There are two different sentences with a blank space in each question. Choose the word from the given options which fits into both the blanks appropriately adding a proper and logical meaning to the sentences.

1.
(I) While screening continues at the airports, another passenger who landed in Jaipur was put in __________________ after he showed symptoms of Covid-19.
(II) The court found a crime could not be viewed in _______________ from its surrounding circumstances.
(a) Authoritative
(b) Imperfect
(c) Isolation
(d) Ethereal
(e) Soothe

2.
(I) Since the journey is __________________, be sure to bring a first-aid kit.
(II) You should avoid driving during the snowstorm because the icy roads are _____________.
(a) Hazard
(b) Respectable
(c) Perilous
(d) Beggarly
(e) Clarify

1. Ans. (c)
Sol. ‘Isolation’ means ‘far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote.’ fits into both the blanks appropriately adding a proper and logical meaning to the sentences. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

2. Ans. (c)
Sol. Perilous means full of danger or risk. It fits into both the blanks appropriately adding a proper and logical meaning to the sentences. So the correct option is option (c).

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Directions (6-10): In each of the following sentence, there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence, there are five options and each blank is to be filled with the same word given below to make the sentence correct. Fill up the sentences with the correct word.

Q6. (I) Near the centre of the park is Mud ………….., a circular crater about 40 ft.
(II) Rictiovarus in disgust cast himself into the fire, or the …………… of boiling tar, from which they had emerged refreshed.
(a) vessel
(b) cauldron
(c) cataclysm
(d) cavalcade
(e) casserole

Q7. (I) The …………. of the various kinds of snakes acts differently.
(II) ………….. replaced saliva and his jaw began to ache.
(a) venom
(b) potion
(c) discharge
(d) blood
(e) skin

Q8. (I) Another simple apparatus is a large vertical pipe or shoot in which sloping …………. plates or shelves are placed at intervals.
(II) His speeches carry us but a little way beyond the mental range, his novels rather ………….. than instruct.
(a) sham
(b) baffle
(c) buffer
(d) shame
(e) rebuke

Q9. (I) His concept of …………… appeal just can’t be based on numbers.
(II) I have an …………… appreciation of John’s looks, personal style and creativity.
(a) anesthesia
(b) unaesthetic
(c) aesthetic
(d) aesthesia
(e) asthenia

Q10. (I) After a calm and _________ discussion, the two parties reached a mutually beneficial agreement.
(II) Despite their differences in opinion, the coworkers maintained an ________ working relationship, always willing to help each other when needed
(a) beautiful
(b) handsome
(c) complicated
(d) composite
(e) amicable

S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. cauldron– a large bowl-shaped pot

S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. venom– poison

S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. baffle– to deceive or to confuse

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. aesthetic– concerned with beauty, artistic impact, or appearance

S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. amicable– friendly

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Directions (1-10): There are two different sentences with a blank space in each question. Choose the word from the given options which fits into both the blanks appropriately adding a proper and logical meaning to the sentences.

Q1.
(I) Jenny had a special _______________, Bill Giannini, who visited each week and took her out for lunch as she became more limited at home.
(II) The secret _____________________ of former president had her prison sentence cut by two years in a retrial.

(a) Parlance
(b) Highly
(c) Automated
(d) Confidante
(e) Ineluctably

Q2.
(I) In the last century the same conflicts led to the First World War and continued to be a bone of _________________ throughout the Second.
(II) With his team in _______________________for a Champions League place, he has been one of the best performing English centre-backs anywhere.

(a) Vacillating
(b) Contention
(c) Inchoate
(d) Inarticulate
(e) Growing

Q3.
(I) Business Insider consulted with leading career experts to find the most important __________________ rules for a collaborative workspace.
(II) __________________ is way more than just which fork and knife to pick to pick up.”

(a) Embrace
(b) Occasion
(c) Reluctant
(d) Entrust
(e) Etiquette

Q4.
(I) The Afghan Taliban has spoken of its plans to _______________ “bilateral relations” with countries around the world.
(II) Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ________________ strong ties with the private sector in order to create employment and reduce poverty.
(a) Sodality
(b) Forge
(c) Cabal
(d) Disappointed
(e) Gadfly

Q5.
(I) He managed to ___________________ them both by forming an alliance of parties dominated by the country’s ethnic Malay Muslim majority.
(II) Boda boda motorcyclists are accused of inconveniencing pedestrians by using sidewalks to ____________________ traffic congestion.

