Free solved questions in Fill in the blank for SSC with answers and solutions

Instructions

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
In Greek mythology, it is said that Lycurgus, the ruler of Sparta, ......(1).........a promise from his .......(2)........, assuring him of the immutability of his laws till he returned from an .......(3)........journey. To make his laws immutable, Lycurgus ……………(4)…... Seven justices of the Indian Supreme Court on a historic day in 1973 christened themselves as modernday Lycurguses, seeking to create, in India's constitutional context, an island of immutability, .......(5)........titled the "basic structure".

Question 1

(3)

Solution

The sentence talks about his return from some journey. The context of the passage suggests that the promise was made before he set forth for the journey. Hence, impending is the best choice. Thus, option A is correct.

Instructions

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Sometimes the grand ______(1)______ of the Left and the Right do not seem to have any relationship with the lived experiences of ordinary Indians. For the past two decades, the Left has tried to expand social welfare programmes ____(2)_____ the poor in the country by highlighting the growing _____(3)_______ between the rich and the poor. The Right, on the other hand, points to the growing _____(4)______ of politically driven welfare policies and emphasises the need for economic growth to ___(5)________ poverty and improve the lives of the poor.

Question 2

(3)

Solution

The author is trying to convey the growing inequalities between the rich and the poor. Hence, 'disparities' is the best fit for the given blank. It means 'inequalities'. Hence, option C is the correct answer.

Instructions

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate words(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

Question 3

Raj was tired of Puja’s _______ approach, so he asked her to make her final decision by that evening.

Solution

Dilly-Dally Means to waste time .

These kind of words are formed by Reduplication of the actual words.

No other option suits the sentence and they don't give any proper meaning.

Instructions

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Sometimes the grand ______(1)______ of the Left and the Right do not seem to have any relationship with the lived experiences of ordinary Indians. For the past two decades, the Left has tried to expand social welfare programmes ____(2)_____ the poor in the country by highlighting the growing _____(3)_______ between the rich and the poor. The Right, on the other hand, points to the growing _____(4)______ of politically driven welfare policies and emphasises the need for economic growth to ___(5)________ poverty and improve the lives of the poor.

Question 4

(4)

Solution

Growing 'issue' or growing 'matter' does not make sense in the given context. Among pain and burden, the latter is a better fit as the author is trying to highlight the negative implications of politically driven schemes. Hence, 'burden' is the best fit for the given blank.

Instructions

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
In Greek mythology, it is said that Lycurgus, the ruler of Sparta, ......(1).........a promise from his .......(2)........, assuring him of the immutability of his laws till he returned from an .......(3)........journey. To make his laws immutable, Lycurgus ……………(4)…... Seven justices of the Indian Supreme Court on a historic day in 1973 christened themselves as modernday Lycurguses, seeking to create, in India's constitutional context, an island of immutability, .......(5)........titled the "basic structure".

Question 5

(5)

Solution

From the reading of the passage, it is clear that the title appropriately fits the context. Hence, 'apt' is the right choice for the given blank. Hence, option B is correct.

Instructions

Directions : In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

Question 6

It is not ------for a man to be confined to the pursuit of wealth.

Solution

The correct answer is option C.

Possible is the only word which is contextually Correct here.

Instructions

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

Question 7

If she were selected, she……………. a good secretary.

Solution

Option A is the correct answer.

If in main clause 'were' is present, in subordinate clause 'would' should be used.

So If she were selected, she would make a good secretary is the correct answer.

Instructions

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

Question 8

You must……………. your career with all seriousness.

Solution

The correct answer is option number -A.

Pursue- strive for,work towards something,engage in.

Follow -to go after,to carry out

Complete- accomplish,finish.

Direct-straightforward,sincere,to manage,to aim.

Only option A is contextually Correct.

Instructions

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate words(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

Question 9

School days are considered to be the best years of your life. When my _______ year in school began, I began to think of those past enjoyable days and of my future also.

Solution

Penultimate means 'last but one'.

Absolute means 'unconditional'

Integral means necessary or not removable.

Termination means discontinue, stop or break off.

