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| 251. |
They wanted to . . . . . . . . all these books, but they could not find . . . . . . . . time to do so. |
| A. | over , almost |
| B. | eruse , necessary |
| C. | ispose , some |
| D. | ead , sufficient |
| E. | uy , some |
| Answer» E. uy , some | |
| 252. |
Sachin . . . . . . . . another feather . . . . . . . . his cap by his wonderful performance in the one day match. |
| A. | ept , by |
| B. | aptured , from |
| C. | ook , in |
| D. | reated , for |
| E. | dded , to |
| Answer» F. | |
| 253. |
The Education Minister emphasised the need to discover and . . . . . . . . each student's . . . . . . . . talents. |
| A. | nlarge , dormant |
| B. | elittle , concealed |
| C. | uppress , potential |
| D. | lourish , hidden |
| E. | evelop , intrinsic |
| Answer» F. | |
| 254. |
Since we . . . . . . . . read every book, we . . . . . . . . only the famous ones. |
| A. | ave , sold |
| B. | hould , buy |
| C. | ust , ignore |
| D. | an , purchase |
| E. | annot , select |
| Answer» F. | |
| 255. |
He shifted to his late parents' house not because of the . . . . . . . . it provided but for purely . . . . . . . . reasons. |
| A. | onvenience , sentimental |
| B. | race , aesthetic |
| C. | alue , monetary |
| D. | omforts , personal |
| E. | enefit , extraneous |
| Answer» B. race , aesthetic | |
| 256. |
Colgate has also set an ambitious aim of . . . . . . . . an eight per cent value share of the tooth paste market by the end of the first year. |
| A. | eeping |
| B. | istributing |
| C. | ornering |
| D. | oliciting |
| Answer» D. oliciting | |
| 257. |
The manager tried hard to . . . . . . . . his men to return to work before declaring a lockout. |
| A. | otivate |
| B. | ersuade |
| C. | ncourage |
| D. | ermit |
| Answer» C. ncourage | |
| 258. |
The movement of the train was so . . . . . . . . that all the passengers slept very well. |
| A. | istracting |
| B. | oisy |
| C. | oothing |
| D. | ast |
| Answer» D. ast | |
| 259. |
If a speech is full of pompous words, it is . . . . . . . . |
| A. | erbose |
| B. | ombastic |
| C. | randiose |
| D. | randiloquent |
| Answer» E. | |
| 260. |
The most important task of the Air Force is to . . . . . . . . the country against an air attack by an enemy. |
| A. | rotect |
| B. | ave |
| C. | efend |
| D. | ecure |
| Answer» D. ecure | |
| 261. |
A crescendo of metallic thuds arose from the market, where the iron-smiths were . . . . . . . . the pieces of metals. |
| A. | ammering |
| B. | lattening |
| C. | hrashing |
| D. | triking |
| Answer» C. hrashing | |
| 262. |
The manner in which bombs exploded in five trains within a short span of time suggests that it is a part of a . . . . . . . . |
| A. | ame |
| B. | illainy |
| C. | onspiracy |
| D. | abotage |
| Answer» D. abotage | |
| 263. |
There was a serious . . . . . . . . between the two brothers. |
| A. | lliteration |
| B. | lteraction |
| C. | lteration |
| D. | berration |
| Answer» C. lteration | |
| 264. |
The twins are so alike that I cannot . . . . . . . . one from the other. |
| A. | iscern |
| B. | ell |
| C. | ay |
| D. | otice |
| Answer» B. ell | |
| 265. |
His life consists of . . . . . . . . drinking punctuated by periods of drunken sleep. |
| A. | arrels |
| B. | outs |
| C. | owls |
| D. | ints |
| Answer» C. owls | |
| 266. |
Man does not live by . . . . . . . . alone. |
| A. | iet |
| B. | ood |
| C. | eals |
| D. | read |
| Answer» E. | |
| 267. |
It is . . . . . . . . that we realise our duties to our mother land; if we fail to do so, our freedom will be in jeopardy. |
| A. | icious |
| B. | ile |
| C. | ital |
| D. | irtuous |
| Answer» D. irtuous | |
| 268. |
There are many . . . . . . . . to Greek mythology in English poetry. |
| A. | lusives |
| B. | llusions |
| C. | llusions |
| D. | elusions |
| Answer» C. llusions | |
| 269. |
Like any other country India has its . . . . . . . . share of superstitions. |
| A. | eculiar |
| B. | air |
| C. | roper |
| D. | bundant |
| Answer» C. roper | |
| 270. |
The transfer of territories could not take place because one state . . . . . . . . the findings of the Commission. |
| A. | bjected |
| B. | uestioned |
| C. | ejected |
| D. | isputed |
| Answer» E. | |
| 271. |
He lives near a lonely . . . . . . . . of countryside. |
| A. | iece |
| B. | ength |
| C. | tretch |
| D. | ection |
| Answer» D. ection | |
| 272. |
This is a . . . . . . . . translation of the speech. |
| A. | erbatim |
| B. | erbal |
| C. | iteral |
| D. | iterary |
