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201.

The thief . . . . . . . all the money.

A. ade good
B. ade do with
C. ade up
D. ade off with
Answer» E.
202.

. . . . . . . work hard, you won't succeed.

A. nless you don't
B. nless you
C. nless you do not
D. est you
Answer» C. nless you do not
203.

The young politician . . . . . . . with his party and decided to contest the election as an independent candidate.

A. ell down
B. ell out
C. ell through
D. ell in
Answer» C. ell through
204.

He granted the request because he was . . . . . . . . to . . . . . . . . his friend.

A. ound , hurt
B. estine , agonise
C. ure , displease
D. nwilling , please
E. eluctant , disappoint
Answer» F.
205.

Due to . . . . . . . . rainfall this year, there will be . . . . . . . . cut in water supply.

A. nough , substantial
B. eagre , least
C. ufficient , no
D. urplus , abundant
E. bundant , considerable
Answer» D. urplus , abundant
206.

He is so . . . . . . . . that everyone is always . . . . . . . . to help him in his work.

A. elpful , reluctant
B. loof , cooperative
C. damant , enthusiastic
D. iserly , ignorant
E. agnanimous , eager
Answer» F.
207.

He had managed to . . . . . . . . several times, but was finally . . . . . . . . by the police.

A. eceive , cheated
B. efend , acquitted
C. scape , arrested
D. heat , robbed
E. bscond , kidnapped
Answer» D. heat , robbed
208.

This partly explains how the Mehta family has been able to . . . . . . . . its lavish lifestyle in recent times, despite the fact that all its assets have been . . . . . . . .

A. eep up , destroyed
B. evelop , liquidated
C. fford , attached
D. eep , removed
Answer» B. evelop , liquidated
209.

His first failure did not . . . . . . . . him from making another attempt.

A. nterfere
B. orbid
C. righten
D. eter
Answer» E.
210.

'Please' and 'thank you' are the little courtesies by which we keep the . . . . . . . . life oiled and running smoothly.

A. iver
B. arden
C. ath
D. achine
Answer» E.
211.

As the news of the natural . . . . . . . . spread offers of relief poured in.

A. isery
B. isfortune
C. alamity
D. ollapse
Answer» D. ollapse
212.

It is strange that he should be as . . . . . . . . as his brother is generous.

A. iberal
B. pendthrift
C. eckless
D. tingy
Answer» E.
213.

My father was too . . . . . . . . to push open the heavy door.

A. imid
B. aint
C. eeble
D. altering
Answer» D. altering
214.

Hamlet wanted to . . . . . . . . the death of his father who was treacherously killed by his mother's lover.

A. evenge
B. venge
C. orgive
D. indicate
Answer» C. orgive
215.

He is in the habit of . . . . . . . . his head whenever anything goes wrong.

A. iding
B. osing
C. rotecting
D. oosing
Answer» C. rotecting
216.

The sound of the running water of the stream had a pleasantly . . . . . . . . effect on me.

A. onorous
B. musing
C. oud
D. omnolent
Answer» B. musing
217.

To explain his design to his visitor, the architect . . . . . . . . a simple plan on the blackboard.

A. onstructed
B. ade
C. ketched
D. uilt
Answer» D. uilt
218.

The senior officials of the Ministry charged the secretary with gross . . . . . . . . of duty and so suspended him.

A. isregard
B. egligence
C. axity
D. ishonesty
Answer» C. axity
219.

The government is confident that the standard of living will begin to . . . . . . . . again soon.

A. evive
B. ift
C. luorish
D. ise
Answer» E.
220.

The bank clerk tried to . . . . . . . . money from his friend's account.

A. mpower
B. mbellish
C. mbroil
D. mbezzle
Answer» E.
221.

At one point, it looked as if an area of agreement would . . . . . . . ., specially over the issue of productivity linked wages.

A. merge
B. row
C. evelop
D. ome out
Answer» B. row
222.

Manuring in agricultural fields increases . . . . . . . .

A. ncome
B. ertility
C. rofitability
D. roductivity
Answer» E.
223.

The . . . . . . . . to distinguish differences is the basis of science and art.

A. ower
B. act
C. trength
D. isdom
Answer» E.
224.

It is impossible for an ordinary mortal to . . . . . . . . all these figures to memory.

A. eep
B. ommit
C. etain
D. oard
Answer» C. etain
225.

A man who is well-bred and honourable invariably shows . . . . . . . . for the feelings of other people.

