Selecting Words


Direction: Select the most appropriate set of words from the given choices to fill in the blanks.

  1. Economic growth is on auto-pilot, unlikely to be derailed by any lapse into ________ and controls or to be ________ by serious policy reforms.









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    Here unlikely to be derailed means unlikely to be slowed down or unlikely to become off track. \ Option (c) is most suited.

    Correct Option: C

    Here unlikely to be derailed means unlikely to be slowed down or unlikely to become off track. \ Option (c) is most suited.
    The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
    Economic growth is on auto-pilot, unlikely to be derailed by any lapse into Recession and controls or to be reduced by serious policy reforms.


  1. In these bleak and depressing times of ___________ prices, non-performing governments and ___________ crime rates, Sourav Ganguly has given us, Indians, a lot to cheer about









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    Prices are usually called as spiralling up as well as the increasingly soaring crime rates. Soaring means increasing rapidly.

    Correct Option: C

    Prices are usually called as spiralling up as well as the increasingly soaring crime rates. Soaring means increasing rapidly.
    The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
    In these bleak and depressing times of spiralling prices, non-performing governments and soaring crime rates, Sourav Ganguly has given us, Indians, a lot to cheer about



  1. Every human being, after the first few days of his life, is a product of two factors: on the one hand, there is his __________ endowment; and on the other hand, there is the effect of environment, including _________









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    There is a clear-cut contrast in the sentence which is clear from the presence of the phrases 'on the one hand' and 'on the other hand'. The word in the first blank has to be connected with something that is present at the time of birth - thus 'congenital'. However, the "effect of the environment" qualifies 'education'.

    Correct Option: B

    There is a clear-cut contrast in the sentence which is clear from the presence of the phrases 'on the one hand' and 'on the other hand'. The word in the first blank has to be connected with something that is present at the time of birth - thus 'congenital'. However, the "effect of the environment" qualifies 'education'.
    The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
    Every human being, after the first few days of his life, is a product of two factors: on the one hand, there is his congenital endowment; and on the other hand, there is the effect of environment, including education .


  1. There is much difficulty _____ getting _____ this place and it is not possible to reach _____ without the grace of the lord. The option that best fill the blanks in the above sentence would be:









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    There is difficulty “IN” doing something reaching a place is getting to a place. “It” pronoun used for place.
    The correct word is given as :-
    in, to, it

    Correct Option: A

    There is difficulty “IN” doing something reaching a place is getting to a place. “It” pronoun used for place.
    The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
    There is much difficulty in getting to this place and it is not possible to reach it without the grace of the lord. The option that best fill the blanks in the above sentence would be:



  1. The water transport project on the west coast is ____ to get a shot in the arm with a new plan in which the Road Development Corporation will build the infrastructure and ___ a private party to operate the service.









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    The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
    bound , task

    Correct Option: D

    The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
    The water transport project on the west coast is bound to get a shot in the arm with a new plan in which the Road Development Corporation will build the infrastructure and task a private party to operate the service.