English Questions: Fill in the Blanks 127

1. The Council has passed the ______________ against the magazine for their irresponsibility _____________reporting.
   codes, of
   strictures, in
   penalty, with
   ban, on
   laws, majority
   Option B
   
   
    



2. The New Industrial Policy is a result of the confidence the government_______________ in the ___________of the Indian industry.
   would, status
   has, maturity
   has, profitabilty
   was, opinion
   were, existence
   Option C
   
   
    



3. The Chairman _______________ the share holders that the management would ____________ itself to increase industry.
   assurance, share
   assured, balance
   assured, exert
   assuring, produce
   assuring, try
   Option C
   
   
    



4. Workers in earlier days were _____________ because of which the industries ___________ a lot.
   honest, lost
   rich, flourished
   autocrats, developed
   inefficient, suffered
   idle, prospered
   Option D
   
   
    



5. The speaker’s ________________ over his subject was seen through his ____________ in the discourse.
   mastery, fluency
   efficiency, thorough
   lethargy, dull
   grip, boring
   skill, pleasant
   Option A
   
   
    



6. The judge _______________ him because he was found _____________ on the basis of the evidence.
   acquitted, criminal
   punished, guilty
   sentenced, innocent
   suspended, involved
   pardoned, innocent
   Option B
   
   
    



7. If you do not ______________, all your monthly expenses would ____________ your income.
   spend, gain
   save, outwit
   economise, exceed
   think, swallow
   realize, enhance
   Option B
   
   
    



8. We upset ourselves by responding in an ________________ manner to someone else’s actions.
   unabashed
   irrational
   arduous
   arguable
   invalid
   Option B
   
   
    



9. How do you expect us to stay in such a ___________ building even if it can be hired on a nominal rent ?
   scruffy
   desperate
   fragmanted
   robust
   damaging
   Option A
   Scruffy- shabby and untidy or dirty.
   
    



10. Had the driver been ____________ the accident could have been ___________.
    alert, averted
    negligent, avoided
    expert, escaped
    drunken, averted
    precautious, prohibited
    Option A