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751.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: A standing army is necessary for each nation to save itself from the danger of the foreign ...........

A. raids
B. incursions
C. interference
D. insertion
Answer» C. interference
752.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: The serious ..................... with her is that she does not know typing.

A. disadvantage
B. inconvenience
C. handicap
D. obstacle
Answer» B. inconvenience
753.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: Like any other country India has its ....................... share of superstitions.

A. peculiar
B. fair
C. proper
D. abundant
Answer» C. proper
754.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: There was a look of ......................... on his face during the interrogation

A. disfavour
B. disguise
C. dejection
D. digrace
Answer» D. digrace
755.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: The medicine gave him a short ...................... from the suffering.

A. escape
B. relief
C. respite
D. release
Answer» D. release
756.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: There was no .................... in the railway compartment for additional passengers.

A. space
B. place
C. seat
D. room
Answer» E.
757.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: He was not happy because none of his children rose in life quite to his ....................

A. expectations
B. excellence
C. elegance
D. enterprise
Answer» B. excellence
758.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: It is difficult at this stage to forecast the ..................... of results of the ongoing research on cancer.

A. consequence
B. importance
C. measure
D. magnitude
Answer» E.
759.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: Soft minded individuals arte ..................... to embrace all kinds of superstitions.

A. eager
B. prone
C. dispose
D. reluctant
Answer» C. dispose
760.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: The bank clerk tried to ........................ money from his friend’s account.

A. empower
B. embellish
C. embroil
D. embezzle
Answer» E.
761.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: The young man was quickly promoted when his Managing Director saw how ................ he was.

A. assiduous
B. cursory
C. indigent
D. lethargic
Answer» B. cursory
762.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: The annual ..................... of industrial products has risen enormously in recent years.

A. outbreak
B. output
C. outcome
D. outlay
Answer» C. outcome
763.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: Laser is a (an) ........................... of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.

A. homonym
B. acronym
C. malaprop
D. collocation
Answer» C. malaprop
764.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: The principal was .................. through some papers when I went there to meet him

A. shearing
B. sheafing
C. shuffling
D. shelving
Answer» D. shelving
765.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: Man must ................... now to stop pollution.

A. act
B. operate
C. behave
D. perform
Answer» B. operate
766.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: A speedy response is one that is made with ......................

A. surmise
B. alacrity
C. grimaces
D. fear
Answer» C. grimaces
767.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: Reason is the highest faculty .................... on man by his creator

A. entrusted
B. endowed
C. bestowed
D. conferred
Answer» D. conferred
768.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: At one point, it looked as if an areas of agreement would ................... specially over the issue of productivity linked wages.

A. emerge
B. grow
C. develop
D. come out
Answer» B. grow
769.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: Giving to his sons the key to success, he slept a (an) ...................... sleep

A. perennial
B. amiable
C. ephemeral
D. eternal
Answer» E.
770.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: Orchestral players are ................... behind screens, and at no time do the judges bear their names.

A. confined
B. conditioned
C. visualized
D. auditioned
Answer» E.
771.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: A bad workman .................. with his tools.

A. plays
B. works
C. quarrels
D. fights
Answer» D. fights
772.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: Life is to death as pleasure is to ...................

A. suffering
B. pain
C. poverty
D. anguish
Answer» C. poverty
773.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: The whole lot of us ........................ a sigh of relief when he finally emigrated to Canada.

A. showed
B. breathed
C. heaved
D. expressed
Answer» D. expressed
774.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: We did not have the .......................... idea of the problems involved in the work

A. closest
B. feeblest
C. weakest
D. faintest
Answer» E.
775.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: Manuring in agriculture fields increases ...........................

A. income
B. fertility
C. profitability
D. productivity
Answer» E.
776.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: The outlines of the figure were barely ....................... in the darkness.

A. susceptible
B. obvious
C. perceptive
D. perceived
Answer» D. perceived
777.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: My mother always kept ......................... cash for day to day expenses in the drawer.

A. small
B. littlle
C. running
D. petty
Answer» E.
778.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: The accused denied having committed the crime but could advance no sound arguments to ............. the charges.

A. refuse
B. repress
C. refute
D. reproof
Answer» D. reproof
779.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: The new Ambassador presented his ......................... to the President at a formal ceremony.

A. documents
B. credentials
C. papers
D. testimonials
Answer» C. papers
780.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: ............................. learning does not help the mental growth of a student.

A. Guided
B. Rote
C. Assisted
D. Fast
Answer» C. Assisted
781.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: It is my considered opinion that English education in the manner it has been given has .......................... the English educated Indians.

A. emasculated
B. excommunicated
C. castrated
D. intimidated
Answer» B. excommunicated
782.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: The figures were barely............................in the dim light.

A. obvious
B. perceived
C. perceptive
D. susceptible
Answer» D. susceptible
783.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: My mother upset the kettle of boiling water and.................her right hand badly.

A. wounded
B. sizzled
C. scorched
D. scalded
Answer» E.
784.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: It is generally believed that the rats are the first to leave a....................ship.

A. moving
B. anchored
C. sinking
D. drowning
Answer» D. drowning
785.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: Please do not.......................the offer made by the Chairman.

A. refrain
B. refute
C. refuse
D. refuge
Answer» D. refuge
786.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: If our friends are not able to take us in their car, we must make......................arrangements to go to the airports.

A. possible
B. alternate
C. another
D. alternative
Answer» E.
787.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: The teacher promised to..........................a prize to the boy who stood first in the class.

A. reward
B. award
C. promote
D. secure
Answer» C. promote
788.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: They are refugees in need of ......................

A. renovation
B. recapitulation
C. restoration
D. rehabilitation
Answer» E.
789.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: The President of the Students’ Union played in to the hands of some political leaders and.................the students to go on a stike.

A. invited
B. ignited
C. instigated
D. inspired
Answer» D. inspired
790.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: By sheer hard work, Sushil has .........................out a niche for himself in the field of journalism

A. carved
B. worked
C. derived
D. accomplished
Answer» B. worked
791.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: Every human being in the developed country ........................over five pounds of solid wastes per day in various forms.

A. contributes
B. fosters
C. produces
D. develops
Answer» D. develops
792.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: My friend says that he drinks tea because it is the best ..........................in the world.

A. fluid
B. drink
C. beverage
D. liquid
Answer» D. liquid
793.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: There could have been a war on it, but in the end reason ......................

A. persisted
B. counted
C. prevailed
D. survived
Answer» D. survived
794.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: The naked human eye cannot ................................minute flaws in complicated mechanisms.

A. understand
B. detect
C. comprehend
D. visualize
Answer» C. comprehend
795.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: Several of our players were injured so our losing the match was almost ........................

A. necessary
B. indispensable
C. inevitable
D. inexcusable
Answer» D. inexcusable
796.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: He was extremely .........................he would believe anything you told him

A. believable
B. gullible
C. affable
D. reliable
Answer» C. affable
797.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: The doctor gave the woman a............................to calm her down.

A. tonic
B. sedative
C. antiseptic
D. antidote
Answer» C. antiseptic
798.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: The British are generally ......................as a far more inventive collection of individuals.

A. consigned
B. characterized
C. expected
D. recognized
Answer» E.
799.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: Even after a long discussion, the committee could not reach a .........................decision.

A. cordial
B. unanimous
C. joint
D. common
Answer» C. joint
800.

Complete the Sentence of the following Question: A stone that goes on rolling................no moss.

A. gets
B. accumulates
C. collects
D. gathers
Answer» E.