A. omplacence
B. oncern
C. onsideration
D. ontempt
Answer» D. ontempt
226.

The lovers were meeting each other secretly, but their . . . . . . . . affair was soon known to everyone.

A. landestine
B. andid
C. nknown
D. overt
Answer» B. andid
227.

He was one of the . . . . . . . . spirits behind the 'Quit India Movement'.

A. trong
B. ising
C. mazing
D. oving
Answer» E.
228.

The doctor gave the woman a . . . . . . . . to calm her down.

A. onic
B. edative
C. ntiseptic
D. ntidote
Answer» C. ntiseptic
229.

The brilliant students will be . . . . . . . . scholarships.

A. onoured
B. warded
C. ewarded
D. orwarded
Answer» C. ewarded
230.

This test . . . . . . . . no previous knowledge of the subject : any graduate is expected to complete it successfully.

A. oncerns
B. resupposes
C. ssumes
D. ecessitates
Answer» D. ecessitates
231.

I listened, but I had no idea what he was . . . . . . . . about.

A. aying
B. elling
C. alking
D. iscussing
Answer» D. iscussing
232.

Kavita . . . . . . . . a sum of Rs. 200 out of the bank every Monday.

A. xtracts
B. raws
C. btains
D. ulls
Answer» C. btains
233.

He was an . . . . . . . . who was fond of weird pets.

A. mbitious
B. miable
C. ccentric
D. motional
Answer» D. motional
234.

Through perseverance and hard work we can keep the . . . . . . . . of liberty burning even during dark and trying times.

A. lame
B. amp
C. oal
D. ight
Answer» B. amp
235.

It is a rugged restless and uncertain existence that the . . . . . . . . lead.

A. ravellers
B. omads
C. ailors
D. ourists
Answer» C. ailors
236.

He tried to . . . . . . . . himself against a horde of ruffians.

A. ave
B. ollect
C. efend
D. upport
Answer» D. upport
237.

If something is beyond the . . . . . . . . of human knowledge man can know nothing about it.

A. dge
B. iew
C. nd
D. oundary
Answer» E.
238.

I tried to give him some good advice but he . . . . . . . . to listen.

A. revented
B. voided
C. efused
D. enied
Answer» D. enied
239.

If negotiations are to prove fruitful, there must not only be sincerity on each side, but there must also be . . . . . . . . in the sincerity of the other side.

A. ertainty
B. ubstance
C. aith
D. elief
Answer» D. elief
240.

The problems suggested by style as a sign and index of personality may be . . . . . . . . from many points of view.

A. pproached
B. ncountered
C. onfronted
D. pheld
Answer» B. ncountered
241.

The music for Asiad was . . . . . . . . by Pandit Ravi Shankar.

A. isplayed
B. omposed
C. emonstrated
D. ade
Answer» C. emonstrated
242.

We must . . . . . . . . the tickets for the movie in advance.

A. raw
B. uy
C. emove
D. ake
Answer» C. emove
243.

He admired precision in everything , but it never hampered his quick . . . . . . . .

A. inalisation
B. ealing
C. ction
D. ecision
Answer» E.
244.

The principal and staff have made . . . . . . . . efforts to enable the students to attend college on the days of the bus strike.

A. ntegrated
B. eliberate
C. oncerted
D. ystematic
Answer» D. ystematic
245.

His most striking . . . . . . . . is the enthusiasm which he brings to everything he does.

A. haracter
B. actor
C. haracteristic
D. ttitude
Answer» D. ttitude
246.

You need . . . . . . . . shoes for walking in the hills.

A. ood
B. omfortable
C. atisfactory
D. turdy
Answer» C. atisfactory
247.

After reaching New York, Ramakant will have to . . . . . . . . himself to the new surroundings.

A. ix
B. evelop
C. ubmit
D. dapt
E. cquaint
Answer» E. cquaint
248.

I would like to . . . . . . . . your attention to the second paragraph of my letter . . . . . . . . to the terms of sale of the machinery.

A. nvite , according
B. ithdraw , regarding
C. eact , mainly
D. raw , pertaining
E. ocus , connecting
Answer» E. ocus , connecting
249.

He was . . . . . . . . of playing . . . . . . . . and loose with the sentiments of his dearest friends.

A. omplained , thick
B. ccused , tight
C. nnocent , false
D. uilty , fast
Answer» C. nnocent , false
250.

. . . . . . . . the broker had warned him that the stock was a . . . . . . . . investment, he insisted on buying a thousand shares.

A. ecause , prudent
B. ince , negligible
C. ecause , speculative
D. s , vulnerable
E. lthough , precarious
Answer» F.