| Answer» D. iterary | |
| 273. |
She . . . . . . . . her grandfather; she has blue eyes. |
| A. | akes in |
| B. | akes to |
| C. | akes after |
| D. | akes on |
| Answer» D. akes on | |
| 274. |
Sometimes we have to put . . . . . . . . with something irksome or unpleasant. |
| A. | n |
| B. | n |
| C. | p |
| D. | ff |
| Answer» D. ff | |
| 275. |
We must wait until the invigilator . . . . . . . . the question papers. |
| A. | ould give |
| B. | iven |
| C. | ill give |
| D. | ives |
| Answer» E. | |
| 276. |
The CRPF men swung into action and cordoned . . . . . . . . the area. |
| A. | ver |
| B. | ff |
| C. | ut |
| D. | f |
| Answer» C. ut | |
| 277. |
Although he is blind, he is very fast . . . . . . . . calculations. |
| A. | n |
| B. | ith |
| C. | t |
| D. | bout |
| Answer» D. bout | |
| 278. |
Every one should . . . . . . . . himself against illness since medical care has now become expensive. |
| A. | accinate |
| B. | nsure |
| C. | race |
| D. | nsure |
| E. | nnoculate |
| Answer» C. race | |
| 279. |
Man power is the . . . . . . . . means of converting other resources to mankind's use and benefit. |
| A. | nsuperable |
| B. | nimitable |
| C. | ndivisible |
| D. | ndispensable |
| E. | nequitable |
| Answer» E. nequitable | |
| 280. |
He very successfully . . . . . . . . all the allegations levelled against him. |
| A. | xtricated |
| B. | radicated |
| C. | etaliated |
| D. | ebutted |
| E. | rotected |
| Answer» E. rotected | |
| 281. |
He has . . . . . . . . people visiting him at his house because he fears it will cause discomfort to neighbours. |
| A. | urtailed |
| B. | equested |
| C. | topped |
| D. | arned |
| E. | orbidden |
| Answer» D. arned | |
| 282. |
Freedom is not a . . . . . . . . but our birth right. |
| A. | in |
| B. | ift |
| C. | arce |
| D. | llusion |
| E. | resentation |
| Answer» C. arce | |
| 283. |
Do not quarrel . . . . . . . . your neighbours. |
| A. | rom |
| B. | y |
| C. | ith |
| D. | gainst |
| Answer» D. gainst | |
| 284. |
It should be the aim of every educated Indian to see that as . . . . . . . . as possible people become literate. |
| A. | ew |
| B. | ost |
| C. | any |
| D. | uch |
| Answer» D. uch | |
| 285. |
More than twenty years have now passed . . . . . . . . I had my first flight. |
| A. | fter |
| B. | hile |
| C. | ince |
| D. | hen |
| Answer» D. hen | |
| 286. |
The police . . . . . . . . on duty. |
| A. | re |
| B. | s |
| C. | as |
| D. | ave |
| Answer» B. s | |
| 287. |
I wish I was . . . . . . . . taller. |
| A. | ould be |
| B. | ould be |
| C. | ad been |
| D. | ere |
| Answer» E. | |
| 288. |
Do not hanker . . . . . . . . worldly pleasures. |
| A. | fter |
| B. | bout |
| C. | or |
| D. | owards |
| Answer» B. bout | |
| 289. |
True happiness consists . . . . . . . . giving pleasure to others. |
| A. | or |
| B. | y |
| C. | n |
| D. | f |
| Answer» D. f | |
| 290. |
I have lived in Delhi . . . . . . . . |
| A. | ince five years |
| B. | or five years |
| C. | ive years ago |
| D. | or five years ago |
| Answer» C. ive years ago | |
| 291. |
A new shop . . . . . . . . opened in the building, since last week. |
| A. | ill be |
| B. | as been |
| C. | s |
| D. | ould be |
| Answer» C. s | |
| 292. |
A poor man . . . . . . . . I knew nursed the orphan. |
| A. | ho |
| B. | hom |
| C. | hat |
| D. | hich |
| Answer» C. hat | |
| 293. |
The teacher warned him . . . . . . . . that type of lapse. |
| A. | owards |
| B. | f |
| C. | n |
| D. | gainst |
| Answer» E. | |
| 294. |
The new government took . . . . . . . . last year. |
| A. | fter |
| B. | ver |
| C. | ut |
| D. | p |
| Answer» C. ut | |
| 295. |
His name has become a synonym . . . . . . . . evil. |
| A. | n |
| B. | own |
| C. | own on |
| D. | own off |
| Answer» C. own on | |
| 296. |
She says she knows painting, but I don't think she . . . . . . . . |
| A. | an |
| B. | new |
| C. | oes |
| D. | ad known |
| Answer» D. ad known | |
| 297. |
If you persist in telling lies to me I shall sue you . . . . . . . . slander. |
| A. | ith |
| B. | o |
| C. | or |
| D. | n |
| Answer» D. n | |
| 298. |
I . . . . . . . . for you all day long. |
| A. | ad waited |
| B. | ave waited |
| C. | as waiting |
| D. | ave been waiting |
| Answer» E. | |
| 299. |
An argument . . . . . . . . between the two friends. |
| A. | prang up |
| B. | ose up |
| C. | roke out |
| D. | roke in |
| Answer» B. ose up | |
| 300. |
He has resigned himself . . . . . . . . fate. |
| A. | n |
| B. | nto |
| C. | or |
| D. | o |
| Answer» E. | |