Here the sentence indicates the debarment of a year. So option D is correct answer.

Instructions

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

Question 10

Krisda’s stories ………………..me very strangely.

Solution

The correct answer is option -B

Affected - influenced,or changed by something.moved ,touched

Meaning of the other options

1) Effected- to make or bring about,to implement.

2)Changed- to transform,to become something different,to replace,to exchange,alter,modify.

3) afflicted- to cause someone pain, suffering or distress,to make low or humble

If we look at the context (sentence) & options,only `Affected' fits well.

Instructions

For the following questions answer them individually

Question 11

In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
He has a.................interest in studying human psychology.

Solution

The sentence expresses an interest in 'human psychology'. Since it is a single subject, 'wide' does not fit the blank. Only the word 'deep' fits the blank correctly.

Instructions

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
In Greek mythology, it is said that Lycurgus, the ruler of Sparta, ......(1).........a promise from his .......(2)........, assuring him of the immutability of his laws till he returned from an .......(3)........journey. To make his laws immutable, Lycurgus ……………(4)…... Seven justices of the Indian Supreme Court on a historic day in 1973 christened themselves as modernday Lycurguses, seeking to create, in India's constitutional context, an island of immutability, .......(5)........titled the "basic structure".

Question 12

(2)

Solution

The sentence says that he got a promise from someone. Hence, in this context, 'subjects' is the best fit as it means that he made his people promise him that they will adhere to his laws till he returns. Hence, option C is the correct answer.

Instructions

Directions : In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

Question 13

______ pollution control measures are expensive, many industries hesitate to adopt them.

Solution

The correct answer is option number -C.

The correct word will be `because'.

The sentence implies here the reason as to why many industries hesitate to adopt pollution control measures.

Meaning of other options

Although- in spite of, except,to indicate concession.

However-It means nervethless,yet,still,in spite of,to whatever degree.

Despite- It means regardless of,in spite of.

All these words doesn't suits in the given blank.

Instructions

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
In Greek mythology, it is said that Lycurgus, the ruler of Sparta, ......(1).........a promise from his .......(2)........, assuring him of the immutability of his laws till he returned from an .......(3)........journey. To make his laws immutable, Lycurgus ……………(4)…... Seven justices of the Indian Supreme Court on a historic day in 1973 christened themselves as modernday Lycurguses, seeking to create, in India's constitutional context, an island of immutability, .......(5)........titled the "basic structure".

Question 14

(1)

Solution

The tone of the sentence suggests that he made someone to give him a promise of something. Hence, 'elicit' is the best fit for the blank as it means to call forth something. Hence, option A is the correct answer.

Instructions

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Sometimes the grand ______(1)______ of the Left and the Right do not seem to have any relationship with the lived experiences of ordinary Indians. For the past two decades, the Left has tried to expand social welfare programmes ____(2)_____ the poor in the country by highlighting the growing _____(3)_______ between the rich and the poor. The Right, on the other hand, points to the growing _____(4)______ of politically driven welfare policies and emphasises the need for economic growth to ___(5)________ poverty and improve the lives of the poor.

Question 15

(2)

Solution

Any program is 'for the people'. Hence, 'for' is the best fit for the given blank. The other words do not make a logical or grammatical sense in the given blank.

Question 16

(1)

Solution

'narratives' best fits the context of the blank as narrative means a story or a tale. The author wants to suggest that the story of neither the left nor the right seems to have any relationship with the ordinary citizens. Hence, option D is the correct choice.

Instructions

Directions :Sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

Question 17

He went __ sea alone.

Solution

The correct answer is option B.

Here it's prepositional error.

Preposition `TO' is used to show destination.

Also `go to sea ' is an idiom which means to become a seller,to embark on a voyage.

We see uses of other preposition

Into- we use this to show moment,any action which show moment.

Ex- He jumped into the well.

In -It is use to show place,time.

Ex- There is a pen in the cupboard.

On -it is use to indicate time,place.(When things are in direct contact,at surface area,in rest position)

Ex- there is a book on the table.

Instructions

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

Question 18

The deserted garden was infested…………….. weeds.

Solution

The correct answer is option number -A.

