Selecting Words
Direction: In the following questions sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.
- Shivaji Maharaj fought ______ every kind of aggression.
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against (Prep.) is the right usage.
Correct Option: A
against (Prep.) is the right usage.
- Dr. Sharma concluded his speech ______ stressing the Buddha’s teachings of the importance of charity.
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by (Prep.) is the right usage.
Correct Option: A
by (Prep.) is the right usage.
- He travelled all ______ the world when he was eighty years old.
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over (Prep.) is the right usage.
Correct Option: B
over (Prep.) is the right usage.
Direction: In these questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.
- There are some people who doubt the ________ of anything they see in a newspaper.
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veracity (Noun) : the quality of being true ; the habit of speaking the truth
credulity (Noun) : the ability or willingness to believe that something is real or true
possibility (Noun) : the fact that something might exist or happen, but is not certain to
existence (Noun) : the fact of being real or living
Here, veracity is the right usage.Correct Option: C
veracity (Noun) : the quality of being true ; the habit of speaking the truth
credulity (Noun) : the ability or willingness to believe that something is real or true
possibility (Noun) : the fact that something might exist or happen, but is not certain to
existence (Noun) : the fact of being real or living
Here, veracity is the right usage.
- The engineers ________ this bridge since last year.
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since is used with Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Here, have been repairing is the right usage.Correct Option: C
since is used with Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Here, have been repairing is the right usage.
