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01. Ram was praised for his________ leadership.
1. imaginary
2. visionary
3. magical
4. broad
Option – 2
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02. The doctor directed the nurse to administer an __________ medicine to the patient.
1. official
2. eminent
3. alternative
4. insightful
Option – 3
03. If you try to do something every day you will ________ progress.
1. hold
2. get
3. make
4. catch
Option – 3
04. It is very difficult for her to ___________.
1. keep a secret
2. touch a secret
3. make a secret
4. cry a secret
Option – 1
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05. The planets are _______________ around the sun.
1. revolving
2. circling
3. rotating
4. rounding
Option – 1
06. If you are the one who is planning to lose weight, remember to keep your snacking _______.
1. outgoing
2. prejudiced
3. uncontrolled
4. moderate
Option – 4
07. The contingent managed to ___________ successfully.
1. park the deal
2. close the deal
3. heal the deal
4. catch the deal
Option – 2
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08. I was running late so I only had time for a _______ shower.
1. quick
2. hasty
3. fast
4. short
Option – 1
09. When there are negative and toxic thoughts _______ your mind, you can never think positively.
1. plotting
2. shouting
3. clouding
4. persuading
Option – 3
10. Every time my boss comes up with some good idea, he gets into ________.
1. trouble
2. fun
3. sleep
4. shock
Option – 1
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11. Although I have a good job, I wish to take the _______ of starting my own business.
1. back
2. seat
3. look
4. risk
Option – 4
12. Be it a chaat or a refreshing lemonade, lemon is the need of the hour in _______ summers.
1. banging
2. freezing
3. scorching
4. alleviating
Option – 3
13. One must learn to __________ a line between one’s private and professional life.
1. draw
2. catch
3. bring
4. get
Option – 1
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14. The patient was _________ from the hospital.
1. liberated
2. discharged
3. let out
4. released
Option – 2
15. After having understood the ill effects, he said he would________drinking alcohol.
1. quit
2. finish
3. close
4. terminate
Option – 1
16. Motorists committing this infraction are ________ fined.
1. wholly
2. hardly
3. slowly
4. heavily
Option – 4
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17. We decided to ___________ as we were missing him a lot.
1. give a visit
2. take a visit
3. bring in a visit
4. pay him a visit
Option – 4
18. Anita is an employee who has unconditional ________ for her company.
1. support
2. dedication
3. attachment
4. love
Option – 4
19. He has experienced __________ abuse.
1. palpable
2. visible
3. physical
4. intangible
Option – 3
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20. Every person should know their own _______, what their skill set is and how unique they are.
1. calamities
2. punctualities
3. specialties
4. fecundities
Option – 3
21. The country’s rapid _________ has led to a rise in many people’s standard of living.
1. idea
2. life
3. confidence
4. growth
Option – 4
22. They supplied the required human resource ____________.
1. faultlessly
2. heavy
3. clear
4. able
Option – 1
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23. The anchor gave us a _____ welcome, a pleasant smile and a bouquet on reaching the hotel.
1. warm
2. worth
3. winning
4. wonderful
Option – 1
24. I listened to him with________ attention.
1. hefty
2. massive
3. rapt
4. vast
Option – 3
25. Although she didn’t reveal her plans clearly, I had a ________ idea.
1. clear
2. concise
3. complete
4. rough
Option – 4
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26. He booked the tickets for the show _____.
1. in demand
2. in common
3. in depth
4. in advance
Option – 4
27. Arun and his wife were ______ a baby boy after 18 years of their marriage.
1. delighted with
2. prepared with
3. provided with
4. blessed with
Option – 4
28. I looked at her face and found she was getting disturbed. I decided to drop that ________.
1. product
2. chance
3. subject
4. pride
Option – 3
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29. We ensure that you will get a ___________ chauffeur with the right car for your day.
1. novice
2. uniformed
3. dabbler
4. riotous
Option – 2
30. She rubbed her hands over her arms, and then _______ her purse, headed inside the convenience store.
1. snapping
2. slaying
3. pinching
4. grabbing
Option – 4
31. Great people are always ready to________ responsibilities.
1. kindle
2. secure
3. shoulder
4. burden
Option – 3
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32. His brother _______ his ________ and gave him a watch after his result.
1. took, word
2. broke, record
3. lost, temper
4. kept, promise
Option – 4
33. The judge directed the advocate general to _________ an enquiry on the case.
1. make
2. produce
3. hold
4. get
Option – 3
34. Always be in ______ with your near and dear ones as life is uncertain and fragile.
1. touch
2. relation
3. communication
4. connection
Option – 1
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35. Akshay always gives ______ to Johana for his success.