Infested with - overspread, in large numbers, typically so as to cause damage or disease.

So usage of preposition `with' after infested is correct.

Usage of other preposition doesn't make any sense.

Instructions

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

Question 19

She pipped her rival……………… the gold medal

Solution

The correct answer is option -B

Pipped for -to defeat someone in a game or competition.

So usage of `for' is correct.

Other prepositions are contextually & grammatically incorrect.

Question 20

By morning, the fury of the floods ……………………

Solution

The correct answer is option -D

Abated- to lessen in force,to moderate,to decrease in intensity or force.

The meaning of the other options-

1)ebbed- a low state,to flow back.

2) receded- to take back,to move back,to grant or yield again.

3)retired- to withdraw,to take away,having left employment.

If we take a look at the options,only option D go well with the blank

Question 21

Ships are……………. by giant engines.

Solution

Option D is the correct answer.

Dragged -to pull along a surface Or to move slowly.

Sailed -To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by steam or other power

Pulled -To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.

Driven -To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.

So driven fits the sentence and making it meaningful.

Instructions

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

Question 22

Making pies and cakes ……………..Mrs. Reddy’s speciality.

Solution

The correct answer is option number -D

Here the subject `making' is a gerund.

So it will be treated as a singular so verb will be singular.

Hence the usage of `is' will be correct here.

Instructions

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

Question 23

The Chief Mifiister asked her officers to…………. the process of procuring food for
the poor from the market.

Solution

The correct answer is option number -B

Expedite- (v)- make happen faster, accelerate.

After presposition `To' expedite suits very well here.

Meaning of other options

1)Speed up-(v) -hurry,speed, faster.

2)Hasten-(v)-hurry

3) do fast (v)- hurry.

So contextually,option B suits here.

Instructions

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

Question 24

After your long illness I am happy to see you ………………

Solution

The correct answer is option number- B

Up and about -Moving around, especially after a period of injury, illness, or inactivity.

By and by- before long, eventually, ultimately, Finally.

Up and down-sonetimes successful & sometimes not successful,In one direction & then in the opposite direction, especially repeatedly.

Only option B is contextually Correct.

Instructions

Directions :Sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

Question 25

The hotel was not too expensive

Solution

The correct answer is option A.

Question tag -It is used when one wants to reconfirm ones statement.It is a statement followed by a question.

If the statement is positive, question tag will be negative and vice versa.

For ex- Shyam is working in a bank, isn't he?

Question tags are formed with the auxiliary or modal verb from the statement and the appropriate subject.

A subject pronoun comes after an auxiliary or after `to be' form of the verb & is used to replace the noun.

Here in the given question-

Hotel was not too expensive, wasn't it?

Since the statement /main part of the sentence is in positive form, question tag will be negative.

Here `was' is used in main part of the sentence,so in question tag we use `wasn't'.

(Same verb/(auxiliary,modal,main)as that of the sentence)

To indicate `Hotel',here we used pronoun`it'.

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Instructions

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

Question 26

Work should be guided by some……………. desire of altruism and ………………

Solution

The correct answer is option -A.

If we check the first replacement of option B & C,it is false, shallow which are not going with the context of the sentence.

False desire,shallow desire - superficial,baseless.Both the words have negative meaning or opposite meaning to Altruism.

Altruism -It means regard for others.Selflessness.

So we can't use shallow or false.

Good and iberty doesn't go well in 2nd blank.

Now coming to 1st Option

Genuine desire of altruism.

And philanthropy.

Philanthropy -charitable giving, charity.Benevolent altruism.

So option 1st is contextually & grammatically correct.

Instructions

Directions :Sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

Question 27

The __ of our civilization from an agricultural society to today's complex industrial world was accompanied by war.

Solution

The correct answer is option number D.

The sentence implies here the transformation /changes in civilization (human society) from agriculture to today's industrial world was accompanied by war.

Meaning of remaining options.

Adjustment (noun)-

a small change, corrections, modification.

Ex -The stock market exchange made an adjustment in their policy to get more investors.

Route (Noun)

A way ,road,path, approach,method.

Ex- The route to Theni from Madurai is 70kms.

