an entertaining ____; he used to ____ us with marvelous anecdotes that we, in our childlike simplicity, accepted unquestioningly.
A. rascal - bore
B. orator - intimidate
C. raconteur - regale
D. curmudgeon - surprise
E. tyrant – stupefy
Ans C
54. Today Wegener's theory is ____ ; however, he died an outsider treated with ____ by the scientific establishment.
A. unsupported - approval
B. dismissed - contempt
C. accepted - approbation
D. unchallenged - disdain
E. unrivalled – reverence
Ans D
55. Biological clocks are of such ____ adaptive value to living organisms, that we would expect most organisms to ____ them.
A. clear - avoid
B. meager - evolve
C. significant - eschew
D. obvious - possess
E. ambivalent – develop
Ans. D
56. The peasants were the least ____ of all people, bound by tradition and ____ by superstitions.
A. free - fettered
B. enfranchised - rejected
C. enthralled - tied
D. pinioned - limited
E. conventional – encumbered
Ans A
57. If there is nothing to absorb the energy of sound waves, they travel on ____ , but their intensity ____ as they travel further from their source.
A. erratically - mitigates
B. eternally - alleviates
C. forever - increases
D. steadily - stabilizes
E. indefinitely – diminishes
Ans E
58. The intellectual flexibility inherent in a multicultural nation has been ____ in classrooms where emphasis on British-American literature has not reflected the cultural ____ of our country.
A. eradicated - unanimity
B. encouraged - aspirations
C. stifled - diversity
D. thwarted - uniformity
E. inculcated - divide
Ans C
59. The conclusion of his argument, while ____ , is far from ____ .
A. stimulating - interesting
B. worthwhile - valueless
C. esoteric - obscure
D. germane - relevant
E. abstruse - incomprehensible
Ans E
60. In the Middle Ages, the ____ of the great cathedrals did not enter into the architects' plans; almost invariably a cathedral was positioned haphazardly in ____ surroundings.
A. situation - incongruous
B. location - apt
C. ambience - salubrious
D. durability - convenient
E. majesty – grandiose
Ans A
EXERCISE 2
Each sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Chosen the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
1. They ________ changed a few criterion in ______ recruitment process.( IBPS PO cwe 2012)
(a) has – our
(b) have – their
(c) can – a
(d) had – an
(e) may – company
2. They had ______ the venue for the party a month _______( IBPS PO cwe 2012)
(a) found – soon
(b) saw – earlier
(c) looked – later
(d) selected – easily
(e) booked – in advance
3 She is one of the _______ interior decorators _______ the city(.sbi PO cwe 2012)
(a) best – in
(b) most – of
(c) better – for
(d) good – by
(e) more – on
4. Please ______ sure that you attach the photocopies _______ not the original documents
(a) be – also
(b) in – but
(c) so – only (IBPS PO cwe 2010)
(d) as – just
(e) make – and
5. _____ his parents moved to another city, he _____ to stay in this city.(IBPS PO cwe 2012)
(a) Despite - still
(b) Though – continues
(c) Inspire of – wants
(d) No sooner – waits
(e) Later – remains
6. Tiwari’s well-wishers went to the extreme to _____ his business reputation.(SBI PO 2010)
(A) Speak
(B)Enhance
(B)Cajole
(D)Provoke
(E)Advocate
7. A group of junior college boys _____ the highest peak of the Shivalik range of the Himalayas..( SBI CLERK 2010)
(A)Scaled
(B)Walked
(C)Climb up
(D)Avoided
(E)Won
8. A special programme to raise the standard of living of the village folks has been _____ by the Government..( SBI PO 2008)
(A)Affixed
(B) Stalled
(C )Glued
(D)Launched
(E Propose
9. A herd of elephants _____ ready to attack the lion. (IBPS PO cwe 2012)
(A)Were
(B)Is
(C)Was
(D)Are
(E)Has been
10. It is not possible this year to run this company with so many employees, without increasing the _____ of deficit. (IBPS PO cwe 2011)
(A)Loss
(B)Altitude
(C)Gain
(D)Magnitude(
E)Extend
11)It is certain that human beings ______ latent power of which they are only _____aware.(IBPS PO cwe 2008)
A)posses—vaguely
B)exhibit—little
C)impose—-clearly
D)inherit—consciously
E)owns—surely
12)His ____ to speak an Indian Language hadn’t to be a handicap.(IBPS CLERK 2011)
A)eagerness—stopped
B)desire—-made
C)inability—proved
D)promise—halted
E)knowledge—showed
13)The Airline Industry is ___ out its survival kit to deal with ____ losses.(IBPS PO cwe 2010)
A)spreading—raising
B)pulling—mounting
C)handing-abating
D)pushing—increasing
E)floating—diminishing
14)Akbar, one of the ___ and ___ emperors of India who made a name for himself is acknowledged even today.(SBI CLERK 2011)
A)desirous—indolent
B)aspiring—sluggard
C)slothful—active
D)simple bold—-bold
E)ambitious—energetic
15)Trained employees increase ____ and ____ of their industry and take it to a higher position.
