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English Questions – Fill in the Blanks Set 104 (SSC CGL)

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Welcome to Online English Section with explanation in AffairsCloud.com. Here we are creating question sample in Fill in the blanks, which is BASED ON IBPS PO/CLERK/LIC AAO/RRB & SSC CGL EXAM and other competitive exams.

  1. The wooden structure was pulled through the____________of Lilliput with all the Lilliputians lining up the streets.
    1) naïve
    2) unversed
    3) streets
    4) fledgling
    5) unfledged
    Answer – 3)
    Explanation: streets – a public road in a city, town, or village, typically with houses and buildings on one or both sides.

  2. Gulliver pulled the ships the whole day,____________the army of Bleuse was giddy and in no position to fight.
    1) until
    2) instead
    3) under
    4) instead
    5) unless
    Answer – 1)
    Explanation: until – up to (the point in time or the event mentioned). 

  3. He took long____________rope, tied all the hundred ships together and dragged them in the water.
    1) set free
    2) rope
    3) untie
    4) trigger
    5) release
    Answer – 2)
    Explanation: rope – a length of thick strong cord made by twisting together strands of hemp, sisal, nylon, or similar material. 

  4. It was a carnival atmosphere which the Lilliputians seemed to be enjoying themselves,____________to the amusement of Gulliver.
    1) plenty
    2) a lot of
    3) many
    4) more
    5) much
    Answer – 5)
    Explanation: much

  5. A significant section of Assamese intellectuals, regional____________press and various outfits is clearly peeved at the Centre’s manoeuvring of the sensitive issue of foreigners.
    1) average
    2) boilerplate
    3) vernacular
    4) authoritative
    5) accepted
    Answer – 3)
    Explanation: vernacular – the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people of a country or region.

  6. Such social engineering proved successful in the last Assembly elections, but to sustain it the party needs to complete the____________of ‘othering’ the Muslims sooner rather than later.
    1) process
    2) watchfulness
    3) observance
    4) regard
    5) obedience
    Answer – 1)
    Explanation: process – a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end.

  7. Various fungal flora associated with wheat seeds differed in their prevalence____________on the length of storage period and types of container used for storage.
    1) depending
    2) lamenting
    3) progressing
    4) fermenting
    5) unrelenting
    Answer – 1)
    Explanation: depending – be controlled or determined by.

  8. The moisture content and black point____________increased and seed germination decreased with the increase of storage period.
    1) infection
    2) digression
    3) sanitation
    4) coverage
    5) leverage
    Answer – 1)
    Explanation: infection – the process of infecting or the state of being infected.

  9. We will have to wait for Mr Patel to explain the thinking behind this but there is little point in jumping to the conclusion that it is____________.
    1) delighted
    2) contented
    3) malafide
    4) convivial
    5) ecstatic
    Answer – 3)
    Explanation: malafide – in bad faith; with intent to deceive.

  10. This would enable delineation of the functions of IPAs without real or____________conflict of interest, so that insolvency professionals perform their role with the desired levels of professionalism.
    1) sling
    2) perceived
    3) heave
    4) receive
    5) melancholy
    Answer – 2)
    Explanation: perceived – become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.





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