English Questions: Fill in the Blanks Set – 12

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1. Two political scions who _____________ as young Members of Parliament ________ a decade ago are now ministers with key infrastructure portfolios like telecom, shipping and corporate affairs.
   A. Began, around
   B. Took, hardly
   C. Opened, merely
   D. Launched, scarcely
   E. Debuted, nearly
   

   Answer

   E. Debuted, nearly
   
   
2. Tarun Tajpal publicly shouted from the rooftop against sexual harassment and privately ____________ in morally suspect behavior ____________ the same roof.
   A. Cater, below
   B. Indulged, under
   C. Entertain, in
   D. Oblige, beneath
   E. Gratify, at
   

   Answer

   B. Indulged, under
   
   
3. The Ghaziabad court may have given the _______________ in the Aarushi Talwar case, but a lot many loose ends still remain.
   A. conclusion
   B. sentence
   C. decree
   D. verdict
   E. award
   

   Answer

   D. verdict
   
   
4. There comes a moment in the life of a nation when the usurper rises from the __________ of disenchantment and _____________ the comforting ____________ of the time.
   A. Recesses, shatters, certainties
   B. Nook, crush, store
   C. Interval, impair, lock
   D. Intermission, smash, stock
   E. Nook, crush, store
   

   Answer

   A. Recesses, shatters, certainties
   
   
5. Set against the Congress’s _____________ headquarters and _____________ state branches, BJP has the advantage of a galvanizing general at the top and able warriors in the provinces.
   A. Subsidized, battered
   B. Reduced, shaky
   C. Diminished, dilapidated
   D. Slackened, damaged
   E. Declined, shabby
   

   Answer

   C. Diminished, dilapidated
   
   
6. To give the defence sector the desired______________ currently the focus seems to be one____________ of technology and joint manufacture.
   A. assault, entrance
   B. thrust, institution
   C. push, induction
   D. drive, inauguration
   E. energy, initiation
   

   Answer

   C. push, induction
   
   
7. I can __________ my daily protein needs______________ chicken peals alone.
   A. Meet, through
   B. Take, in
   C. Eat, with
   D. Require, from
   E. Have, by
   

   Answer

   A. Meet, through
   
   
8. Sikkim was ____________ seriously by the September 2011 earthquake, which measured 6.9 on the Richter ____________.
   A. Haunted, calibration
   B. Damaged, meter
   C. Effected, range
   D. Affected, scale
   E. Blemished, system
   

   Answer

   D. Affected, scale
   
   
9. India has a vibrant publishing scene, thanks to not only the big publishers but also a lot of quality _____________ little publishing houses that ___________ it going.
   A. Conscious, keep
   B. Cognisant, enjoy
   C. Mindful, retain
   D. Apprised, retain
   E. Responsive, put
   

   Answer

   B. Conscious, keep
   
   
10. The proposed Environmental Laws Bill ________ substantial damage as an act of violation, omission or negligence by which the community at ________ is affected due to pollution damage to land, air or water.
    A. Revokes, all
    B. Includes, least
    C. Inserts, large
    D. Excludes, par
    E. Empowers, best
    

    Answer

    C. Inserts, large