English Questions: Fill in the Blanks Set – 77

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1. This might have been because, again_________, no Indian captain has been a hero to his vice-captain, and_________two power centres in the team have_________problems.
   1) occasionally, abstain, created
   2) traditionally, sometimes , caused
   3) genuinely, many times, made
   4) previously, any times, scred
   5) commonly, rared, get by
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation :  traditionally, sometimes , caused
   
   
2. Both these captains have enjoyed the authority to_________their deputies to handle things in their_________, although neither has_________to use that authority.
   1) laid, presence , suffered
   2) stamped, novice, survived
   3) noticed, flee, sincere
   4) nominate , absence, needed
   5) attempted, abscond, wasted
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4)
   Explanation : nominate , absence, needed
   
   
3. After the_________of the jallikattu protest, which I sometimes think might well just have been years of pent-up_________getting an airing, they are now_________for a Chief Minister.
   1) excitement ,dissent, battling
   2) destitute, devoid, hack
   3) godforsaken, ratification, tussle
   4) unfurnished, endorsement, authorization
   5) uninhabited, concurrence, sanction
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1)
   Explanation : excitement ,dissent, battling 
   
   
4. As this goes to press, the tussle between wannabe Sasikala’s proxies and the _________OPS is still playing out in a riveting_________see-saw battle that puts to shame anything Kollywood might_________.
   1) unoccupied, vacant, create
   2) shrewd,  suddenly, produce
   3) depleted, desert, encounter
   4) deserted, desolate, wrestle
   5) hollow, lacking,  tangle
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2) 
   Explanation : shrewd, suddenly, produce
   
   
5. Released from the criminal_________sword that used to hang_________over their heads, everyone here suddenly has an opinion on politics and is not_________to voice it.
   1) defamation , menacingly, afraid
   2) abandoned, bare, feeble
   3) evacuated, exhausted, struggle
   4) vacuous, void, coward
   5) barren, deflated, confront
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1)
   Explanation : defamation , menacingly, afraid 
   
   
6. As you can see, between_________during the anthem and_________during the newsreel, cinema-going has become a rather_________experience these days.
   1) reputing, straight, stark
   2) standing , squirming, fraught
   3) spending, vertical, despoiled
   4) character,  reputation, vacated
   5) erecting, status, forsaken
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation : standing , squirming, fraught 
   
   
7. It is a reminder of sibling love that turned bitter and ultimately led to the_________fall of the House of Arcot,_________the way for the East India Company to establish itself firmly in the_________and change the course of Indian history.
   1) unexciting, take away, exonerate
   2) dramatic , paving, saddle
   3) comedic, undramatic,
   4) normal, lose, applaud
   5) ordinary, finish, exalt
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation : dramatic , paving, saddle 
   
   
8. If the captain is_________, in-your-face,_________, team balance is best served by having a vice-captain who is_________and controlled.
   1) obsessive, helping, expected
   2) observed, rude, mixed
   3) aggressive, belligerent, composed
   4) possessive, cooperative, exerted
   5) sympathy, rough, separated
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3)
   Explanation : aggressive, belligerent, composed
   
   
9. The decision to name Stokes, the_________, confrontational allrounder as vice-captain to the increasingly_________and fun-loving_________should serve English cricket well.
   1) fighting, friendly, abide
   2) arguing, mean, shallow
   3) combative, amiable, Root
   4) agreeable, peaceful, rude
   5) compromising, gloomy, taste
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3)
   Explanation : combative, amiable, Root 
   
   
10. He then went on to point out headlines that had only a_________word or words within_________commas and an equal number of headlines that were statements of political leaders and were entirely within_________ marks.
    1) analyzing, calm, dullness, citation
    2) equalizing, quiescence, excerpt
    3) clarifying, torpidity, reference
    4) defining, inverted ,quotation
    5) verifying, stasis, extract
    
    Answer & Explanation

    Answer – 4) 
    Explanation : defining, inverted ,quotation