Migration (Noun)

An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.Movement, journey.

Ex- Migration of outsiders to Delhi make the city over- populated.

Instructions

Directions : In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

Question 28

It is a story of two men and a batch of -----armoured cars.

Solution

The correct answer is option number -C

Decrepit means weakened or worn out from age or wear.

Defeated -it means beaten, overcome, subjugated.

Diseased-Affected with or suffering from disease.

Deceased-It means No longer alive, asleep,at peace,rest,gone,late.

So these are contextually incorrect.

Option C is hence the correct answer.

Instructions

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

Question 29

He went there ……………

Solution

The correct option is A.

On foot - means walking rather than travelling by car or using other transport.

"By" in this context normally refers to a mode of transportation whereas "in" or "on" would refer to your position whilst travelling.

By foot -By car,by bus.

Walking on foot - usage of walking is redundant over here.

With foot-this doesn't make any sense.

Instructions

Directions :Sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

Question 30

It was very kind of you to do the washing-up, but you _ it.

Solution

The correct answer is option number -D

Mustn't have done is the correct answer.

Mustn't have -Must is a modal verb,it adds meaning to another verb.

Mustn't we use to show possibility or necessity.

Must not -We use to talk about things we need to avoid doing or while telling someone to not do it.

Rest options are grammatically & contextual incorrect.

Hadn't to do -Had we use to indicate past things.Also hadn't to do is grammatically incorrect.

Might -We use might to show prediction, possibility, probability.

Ex- the Prime Minister might visit the town.

Here indicating possibility.

Might & hadn't is inappropriate because sentence is in the present tense.

Usage of didn't is not contextually correct.

Didn't have to do -We say didn't have to represent specific point of time that has already passed.

Only option `Mustn't have do' is grammatically & contextually correct.

Instructions

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

Question 31

“She decided to………………… as the competition was quite stiff.”

Solution

Option D is the correct answer.

Stand out means To be extraordinary and different or to have features and qualities which make someone or something special.

Stand down means To withdraw or retire from a position or from a team.

Get out means to leave or escape.

So option D best fits the sentence.

Question 32

He worked …………of his ability.

Solution

The correct answer is option -D

To the best of his ability- To the limit of one's skills, resources, or energy; as well as one is able to do.To do as much as you can.

Remaining options are grammatically incorrect.

Instructions

Choose the option which is most appropriate to fill in the blank

Question 33

Do not stay in the grasslands after dark, as some animals become ____ when they see humans.

Solution

The correct answer is -C

Aggressive - means attacking

Rest options doesn't add any meaning here.

Threatned- unsafe

Altered- changed, modifies

Provoked-angry.

Instructions

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
In Greek mythology, it is said that Lycurgus, the ruler of Sparta, ......(1).........a promise from his .......(2)........, assuring him of the immutability of his laws till he returned from an .......(3)........journey. To make his laws immutable, Lycurgus ……………(4)…... Seven justices of the Indian Supreme Court on a historic day in 1973 christened themselves as modernday Lycurguses, seeking to create, in India's constitutional context, an island of immutability, .......(5)........titled the "basic structure".

Question 34

(4)

Solution

From the passage, it is clear that his subjects had promised him that his laws would be immutable till he returns. Hence, if never returns than his laws will remain immutable. Thus, option D is correct.

Instructions

Directions :Sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

Question 35

Like humans, zoo animals must have a dentist to __ their teeth

Solution

The correct answer is option number 1st.

To +V1 is called as the infinitive form if the verb.

After `to' we use first form if the verb.

Infinitive form if the verb is used when we want to express the purpose,to answer why.

Ex-He studied hard to make his parents proud.

Why he do study -to make his parents proud.

Infinitive form is used as a subject of verb,as a object of verb,as the complement of the verb,as a object of preposition,to qualify noun,to qualify a sentence.

Here it is used as a `Adverb'.It qualifies verb `Studied'.

In the given example, options -`to be filled,filling,filled'are wrong.Because after `to' we can't use 3rd form of the verb,rest options are grammatically incorrect.

