Directions (1-10): In the passage given below there are 10 blanks, each followed by a word given in bold. Each blank has four alternative words given in options (A), (B),(C) and (D). You have to tell which word will best suit the respective blank. Mark (E) as your answer if the word given in bold after the blank is your answer i.e “No change required”.
The idea of the documentary was …1…(deceive) by Anubhav in the year 2007 while he was …2…(attaining) to his undergraduate course …3…(off) the Western International University, New Delhi, India as a possible …4…(enmity) for an annual inter-university competition …5…(furor) SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) …6…(as well as) his institution rejected his …7…(prosperous) on account of non-feasibility. …8…(sincere) then he is independently working on this documentary and has …9…(likewise) interviewed famous personalities from all walks of …10…(sphere).
Q1.
(a) accepted
(b) conceived
(c) borrowed
(d) taken
(e) No change required
Q2.
(a) attending
(b) arriving
(c) catching
(d) noticing
(e) No change required
Q3.
(a) on
(b) in
(c) at
(d) as
(e) No change required
Q4.
(a) exit
(b) entry
(c) retirement
(d) allocation
(e) No change required
Q5.
(a) for
(b) from
(c) if
(d) form
(e) No change required
Q6.
(a) except
(b) only
(c) but
(d) yet
(e) No change required
Q7.
(a) angle
(b) proposal
(c) motion
(d) news
(e) No change required
Q8.
(a) Since
(b) nearby
(c) convenient
(d) beside
(e) No change required
Q9.
(a) presently
(b) lastly
(c) old
(d) already
(e) No change required
Q10.
(a) light
(b) live
(c) alone
(d) life
(e) No change required
Answer & Explanation S1. Ans. (b) Sol. conceive- form or devise (a plan or idea) in the mind S2. Ans. (a) Sol. to attend – be present at (an event, meeting, or function S3. Ans. (c) Sol. preposition ‘at’ is correct here.) S4. Ans. (b) Sol. ‘entry’ in the competition. S5. Ans. (a) Sol. ‘for’ preposition is apt here. S6. Ans. (c) Sol. ‘but’ shows contradiction in the idea S7. Ans. (b) Sol. rejected his proposal is right phrase. S8. Ans. (a) Sol. ‘Since then’ shows period of time S9. Ans. (d) Sol. already is correct adverb S10. Ans. (d) Sol. ‘all walks of life’ is correct phrase.