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English Questions: Fill in the Blanks Set – 41

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  1. The consequences of increased__________of antimicrobial resistance are best illustrated in the case of neonatal sepsis.
    1) deliberate
    2) prevalence
    3) moderate
    4) steady
    Answer – 2)
    Explanation: prevalence – widespread, प्रचलन

  2. Most of the 1,70,000 pneumonia deaths that occurred in this age group in India in 2013 could have been_________.
    1) averted
    2) rigid
    3) gambol
    4) cavort
    Answer – 1)
    Explanation: averted – prevent, रोकना

  3. Better sanitation and__________infection control measures in health-care settings will also drastically cut the spread of drug-resistant strains.
    1) timid
    2) inadequate
    3) inefficacious
    4) trenchant
    Answer – 4)
    Explanation: trenchant – effective, प्रभावी

  4. Mr. Jaitley seems to have achieved the impossible. He has definitely_______fiscal prudence.
    1) uniform
    2) snub
    3) rebuff
    4) embraced
    Answer – 4)
    Explanation: embraced – adopt, स्वीकार

  5. The Finance Minister has stayed away from_______populism such as raising the income tax exemption limit.
    1) restricted
    2) classified
    3) overt
    4) furtive
    Answer – 3)
    Explanation: overt – open, खुल्लमखुल्ला

  6. The first 115 MW CCS retrofitted coal power plant________operation at Boundary Dam in Canada in 2014.
    1) commenced
    2) consummate
    3) coat
    4) finalize
    Answer – 1)
    Explanation: commenced – start, शुरुवात

  7. The optimal gases for injection, such as sulphur dioxide (SO), can be produced in________.
    1) except
    2) abundance
    3) just
    4) hardly
    Answer – 2)
    Explanation: abundance – more than enough, अधिकता

  8. The Pinatubo volcanic eruption is also said to have reduced_______, soil moisture, and river flow in many regions.
    1) precipitation
    2) stretch
    3) sedate
    4) stem
    Answer – 1)
    Explanation: precipitation – downfall, पतन

  9. That, ironically, could do more damage than the gradual global warming that we are seeking to_______.
    1) isolation
    2) hush
    3) combat
    4) solitude
    Answer – 3)
    Explanation: combat – fight, लड़ना

  10. If there is some chance of it succeeding safely, it would be unwise to______it at this stage.
    1) craggy
    2) grasp
    3) abandon
    4) clutch
    Answer – 3)
    Explanation: abandon – Leave, छोड़ना





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