A)wisdom—development(IBPS PO cwe 2011)
B)accomplishment—dignity
C)motivation—upgradation
D)performance—productivity
E)achievement—presentation
16. When you want to digitalise a city ______ with millions, you don’t bet _____ the odds.(SBI P.O. 2013)
(A) proceeding, into
(B) teeming, against
(C) undergoing, adhere
(D) dangling, for
(E) falling, above
17. The numbers ________ by the legitimate online music service providers indicate that a growing number of users are _______ to buy music. (SBI P.O. 2013)
(A) morphed, ignoring
(B) labeled, thriving
(C) figured, fanatic
(D) painted, interested
(E) touted, willing
18. If India is _________ on protecting its resources, international business appears equality ______ to safeguard its profit. (SBI P.O. 2013)
(A) dreaded, fragile
(B) stubborn, weak
(C) bent, determined
(D) approaching settled
(E) observed, prepared
19. Brands ________ decision-simplicity strategies make full use of available information to ______ where consumers are on the path of decision making and direct them to the best market offers. (SBI P.O. 2013)
(A) diluting, divulge
(B) tempting, maintain
(C) imputing, overdrive
(D) pursuing, assess
(E) employing, trust
20. Lack of financing options, ________ with HR and technological _______, make small and medium enterprises sectors the most vulnerable component of our economy. (SBI P.O. 2013)
(A) except, loophole
(B) coupled, challenges
(C) armed, benefits
(D) registered, strategies
(E) strengthened, facilities
21. Drawing attention to the pitfalls of______solely on Uranium as a fuel for nuclear reactors, Indian scientists warned that Uranium will not last for long and thus research on Thorium as its____ must be revived.(SBI P.O. 2010)
(1) using, substitute
(2) believing, replacement
(3) depending, reserve
(4) reckoning, option
(5) relying, alternative
22. In an effort to provide ______ for higher education to all, most of the universities have been providing education without adequate infrastructure, thus churning out ______ graduates every year.(SBI P.O. 2011)
(1) chances, fresh
(2) platform, capable
(3) opportunities, unemployable
(4) prospects, eligible
(5) policy, incompetent
23. The move to allow dumping of mercury _____ an outcry from residents of the area who _____ that high levels of mercury will affect their health and destroy ecologically sensitive forest area. (SBI P.O. 2010)
(1) resulted, insist
(2) provoked, fear
(3) incited, determined
(4) activated, accept
(5) angered, believe
24. _______ has been taken against some wholesale drug dealers for dealing in surgical items without a valid license and maintaining a stock of _____ drugs. (SBI P.O. 2010)
(1) Note, overwhelming
(2) Step, impressive
(3) Execution, outdated
(4) Action, expired
(5) Lawsuit, invalid
25. Even as the _____ else where in the world are struggling to come out of recession, Indian consumers are splurging on consumer goods and to _____ this growth, companies are investing heavily in various sectors. (SBI P.O. 2010)
(1) economies, meet
(2) countries, inhibit
(3) governments, measure
(4) nations, inflict
(5) companies, counter
26. The___business trips though___at timesgave the executive a unique chance to meetinteresting people. (U.B.I.P.O. 2010)
(1) demanding .... memorable
(2) frequent .... monotonous
(3) crucial .... regular
(4) prolonged... .exhausted
(5) significant .... influential
27. In order to put an end to the___that existregarding the implementation of the policy thecompany should issue___ guidelines. (U.B.I.P.O. 2010)
(1) ambiguities .... clear-cut
(2) differences... .cautious
