Directions(1-5) : The following statements have two blanks which are to be filled with the options given below. Choose the correct combination which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering the meaning of the statement. If none of the combinations makes an impact, choose (e) i.e. “No combination fits” as your answer.
1. With its war …………………… smoking seemingly on the right track, India must turn its ………………… to the smokeless tobacco segment… (2)
- 1. with, desire
- 2. against, focus
- 3. regarding, demand
- 4. at, focus
- 5. No combination fits
2. The Centre would like us to believe that the Smart Cities Mission will ……………………. urban life in the …………………………that enter the elite club… (3)
- 1. regulate, focus
- 2. demand, cluster
- 3. transform, agglomerations
- 4. regard, assemble
- 5. No combination fits
3. The …………………… to find life outside the solar system got a big boost with the discovery of seven Earth-size extra-solar planets,or exoplanets, orbiting a dwarf star ………….. 40 light years away… (4)
- 1. challenge, since
- 2. quest, since
- 3. problem, in
- 4. quest, about
- 5. No combination fits
4. Lack of motivation and lack of …………………. are two of the main reasons for …………………..and of living a mediocre life… (2)
- 1. enjoyment, success
- 2. enthusiasm, failure
- 3. freedom, surrender
- 4. enthusiasm, success
- 5. No combination fits
5. Thus the empire was compelled to ……………… with all these varied conditions and to …………………… them as best it might… (1)
- 1. grapple, reconcile
- 2. enter, alienate
- 3. avoid, reconcile
- 4. struggle, serving
- 5. No combination fits
