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351.

Anticipating renewed rioting, the authorities erected . . . . . . . to block off the streets.

A. ykes
B. arrages
C. arricades
D. arracks
Answer» D. arracks
352.

He lives near a lonely . . . . . . . of countryside.

A. iece
B. ength
C. tretch
D. ection
Answer» D. ection
353.

He didn't have the . . . . . . . idea of the villager's problems.

A. mallest
B. inest
C. aintest
D. eeblest
Answer» D. eeblest
354.

No one will . . . . . . . you for having been rude to your teacher.

A. xclaim
B. dmire
C. dvise
D. ecommend
Answer» C. dvise
355.

The bright colour of this shirt has . . . . . . . away.

A. one
B. isapppeared
C. aded
D. aled
Answer» D. aled
356.

Some regions of our country still remain . . . . . . . to the average man.

A. mpenetrable
B. mpermeable
C. naccessible
D. mpossible
Answer» D. mpossible
357.

One . . . . . . . and you know who among them is the culprit.

A. aze
B. eep
C. ook
D. ight
Answer» D. ight
358.

The country needs a . . . . . . . government to tackle the challenges it faces today.

A. ustained
B. table
C. tationary
D. tagnant
Answer» C. tationary
359.

The communalist represents the . . . . . . . of everything noble that we have inherited from our culture and history.

A. ntagonism
B. mmorality
C. ntidote
D. ntithesis
Answer» E.
360.

Ambition is one of those . . . . . . . which are never satisfied.

A. eeds
B. deas
C. assions
D. ancies
Answer» D. ancies
361.

He wanted to help . . . . . . . poverty.

A. iminish
B. educe
C. windle
D. eplete
Answer» C. windle
362.

Man must . . . . . . . now to stop pollution.

A. ct
B. perate
C. ehave
D. erform
Answer» B. perate
363.

The accused denied having committed the crime but could advance no sound arguments to . . . . . . . the charges.

A. efuse
B. epress
C. efute
D. eproof
Answer» D. eproof
364.

They are refugees in need of . . . . . . .

A. enovation
B. ecapitulation
C. estoration
D. ehabilitation
Answer» E.
365.

Several of our players were injured, so our losing the match was almost . . . . . . .

A. ecessary
B. ndispensable
C. nevitable
D. nexcusable
Answer» D. nexcusable
366.

Many of the advances of civilisation have been conceived by young people just on the . . . . . . . of adulthood.

A. orizon
B. oundary
C. eak
D. hreshold
Answer» E.
367.

We had a . . . . . . . of warm weather in February.

A. hase
B. ength
C. pell
D. ime
Answer» D. ime
368.

Success gives only . . . . . . . pleasure.

A. ordant
B. omentary
C. onotonous
D. omentous
Answer» E.
369.

Ajay was . . . . . . . with a serious crime.

A. onvicted
B. ccused
C. ondemned
D. harged
Answer» E.
370.

Once you suspect a person of double dealing, you ought to keep him at arm's . . . . . . .

A. idth
B. ength
C. istance
D. im
Answer» C. istance
371.

According to corporate circles, Datta is pushing through the merger to create a financially . . . . . . . company in the processed foods business, the group's thrust area for the 1990's.

A. traight
B. owerful
C. eading
D. cceptable
Answer» C. eading
372.

He was able to . . . . . . . his small income by working in a hotel at night.

A. mplify
B. upplement
C. xpand
D. ultiply
Answer» C. xpand
373.

A cheerful man . . . . . . . all difficulties and hardships with a smile on his face.

A. hallenges
B. mbraces
C. esists
D. ndures
Answer» E.
374.

However, the group's long term strategy is to . . . . . . . on core sector businesses connected with infrastructure and energy.

A. epend
B. reed
C. evelop
D. oncentrate
Answer» E.
375.

This was the first time Roshan had been found guilty. He had no . . . . . . . conviction.

A. ast
B. arlier
C. revious
D. ormer
Answer» C. revious
376.

Since the road was closed for repairs he took the . . . . . . .

A. eviation
B. igression
C. iversion
D. ivergence
Answer» D. ivergence
377.

He is a . . . . . . dancer.

A. killed
B. dept
C. dapt
D. dopt
Answer» B. dept
378.

It was . . . . . . . that a mind so pure and searching could miss the truth.

A. ikely
B. nlikely
C. ossibly
D. carcely
Answer» C. ossibly
379.

When the bus was at full speed, its brakes failed and an accident was . . . . . . .

