Selecting Words

Selecting Words

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Direction: In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate and suitable word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four alternative.

  1. A good teacher should ______ responses from the students.








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    elicit (Verb) : to get information or reaction from somebody
    provoke (Verb) : to cause a particular reaction or have a particular effect
    command (Verb) : order
    infer (Verb) : to reach an opinion or decide that something is true on the basis of information that is available
    Here, elicit is the right usage.

    Correct Option: A

    elicit (Verb) : to get information or reaction from somebody
    provoke (Verb) : to cause a particular reaction or have a particular effect
    command (Verb) : order
    infer (Verb) : to reach an opinion or decide that something is true on the basis of information that is available
    Here, elicit is the right usage.

  1. The patient is _______ of stomach ache.








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    complaining → of → He was complaining of a severe headache
    The prepositions that the following words take are:
    suffering → from → He was suffering from fever.
    experiencing → He is experiencing a lean period.
    afflicting → His stomach ache was very afflicting.
    Here, complaining is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    complaining → of → He was complaining of a severe headache
    The prepositions that the following words take are:
    suffering → from → He was suffering from fever.
    experiencing → He is experiencing a lean period.
    afflicting → His stomach ache was very afflicting.
    Here, complaining is the right usage.

  1. The food that an average Indian eats has been found to be deficient ________ vitamins and proteins.








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    deficient (Adj.) : not having enough of something, especially, something that is
    essential It agrees with in (Prep.)
    Here, in is the right usage.

    Correct Option: D

    deficient (Adj.) : not having enough of something, especially, something that is
    essential It agrees with in (Prep.)
    Here, in is the right usage.

Direction: In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate and suitable word. Four alternatives and suggested for each
question. Choose the correct alternatives out of the four.

  1. Last year our company made a ____ of several lakhs of rupees.








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    Here, profit (Noun) is the right usage.

    Correct Option: A

    Here, profit (Noun) is the right usage.

  1. _____ you work hard, you won’t be able to clear even the preliminaries.








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    Unless is used instead of if .............. not in Conditional Sentences.
    If you do not work hard, you won’t be able to clear even the preliminaries
    Here, Unless is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    Unless is used instead of if .............. not in Conditional Sentences.
    If you do not work hard, you won’t be able to clear even the preliminaries
    Here, Unless is the right usage.