(3) burden .... stringent
(4) inhibition .... appropriate
(5) reservations .... fundamental
28. The government has______that theinfrastructure for the new project must becompleted_____the next six months.(U.B.I.P.O. 2011)
(1) stipulated .... for
(2) sanction .... by
(3) assurance .... in
(4) mandated .... within
(5) envisage .... during
29. The official not only_____the renewal of thecontract but also_____the information aboutits status.(U.B.I.P.O. 2012)
(1) revealed .... classified
(2) withdrawn .... leaked
(3) delayed .... withheld
(4) interfere .... refused
(5) impeded .... excluding
30. To______any tensions in the minds of theemployees and investors alike the company,has promised to consider job cuts as alast______.(U.B.I.P.O. 2010)
(1) erase .... effort (2) rid .... hurdle
(3) overcome .... decision
(4) address ....phase
(5) ease.... resort
31. The actress’ _____ from a chilled-out girlof screen to an intense actor on screen injust a few minutes in ____ amazing.(S.B.I.P.O. 2010)
(1) change, improperly
(2) revolution, just
(3) transformation, simply
(4) adjustment, really
(5) renovation, truthfully
32. Considering the _______ of the city tochemical and industrial disasters, theState disaster management authority hasdecided to constitute an expert studygroup to analyze all possible threats andsuggest. ____ to make the city ‘disasterresilient’.(S.B.I.P.O. 2011)
(1) vulnerability, measures
(2) propensity, sketches
(3) volatility, plans
(4) regularity, preparations
(5) instability, maps
33. Despit the collapse of efforts to legislate aclimate bill, the country has _______international negotiators it remains_______ to reducing carbon emissionsover the next ten years.(I.B.P.S.P.O. 2009)
(1) entrusted, obligated
(2) promised, averse
(3) declared, ignorant
(4) assured, committed
(5) pledged, attentive
34. _____by other singers andmusicians, the singer sang his heartout and even _____ the youngnewcomers during their act.. (I.B.P.S.CLERK 2010)
(1) Helped, smiled
(2) Accompanied, cheered
(3) Created, judged
(4) Stopped, applauded
(5) Assisted, greeted
35. The health officials were told to _____the medical practitioners about thetreatment and, immediate medical _____to the given to swine flu patients.(I.B.P.S.CLERK 2012)
(1) inform, assistance
(2) enlist, backing
(3) dissuade, aid
(4) apprise, emergency
(5) encourage, help
36. They ________ changed a few criterion in ______ recruitment process.( Indian Bank PO 2011)
(a) has – our
(b) have – their
(c) can – a
(d) had – an
(e) may – company
37. They had ______ the venue for the party a month _______ ( sbi clerk 2012)
(a) found – soon
(b) saw – earlier
(c) looked – later
(d) selected – easily
(e) booked – in advance
38 She is one of the _______ interior decorators _______ the city. ( sbi clerk 2012)
(a) best – in
(b) most – of
(c) better – for
(d) good – by
(e) more – on
39. Please ______ sure that you attach the photocopies _______ not the original documents( sbi clerk 2012)
(a) be – also
(b) in – but
(c) so – only
(d) as – just
(e) make – and
40. _____ his parents moved to another city, he _____ to stay in this city. ( sbi clerk 2012)
(a) Despite - still
(b) Though – continues
(c) Inspire of – wants
(d) No sooner – waits
(e) Later – remains
Answers
1: (C) 2: (E) 3: (A) 4: (C) 5: (D6: ( B ) 7: ( A ) 8: ( D) 9: ( B ) 10: ( D )ANSWER
11.A 12.C 1 3. B 14.E 15. E 16. (A) 17. (E) 18. (C) 19. (D) 20. (B)21. (5) 22. (2) 23. (2) 24. (4) 25. (1)
26. (2) 27. (1) 28. (4) 29. (3) 30. (5)31.(3) 32.(1) 33.(4) 34.(2) 35.(1) 36 a 37. C 38. A 39 d 40 b.
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