A. nevitable
B. nfallible
C. ssential
D. ndeniable
Answer» B. nfallible
380.

Waking at three o'clock, I heard the . . . . . . . of thunder.

A. lank
B. rackle
C. umble
D. ipple
Answer» D. ipple
381.

He sold his property because he was under a lot of . . . . . . .

A. ccount
B. ebt
C. oan
D. redit
Answer» C. oan
382.

The ties that bind a family together are so . . . . . . . that they can hardly withstand any strain.

A. enacious
B. wisted
C. enuous
D. entative
Answer» D. entative
383.

Though they did not speak to each other much, there was a . . . . . . . understanding between them.

A. lacid
B. ontractual
C. acit
D. erbal
Answer» D. erbal
384.

This book is a useful . . . . . . . to our library.

A. rrival
B. iscovery
C. sset
D. ddition
Answer» E.
385.

Anita . . . . . . . me of a girl I used to know.

A. emembers
B. ecalls
C. ecollects
D. eminds
Answer» E.
386.

The police . . . . . . . . any attempt of arson by . . . . . . . . at the trouble spot quite in time.

A. quashed , surrounding
B. ade , encircling
C. redisposed , visiting
D. hwarted , presenting
E. re-empted , arriving
Answer» F.
387.

Ravi . . . . . . . . a bit . . . . . . . . he was not invited by his friend to attend the party.

A. ook , before
B. ngered , since
C. xpressed , than
D. rumbled , when
E. urprised , about
Answer» E. urprised , about
388.

The . . . . . . . . words of the mother comforted the . . . . . . . . child.

A. arsh , naughty
B. weet , happy
C. oft , energetic
D. elodious , playful
E. oothing , disappointed
Answer» F.
389.

Though he is reputed for his technical . . . . . . . ., his books were sadly . . . . . . . . of the work of others as he lacked originality.

A. dvice , unconscious
B. kill , independent
C. nowledge , ignorant
D. xpertise , derivative
E. ependence , indicative
Answer» E. ependence , indicative
390.

Santosh looked very happy and . . . . . . . when he heard that his proposed scheme was . . . . . . . by the committee.

A. nergetic , rejected
B. lated , accepted
C. atisfied , stalled
D. isconsolate , approved
E. verwhelming , received
Answer» C. atisfied , stalled
391.

The secretary . . . . . . . the society's funds, . . . . . . . . he was dismissed.

A. isplaced , soon
B. obbed , thus
C. irated , therefore
D. isappropriated , so
Answer» E.
392.

The partners broke off as they found each other . . . . . . . of . . . . . . . breach of promise.

A. aulty , severe
B. esponsible , serious
C. uilty , flagrant
D. ccused , rigid
Answer» D. ccused , rigid
393.

The war . . . . . . . immediately after the cease-fire proposal was . . . . . . . bilaterally.

A. eceded , exchanged
B. tarted , prepared
C. egan , thwarted
D. xtended , mitigated
E. nded , accepted
Answer» F.
394.

. . . . . . . of crops was due to continuous . . . . . . .

A. estruction , draught
B. uin , draft
C. ailure , drought
D. epreciation , drift
Answer» D. epreciation , drift
395.

The speech . . . . . . . with subtle threats has resulted in . . . . . . . tension in the sensitive areas of the city.

A. tarted , reduced
B. eplete , increased
C. ull , escalating
D. orced , dissolving
E. ollowed , continuous
Answer» C. ull , escalating
396.

The . . . . . . . imposed for non-payment was too . . . . . . . for it to bring in improvement in collection.

A. ine , severe
B. oll , simple
C. enalty , low
D. amage , cruel
E. unishment , harsh
Answer» D. amage , cruel
397.

He is very . . . . . . . on meeting foreigners and befriending them.

A. nxious
B. ond
C. nsistent
D. een
Answer» E.
398.

The . . . . . . . arguments put forth for not disclosing the facts did not impress anybody.

A. onvincing
B. pecious
C. purious
D. ntemperate
Answer» C. purious
399.

Usually the ascent of a mountain face is much easier than the . . . . . . .

A. escent
B. all
C. escent
D. ecent
Answer» D. ecent
400.

In these days of inflation, the cost of consumer goods is . . . . . . .

A. scending
B. oaring
C. limbing
D. aising
Answer» C. limbing