MISCELLANEOUS-5

(Fill in the blanks - Synonymous pairs)

Directions for questions 1 to 10: ​Each sentence below has a blank indicating that something has been
omitted. Beneath the sentence are find lettered words or sets of words. Choose the word or set of words
for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
1. India's freedom struggle brought out the best and noblest qualities of mankind that were adopted in _____ the
ends.
(A) consummating (B) discharging
(C) sealing (D) achieving
(E) perfecting (F) attaining
(1) (A) and (C) (2) (D) and (F)
(3) (B) and (E) (4) (E) and (F)
(5) (C) and (F)
2. Akkineni Nageswara Rao might have turned 90, but the _____ twinkle in his eyes is young as ever.
(A) joyous (B) laughing
(C) merry (D) glad
(E) sunny (F) airy
(1) (A) and (B) (2) (B) and (D)
(3) (B) and (F) (4) (A) and (C)
(5) (C) and (E)
3. Thanks to technological innovations in eye care, doctors are not only initiating better medical _______ but also
helping to detect a progressive disease very early in life.
(A) cures (B) redresses
(C) elixirs (D) supports
(E) remedies (F) fixes
(1) (C) and (F) (2) (B) and (E)
(3) (D) and (F) (4) (C) and (E)
(5) (E) and (F)
4. For the first time in its history, on October 20th, Indonesia will _____ the transfer of power from one popularly
elected president to another.
(A) behold (B) witness
(C) gawk (D) see
(E) attest (F) spy on
(1) (A) and (C) (2) (B) and (D)
(3) (B) and (F) (4) (D) and (E)
(5) (C) and (F)
5. Manufacturers have to do more than build large manufacturing plants to ______ economies of scale.
(A) achieve (B) accomplish
(C) appreciate (D) apprehend
(E) recognize (F) imagine
(1) (A) and (B) (2) (A) and (C)
 (3) (B) and (D) (4) (D) and (E)
(5) (E) and (F)
6. Rural life in Third world countries has been _____ for centuries on end. Nothing worthwhile has been done to
improve the grim conditions of the rural population which is only slightly different from their quadruped
counterparts.
(A) blossoming (B) menacing
(C) stagnating (D) inspiring
(E) flourishing (F) declining
(1) (A) and (B) (2) (B) and (E)
(3) (C) and (F) (4) (D) and (F)
(5) (E) and (F)
7. We have already _____ all our traditional resources. Now we have to go in search of non-conventional sources
of energy.
(A) neglected (B) revoked
(C) exhausted (D) adulterated
(E) disposed (F) drained
(1) (A) and (B) (2) (B) and (E)
(3) (C) and (F) (4) (D) and (F)
(5) (E) and (F)
8. ITC Ltd. has taken over Bangalore based Balan Natural Foods B, a natural juice brand, for about Rs.100 crore.
This is the company's first major _____ in the food segment since it entered this business in 2001.
(A) acquisition (B) revival
(C) coverage (D) interference
(E) restoration (F) acquirement
(1) (A) and (F) (2) (A) and (E)
(3) (B) and (C) (4) (C) and (E)
(5) (D) and (F)
9. Avon, the world's biggest direct seller of cosmetics has had little to cheer about of late. Bad management and
poor investment caused its share price to _____.
(A) plunge (B) surge
(C) peak (D) gallop
(E) spike (F) fall
(1) (A) and (F) (2) (B) and (C)
(3) (B) and (D) (4) (C) and (E)
(5) (D) and (F)
10.​ It takes a lot of _____ to burn down a church.
(A) nerve (B) surge
(C) peak (D) gallop
(E) spike (F) fall
(1) (A) and (F) (2) (B) and (C)
(3) (B) and (D) (4) (C) and (E)
(5) (D) and (F)