Closet Test


Direction: In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternatives and fill in the blanks.

Saina Nehwal’s bronze medal win (941) Saturday, at the London Olympics, may be seen as a lucky (942) after her Chinese opponent (943) hurt. But (944) Saina’s father, Dr. Harvir Singh, “it’s god’s gift”. “She was (945) on Friday after losing the semi- final. It was god’s (946) that she won a medal. This is very satisfying for everyone. I was very (947) about Saina winning a bronze.” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (948) the Indian shuttler for winning the medal. “The country is proud of your (949)’’. Singh said in his congratulatory message. Andhra Pradesh governor ESL Narasimhan and Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy too congratulated Saina. “After Gagan Narang, Saina is the second sportsperson from AP to win a (950) at the Olympics.” the chief minister said.

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    Note : The Parts of Speech have been used according to the context of the Passage.

    on (Prep.)

    Correct Option: A

    Note : The Parts of Speech have been used according to the context of the Passage.

    on (Prep.)


Direction: In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternatives and fill in the blanks.

All the political parties of India appear lost in the (931) exercise of fighting elections. There is nothing (932) about a (933) for votes in a democracy as India is and must (934). But democracies defeat themselves when they are (935) with the (936) of politics and must forget its (937). The growing political (938) in India (939) from the political parties’ (940) contempt for any real development.

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    unconcealed (Adj.)
    unconcealed (Adj.) : that you do not try to hide
    explicit (Adj.) : clear and easy to understand
    latent (Adj.) : existing, but not very noticeable, active or well– developed

    Correct Option: A

    Note : The Parts of Speech have been used according to the context of the Passage.

    unconcealed (Adj.)
    unconcealed (Adj.) : that you do not try to hide
    explicit (Adj.) : clear and easy to understand
    latent (Adj.) : existing, but not very noticeable, active or well– developed



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    stems (N.)

    Correct Option: C

    Note : The Parts of Speech have been used according to the context of the Passage.

    stems (N.)


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    pessimism (N.)
    pessimism (Noun) : a feeling that bad things will happen and that something will not be successful
    positivism (Noun) : a system of philosophy based on things that can be seen/proved, rather than on ideas
    optimism (Noun) : a feeling that good things will happen and that something will be successful
    pragmatism (Noun) : thinking about solving problems in a practical and sensible way rather
    than by having fixed ideas and theories.

    Correct Option: B

    Note : The Parts of Speech have been used according to the context of the Passage.

    pessimism (N.)
    pessimism (Noun) : a feeling that bad things will happen and that something will not be successful
    positivism (Noun) : a system of philosophy based on things that can be seen/proved, rather than on ideas
    optimism (Noun) : a feeling that good things will happen and that something will be successful
    pragmatism (Noun) : thinking about solving problems in a practical and sensible way rather
    than by having fixed ideas and theories.



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    contempt (Noun) : the feeling that somebody/something is without value and deserves no respect at all

    Correct Option: C

    Note : The Parts of Speech have been used according to the context of the Passage.

    contempt (Noun) : the feeling that somebody/something is without value and deserves no respect at all