(a) Depress
(b) Surprised
(c) Outmanoeuvre
(d) Shocked
(e) Ceased

Q6.
(I) The German health minister has described the coronavirus as a worldwide ________________, putting pressure on the laggard WHO to do the same.
(II) Given the globalized spread of the disease, the term __________________ is beginning to circulate among officials and the news media.

(a) Depletion
(b) Pandemic
(c) Cooperation
(d) Completion
(e) Tolerant
Q7.
(I) Students and their parents should not panic but take ____________________ measures.
(II) While the research is taking place, the Department of Health is reiterating its _____________________ advice on the use of mobile phones.

(a) Wary
(b)Precautionary
(c) Inarticulate
(d) Domineering
(e) Responsive

Q8.
(I) Officials said that the individuals had underlying medical problems that could have made them particularly ________________ to the virus.
(II) Older people are more ___________________ to extremes of heat and cold because of impaired thermoregulation.

(a)Dangerous
(b) Tricky
(c) Procrastinate
(d) Assembled
(e) Susceptible

Q9.
(I) India’s economic slowdown has been ____________________ long and steep.
(II) There’s a ____________________ low percentage of women who think these types of calls constitute harassment.

(a) Assimilated
(b) Poured
(c) Disconcertingly
(d) Joyfully
(e) Civilizing

Q10.
(I) The Army in its 2021 fiscal year budget request has asked for a sharp reduction in funding for its ______________ wheeled vehicles.
(II) The Ottawa Police Service’s ________________ unit made the first ever appearance by a Canadian team at an invitation-only international SWAT competition.

(a) Tactical
(b) Confluence
(c) Bantered
(d) Credible
(e) Malleable

Solutions

S1. Ans. (d)
Sol. “Confidante” fits into both the blanks appropriately adding a proper and logical meaning to the sentences. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
It means -A person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others; Close friend, Best friend, Close associate, Companion.
Parlance- a particular way of speaking or using words, especially a way common to those with a particular job or interest.
Ineluctably- incapable of being evaded; inescapable

S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. “Contention” fits into both the blanks appropriately adding a proper and logical meaning to the sentences. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice. It means heated disagreement or an assertion, especially one maintained in argument; Claim.
Vacillating- wavering between different opinions or actions; irresolute.
Inchoate-  Just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary.

S3. Ans. (e)
Sol. “Etiquette” fits into both the blanks appropriately adding a proper and logical meaning to the sentences. Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.
It means the customary code of polite behaviour in society or among members of a particular profession or group.
Reluctant- unwilling and hesitant; disinclined.
Entrust- assign the responsibility for doing something to (someone).

S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. “Forge” fits into both the blanks appropriately adding a proper and logical meaning to the sentences. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
It means make or shape (a metal object) by heating it in a fire or furnace and hammering it or create (something) strong, enduring, or successful.
Sodality- a confraternity or association, especially a Roman Catholic religious guild or brotherhood.
Cabal- a secret political clique or faction.
Gadfly- a fly that bites livestock, especially a horsefly, warble fly, or botfly.

S5. Ans. (c)
Sol. “Outmanoeuvre” fits into both the blanks appropriately adding a proper and logical meaning to the sentences. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
It means evade (an opponent) by moving faster or with greater agility or use skill and cunning to gain an advantage over.

S6. Ans. (b)
Sol. “Pandemic” fits into both the blanks appropriately adding a proper and logical meaning to the sentences. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
It means (of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world.

S7. Ans. (b)
Sol. “Precautionary” fits into both the blanks appropriately adding a proper and logical meaning to the sentences. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
It means carried out as a precaution; preventive.
Wary- feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems.
Domineering- assert one’s will over another in an arrogant way.

S8. Ans. (e)
Sol. “Susceptible” fits into both the blanks appropriately adding a proper and logical meaning to the sentences. Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.
It means likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing or capable or admitting of.

S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. “Disconcertingly” fits into both the blanks appropriately adding a proper and logical meaning to the sentences. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
It means Causing one to feel unsettled; Discomfiting, Disturbing.

S10. Ans. (a)
Sol. “Tactical” fits into both the blanks appropriately adding a proper and logical meaning to the sentences. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
It means: Showing adroit planning; Aiming at an end beyond the immediate action; Calculated, Planned
Bantered- exchange remarks in a good-humoured teasing way.
Malleable- (of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed into shape without breaking or cracking.
Confluence- the junction of two rivers, especially rivers of approximately equal width.