Instructions

For the following questions answer them individually

Question 36

He slipped _______ his old ways and started drinking again.

Solution

The correct answer is option number -A

Slipped into -is the correct choice.

Slipped into -is a phrase which means to gradually start to be in a bad phase,state.

Remaining options doesn't fits here.

Question 37

All is not well _______ the automobile sector.

Solution

The correct answer is option number -C

In -is the correct presposition.

In is used to show time, certain period of time.In means within, pertaining to.

Here what sentence implies that condition is not good in automobile sector.

Rest options doesn't fits here.

Question 38

Many premier educational institutions come forward to have a _______ with flourshing industries.

Solution

The correct answer is option number -B

Tie up -means to connect with,associate with.

Tie in - means something that is related or connected to another.

Tie down - to constrain,to confine within set limits.

Tie on - capable of being fastened or added to something else.

Question 39

The Information and Communication Technology has _____ age and employees very highly paid technocrats.

Solution

The correct answer is option number -A

Come of is the correct phrase which means to be the result of something.

Come of age -means it reaches an advanced stage of development.

Remaining options are contextually & grammatically incorrect.

Question 40

They reached the railway station before the train __________ .

Solution

The correct answer is option number -C

Instructions

Directions : In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

Question 41

___ his being innocent of the crime, the judge sentenced him to one year imprisonment.

Solution

The correct answer is option number -A

The sentence implies here that though that person is innocent (not guilty), the judge sentenced him to 1year of imprisonment.

In spite of -means even though, irrespective of.

Rest options are contextually incorrect.

Question 42

Although there is ________ gun-fire, there is no stiff resistance to the revolutionary army,

Solution

The correct answer is option number -D

Sporadic means infrequent, isolated, occuring randomly.

Rest options doesn't add any meaning to the sentence.

Instructions

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Sometimes the grand ______(1)______ of the Left and the Right do not seem to have any relationship with the lived experiences of ordinary Indians. For the past two decades, the Left has tried to expand social welfare programmes ____(2)_____ the poor in the country by highlighting the growing _____(3)_______ between the rich and the poor. The Right, on the other hand, points to the growing _____(4)______ of politically driven welfare policies and emphasises the need for economic growth to ___(5)________ poverty and improve the lives of the poor.

Question 43

(5)

Solution

The author is trying to highlight the need to solve the problems of the poor. Hence, 'alleviate' is the best fit for the given blank as to alleviate means to provide relief.

Instructions

In questions sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate and suitable word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and blacken the appropriate rectangle in the Answer Sheet.

Question 44

Nadeeka was musing..............memories of the past.

Solution

Over means to cover or on top of, like we fond over past memories.

Hence, Nadeeka was musing over memories of the past.

=> Ans - (A)

Question 45

It is time we...............with determination.

Solution

The sentence is definitely not in future sentence, thus last option is eliminated. Also, the sentence expresses something that should have happened in the past, thus 'acted' fits it perfectly.

=> It is time we acted with determination.

=> Ans - (B)

Question 46

When the thief entered the house, the inmates................in the hall.

Solution

The first part of the sentence is in the past tense, hence the second must be in past continuous, thus the correct answer is 'were sleeping'.

=> When the thief entered the house, the inmates were sleeping in the hall.

=> Ans - (B)

Instructions

In following questions sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

Question 47

Gita was known to be a...............; so nobody entrusted any important work to her.

Solution

The missing place is followed by 'so', hence the correct answer must be a synonym for someone who does not work properly.

The most suitable option is the last one, shirker meaning who avoids work

=> Gita was known to be a shirker; so nobody entrusted any important work to her.

=> Ans - (D)

Instructions

In questions sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate and suitable word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and blacken the appropriate rectangle in the Answer Sheet.

Question 48

Each school has its own set of rules...............all good pupils should follow them.

Solution

The sentences on either side of the blank talks about rules and following them, thus 'but' and 'else' should not be filled, thus the conjunction that perfectly fits here is 'and'.

=> Each school has its own set of rules and all good pupils should follow them.

=> Ans - (D)

Question 49

700 men worked for 10 years to..............the Borobudur temple in Java to its former glory.