1. blame
2. chance
3. opportunity
4. credit
Option – 4
36. Holm, a Danish traveller, had made a/an ________ replica of the tablet, which in 1908 was deposited in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
1. wild
2. obscure
3. corrupt
4. exact
Option – 4
37. A faint mist _________ over the valley.
1. hung
2. swung
3. swayed
4. dangled
Option – 1
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38. Brady straightened, the ________ baton in hand.
1. charge
2. wooden
3. swing
4. open
Option – 2
39. Happiness can be spread by being grateful or ________ compliments to someone.
1. giving
2. paying
3. accepting
4. sharing
Option – 2
40. It is easier to make a promise than to _______ a promise.
1. maintain
2. follow
3. justify
4. keep
Option – 4
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41. In all her sorrow she must weep or she will ________.
1. die
2. laugh
3. suffer
4. cry
Option – 3
42. She frankly confessed that she couldn’t __________ to purchase a car then.
1. spend
2. afford
3. stand
4. tolerate
Option – 2
43. She became frustrated with her poor health and began to lose ________ of her recovery.
1. weight
2. idea
3. money
4. hope
Option – 4
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44. More than 200 eminent Indian Americans attended the reception at the East Room, a venue which has ________ some of the landmark events related to the India-U. S. relationship.
1. witnessed
2. surpassed
3. rebuffed
4. grounded
Option – 1
45. The __________ weapons which are easily available in the market are a big threat to the security of some nations.
1. heated
2. deadly
3. casual
4. valuable
Option – 2
46. This year, orange prices are forecast to grow, despite an expected increase in global _______ .
1. production
2. organisation
3. abduction
4. assumption
Option – 1
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47. There is________traffic every morning.
1. long
2. heavy
3. big
4. lengthy
Option – 2
48. He is diligent, therefore he will ______________.
1. remain
2. succeed
3. fail
4. fall
Option – 2
49. The girl has ________ chances winning the match.
1. bountiful
2. high
3. light
4. hefty
Option – 2
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50. The crowing witch released a _________cackle as she turned the boy into a beast.
1. gentle
2. low
3. loud
4. soft
Option – 3
51. Nitha can assemble the students of her class ____________.
1. perfect
2. distract
3. slow
4. quickly
Option – 4
52. Of course, we agree with that measure, it is _________ sensible.
1. slightly
2. hardly
3. partially
4. perfectly
Option – 4
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53. Sunil cannot _________ a trip to the US now because he has already spent a lot for the completion of his house.
1. visit
2. afford
3. spend
4. earn
Option – 2
54. Writing down instructions, steps and remembering them can make you look really efficient and ________.
1. diligent
2. dormant
3. operable
4. sluggish
Option – 1
55. She couldn’t continue with a ________ diet to reduce her blood sugar.
1. practiced
2. shortened
3. maintained
4. balanced
Option – 4
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56. Kajol is one age-defying beauty and her sari collection is worth _________.
1. bookmarking
2. repudiating
3. flirting
4. renouncing
Option – 1
57. The sergeant could not stand the weather because it was __________ cold.
1. bitterly
2. carefully
3. smoothly
4. cautiously
Option – 1
58. I had a nice ______ on my birthday with all my friends and relatives.
1. opportunity
2. day
3. experience
4. time
Option – 4
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59. A gaggle of journalists sit in a/an _________ foyer waiting impatiently.
1. attic
2. hotel
3. ranch
4. croft
Option – 2
60. Either he is mad, or he feigns ________.
1. happiness
2. madness
3. calmness
4. sadness
Option – 2
61. I felt ________ elated at the news.
1. commonly
2. strangely
3. customarily
4. typically
Option – 2
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62. When I got the job, I knew what _______ money really is.
1. effort-earned
2. soft-earned
3. hard-earned
4. honest-earned
Option – 3
63. This statement of the political leader has created________confusion.
1. utter
2. heavy
3. weighty
4. vast
Option – 1
64. The party was a ________ hour for everyone, except Mukesh.
1. welcome
2. happy
3. dry
4. stable
Option – 2
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65. To make your own gargle, _______ half a teaspoon of salt in a glass of lukewarm or partly cooled boiled water.
1. cease
2. cast
3. consolidate
4. dissolve
Option – 4
66. The class teacher made us wait after school to _____ some advice on how to attempt the board exam.
1. leave
2. pay
3. give
4. deliver
Option – 3
67. His heart pounded as he checked his rearview mirror and saw only the dark _______ of highway.
1. vitality
2. stretch
3. trench
4. emancipation
Option – 2
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68. They were not able to get the item from the store because it was __________.
1. in fashion
2. in vain
3. out of stock
4. on leave
Option – 3
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