Directions: Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
Q1. When the Delhi Metro _____ its new Magenta and Pink Lines this year, commuters can _____ to get a train every 90 seconds.
A) inaugurates , predict
B) opens , expect
C) channels , figure
D) signals , suspect
Option B
Q2. A fresh spell of snowfall _____ normal life with the surface and air connectivity _____ on Tuesday.
A) effected , overcome
B) impacted , begin
C) affected , suspended
D) halted , reliable
Option C
Q3. Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Tuesday made his first visit to the Eastern Command _____ taking over office and also went to the forward areas at the international borders _____ China.
A) with , upon
B) before , since
C) within , at
D) after , with
Option D
Q4. A mother called by any name in any language is universally _____ as a symbol of pure and unconditional love for her _____.
A) acknowledged , offspring’s
B) belief , children
C) know , child
D) accepted , parents
Option A
Q5. The Thane police have _____ a racket in which SIM cards are activated using forged documents and sold to those who did not have _____documents.
A) crashed , relevant
B) busted , requisite
C) opened , required
D) surrendered , original
Option B
Q6. The submarine’s features include superior stealth and the ability to launch a _______ attack on the enemy using precision guided________.
A) crippling, weapons
B) harmful, attack
C) neutralizing, subjugation
D) evil, submarine
Option A
Q7. A 2009 study carried out in Punjab and Haryana showed that groundwater ________ was mainly responsible for _______ groundwater storage.
A) withdrawal, reduced
B) extraction, declining
C) pulling, loss
D) eradication, downgraded
Option B
Q8. People who live near roads _______with heavy traffic face a higher risk of _______dementia than those living further away, possibly because pollutants get into their brains via the blood stream.
A) loaded, catching
B) repleted, catching
C) hampered, getting
D) laden, developing
Option D
Q9. Post demonetisation, with the government going in for a big _____to a cashless economy, we will be seeing ______ of our money being spent and received digitally.
A) cause, more
B) push, more
C) blow, much
D) boost, much
Option B
Q10. The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a request from the Sahara conglomerate to be given more time to deposit Rs 600 crore, _______the group’s argument that a shortage of cash in the country was making it _____ to raise the funds.
A) in spite of, easy
B) despite, hard
C) after, impposible
D) considering, difficult
Option B