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2022 157 questions

1. Q982022 · 2 Dec 2022 · Shift 1

   Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

   1. A.must
   2. B.can
   3. C.ought
   4. D.to
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   Answer: A

2. Q992022 · 2 Dec 2022 · Shift 1

   Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

   1. A.brave
   2. B.consistent
   3. C.able
   4. D.oblige
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   Answer: C

3. Q1002022 · 2 Dec 2022 · Shift 1

   Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

   1. A.drag
   2. B.reflect
   3. C.incur
   4. D.proceed
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   Answer: C

4. Q962022 · 2 Dec 2022 · Shift 3

   In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Memory loss, with aging, is (1)_______ a natural and normal (2)_______. The symptoms range from forgetting simple daily life activities and (3)_______ familiar tasks such as driving or baking. However, there can be several other factors (4)_______ for it and these vary from person to person. Memory loss can be (5)______ or total depending upon the condition. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

   
   1. A.consider
   2. B.denied
   3. C.regard
   4. D.considered
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   Answer: D

5. Q972022 · 2 Dec 2022 · Shift 3

   Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

   1. A.trial
   2. B.type
   3. C.method
   4. D.process
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   Answer: D

6. Q982022 · 2 Dec 2022 · Shift 3

   Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

   1. A.prospering
   2. B.acknowledging
   3. C.rectifying
   4. D.performing
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   Answer: D

7. Q992022 · 2 Dec 2022 · Shift 3

   Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

   1. A.commendable
   2. B.responsible
   3. C.affluent
   4. D.significance
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   Answer: B

8. Q1002022 · 2 Dec 2022 · Shift 3

   Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

   1. A.partial
   2. B.partially
   3. C.completely
   4. D.incomplete
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   Answer: A

9. Q962022 · 2 Dec 2022 · Shift 4

   In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Little (1) ______ a year ago, Rama Rao went out of work when a gramophone company, of which he was the Malgudi agent, went out of existence. He had put into that agency the little money he had (2) ______ as security. For five years his business brought him (3) ______ money, just enough to help him keep his wife and children in good comfort. And one day, it was (4) ______ . A series of (5) ______ in the world of trade, commerce, banking, and politics was responsible for it. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

   
   1. A.while
   2. B.beyond
   3. C.about
   4. D.over
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   Answer: D

10. Q972022 · 2 Dec 2022 · Shift 4

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

    1. A.converted
    2. B.exchanged
    3. C.inherited
    4. D.gambled
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    Answer: C

11. Q982022 · 2 Dec 2022 · Shift 4

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

    1. A.enough
    2. B.much
    3. C.a few
    4. D.few
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    Answer: A

12. Q992022 · 2 Dec 2022 · Shift 4

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

    1. A.a wild goose chase
    2. B.a snake in the grass
    3. C.a bone of contention
    4. D.a bolt from the blue
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    Answer: D

13. Q1002022 · 2 Dec 2022 · Shift 4

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

    1. A.instructions
    2. B.circumstances
    3. C.questions
    4. D.lectures
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    Answer: B

14. Q962022 · 1 Dec 2022 · Shift 1

    In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Digital India can be the prime (1)________ behind making a reality of the government’s promise of minimum government, maximum governance. Such a transformation requires technology to be firmly (2)_________ into government, something that the Digital India project lists as one of its foremost objectives. Embedding technology into government (3) _________ will do three things; transform the government and make it more transparent and efficient, transform the lives of citizens especially those at the bottom of the (4)_________ pyramid and make our economy more efficient and competitive. A 2014 McKinsey Global Institute report predicts that the large-scale (5) ________ of technology through Digital India positions India with the biggest opportunity yet to accelerate economic growth. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

    
    1. A.impact
    2. B.might
    3. C.factors
    4. D.force
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    Answer: D

15. Q972022 · 1 Dec 2022 · Shift 1

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

    1. A.inserted
    2. B.embedded
    3. C.planted
    4. D.stuck
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    Answer: B

16. Q982022 · 1 Dec 2022 · Shift 1

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

    1. A.offices
    2. B.details
    3. C.processes
    4. D.hierarchies
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    Answer: C

17. Q992022 · 1 Dec 2022 · Shift 1

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

    1. A.mythical
    2. B.proverbial
    3. C.hypothetical
    4. D.classified
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    Answer: B

18. Q1002022 · 1 Dec 2022 · Shift 1

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5

    1. A.enhancement
    2. B.anticipation
    3. C.adaptation
    4. D.monitoring
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    Answer: C

19. Q972022 · 1 Dec 2022 · Shift 2

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

    1. A.Their
    2. B.They're
    3. C.Dare
    4. D.There
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    Answer: A

20. Q982022 · 1 Dec 2022 · Shift 2

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

    1. A.Thoroughly
    2. B.Through
    3. C.Holistically
    4. D.Daily
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    Answer: A

21. Q992022 · 1 Dec 2022 · Shift 2

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

    1. A.Passive
    2. B.Active
    3. C.Distinctive
    4. D.Demonstrative
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    Answer: B

22. Q1002022 · 1 Dec 2022 · Shift 2

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

    1. A.Sympathisers
    2. B.Empathisers
    3. C.Donors
    4. D.Characters
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    Answer: B

23. Q962022 · 1 Dec 2022 · Shift 3

    In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. If writers only dared to dare, a Suetonius or a Tacitus of the Novel could exist, for the Novel is (1) ______________ the history of manners, turned into a story and a play, as is History itself often enough. And there is no other (2) _____________ than this: that the one, the Novel, cloaks its manners (3) ______________ the disguise of invented characters, while the other, History, (4) _______________ names and addresses. Only, the Novel (5) ___________ much deeper than History. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

    
    1. A.optionally
    2. B.needlessly
    3. C.essentially
    4. D.unnecessarily
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    Answer: C

24. Q972022 · 1 Dec 2022 · Shift 3

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

    1. A.difference
    2. B.pragmatism
    3. C.matter
    4. D.sample
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    Answer: A

25. Q982022 · 1 Dec 2022 · Shift 3

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

    1. A.under
    2. B.beside
    3. C.around
    4. D.among
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    Answer: A