Solution

The tone of the sentence is that the temple was bring back to its glory, hence its synonym is 'restore'

=> 700 men worked for 10 years to restore the Borobudur temple in Java to its former glory.

=> Ans - (A)

Question 50

On my return from a long holiday, I had to...............with a lot of work

Solution

Catch up means to do tasks which one should have done earlier.

Catch on means to be popular.

Make up means to compensate.

Take up means to pursuit.

Thus, the idiom that fits perfectly is 'catch up'

=> On my return from a long holiday, I had to catch up with a lot of work.

=> Ans - (B)

Question 51

Only one of the boys...............not done the homework given yesterday.

Solution

The subject of the sentence is 'only one' and it is singular, thus the verb that must be used is 'has'

=> Only one of the boys has not done the homework given yesterday.

=> Ans - (B)

Question 52

The lame boy tried to climb up the staircase without... .......... ..help.

Solution

The last word before the sentence is 'without', and it is followed by the quantifier 'any'.

=> The lame boy tried to climb up the staircase without any help.

=> Ans - (B)

Question 53

Hopes of a settlement depends on the.................of the discussion.

Solution

Findings and breakthrough means discovery, Outcome means consequence and resolutions means a firm decision, thus the word that perfectly fits the tone of the sentence is 'outcome'.

=> Hopes of a settlement depends on the outcome of the discussion.

=> Ans - (B)

Instructions

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate words(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

Question 54

Google is one of the most popular search engines, it is _______ by the internet users.

Solution

Utilized means to be used.

Effected means out come of the cause.

Examined means to observe carefully .

Flabbergasted means Appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted.

So utilised Best fits the given sentence.

Question 55

Ria is ________ at speaking languages. It is difficult to ------- one puppy for animal shelter.

Solution

The correct answer is option number is -C.

Adept - well skilled.

Adopt -to take by choice into relationship as child,pet etc.

Meaning of adapt -to make suitable,to fit by alternation.

Question 56

Being __________, the judge gave a favourable verdict.

Solution

The correct choice is -A.

Sagacious- having /showing keen discernment, sound judgement.

The sentence implies here that because of good judgement he gives good verdict.

Tenacious- holding together,having good memory.

Malicious- evil, harmful.

Pugnacious-Aggressive, hostile.

So the correct choice is Sagacious.

Instructions

Choose the option which is most appropriate to fill in the blank

Question 57

The building is not safe and must be _____ down.

Solution

The correct answer is -C

Pull down means - to destroy,to demolish.

After `be' we use 3rd form of the verb so usage of `Pulled' will be correct.

Pulls - we use in simple present tense with 3rd person singular.

Pulling -in present continuous tense

Pull-down Present tense.

Question 58

There is something wonderful ___ him.

Solution

The correct answer is -B

The presposition `About' is correct here.

Here `About' means in connection with.

The remaining options doesn't fits here.

Of- When we want to denote `Who /what does it belong to' ,what does it show.

Ex- A page of the book.

Inside - it is used when we want to say something/someone is in room or building.

Enclosed in a container,or space.

Ex- He was inside the building.

For - to indicate time(over a certain period of time), instead of,to indicate destination.

Ex- He was leaving for Pune tonight.

Question 59

The song in the play cannot be deleted it is ____ to the story.

Solution

The correct answer is -D.

The meaning of integral is elementary, fundamental, anything which is not omittable, removable.

The sentence implies here that song in that play is not removable as it is part of that story or it is fundamental to story.

Meaning of remaining options

1)Intervene- to come between.

2)Innate- Inborn,natural.

3) exacting- demanding, requiring precise accuracy.

If we go through the options only `Integral' best fits into the blank.

Instructions

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

Question 60

The crop will fail ......... it rains this week.

Solution

The correct answer is option -B

Until -up to the time of something,before a time,upto the time that (a condition becomes true),before (a condition becoming true).

So usage of `until' is correct.

Unless -It show condition.

Till -up to (the time that).,during,as long as.

When- a what time,at or on which (referring to a time or circumstance),after which; and just then (implying suddenness).

As per the context,Until is the option which best fits here.

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