Directions (1-5): Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for the blanks that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
1.Drawing attention to the pitfalls of …………….. solely on uranium as a fuel for nuclear reactors, Indian scientists warned that uranium will not last for long and thus research on thorium as its …………………. must be revived. (5)
a. using, substitute
b. believing, replacement
c. depending, reserve
d. reckoning, option
e. relying, alternative
2.In an effort to provide ………………… for higher education to all, most of the universities have been providing education without adequate infrastructure, thus churning out …………………. graduates every year (3)
a. chances, fresh
b. platform, capable
c. opportunities, unemployable
d. prospects, eligible
e. policy, incompetent
3.The move to allow dumping of mercury has …………………. an outcry from residents of the area who …………….. that high levels of mercury will affect their health and destroy ecologically sensitive forest area. (2)
a. resulted, insist
b. provoked, fear
c. incited, determined
d. activated, accept
e. angered, believe
4.……………. has been taken against some wholesale drug dealers for dealing in surgical items without a valid licence and maintaining a stock of …………………. drugs. (4)
a. Note, overwhelming
b. Step, impressive
c. Execution, outdated
d. Action, expired
e. Lawsuit, invalid
5.Even as the ………………… elsewhere in the world are struggling to come out of recession, Indian consumers are splurging on consumer goods and to ………………….. this growth, companies are investing heavily in various sectors. (1)
a. economies, meet
b. countries, inhibit
c. governments, measure
d. nations, inflict
e. companies, counter
