Directions (Q.1-10): Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blanks to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
Q1.North Korea often fires short-range missiles _____ tensions rise on the Korean peninsula. Pyongyang gets particularly upset ____ the annual U.S.-South Korea drills, which, it says, are preparations for an invasion.
A.were,for B.for,on C.to,at D.when,about E.on,at
Q2.The Southern Railway has launched an initiative ____ would enable women travelling on long-distance overnight trains to request _______ change of their berth.
A.for,that B.so,for C.for,at D.that,so E.that,for
Q3.Nehra has shown terrific ambition to prove his critics wrong. The old warhorse from Delhi has been the real ______ package and former India coach Greg Chappell must be wondering how Nehra, likened to a brittle, thin wafer, has ______ to pull off this seeming miracle.
A.managed,flown B.set,watch C.surprise,managed D.wish,for E.initiative,which
Q4.Thirteen banks, led by State Bank of India (SBI), ______ by Attorney-General Mukul Rohatgi and advocate Robin Ratnakar David, told a Bench of Justices Kurian Joseph and Rohinton Nariman _____ the liquor baron is said to have left the country on March 2, the day they approached the DRT.
A.represented,that B.that,for C.shown,at D.won,as E.which,managed
Q5.North Korea has a large stockpile of short-range missiles and _____ developing long-range and intercontinental missiles as well. The missiles fired ___ Thursday flew about 500 km (300 miles) off its east coast city of Wonsan and were likely from the Soviet-developed Scud series, South Korea’s Defence Ministry said.
A.for,set B.is,on C.was,at D.will,since E.has,from
Q6.The National Green Tribunal (NGT) which _______ a fine of Rs. 5 crore on Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living (AoL) Foundation on Wednesday, before giving the go-ahead for its World Culture Festival on the flood plains of the Yamuna, said it was unable to ________ the event.
A.publish,make B.impose,watch C.processed,make D.imposed, prohibit E.monitor,make
Q7.In the two decades since it was first presented in Parliament, different governments _____ tried clearing it but faced tremendous opposition, often accompanied ____ manhandling and name-calling.
A.will,for B.has,so C.have,by D.had,with E.is,such
Q8.Earlier, Former India captain Sourav Ganguly and his Pakistan counterpart Inzamam-ul-Haq have called for the ______ of bilateral series as it will improve ______ between the two nations.
A.relations,conditions B.conditions,which C.posses,passes D.start,relations E.resumption,relations
Q9.The Haryana government will install an early earthquake_______system at New Secretariat Building ____ Sector 17, Chandigarh on March 14.
A.warning,out B.warning,so C.with,at D.when,for E.warning,in
Q10.Both ……. And ……..,Wilson seldom spoke and never spent money.
(a) vociferous , generous (b) garrulous , stingy (c) effusive , frugal (d) taciturn , miserly (e) reticent , munificent
