Selecting Words
Direction: Select the most appropriate set of words from the given choices to fill in the blanks.
- ___ about prolonged power cuts in urban areas, the authorities have decided to ___ over to more reliable and eco-friendly systems to run its pumps.
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The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
Concerned - switchCorrect Option: D
As we can say that ,
The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
Concerned about prolonged power cuts in urban areas, the authorities have decided to switch over to more reliable and eco-friendly systems to run its pumps.
- Although it has been more than 50 years since Satyajit Ray made Pather Panchali, ___________ refuse to go away from the mind.
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The given statement is probably mentioning a 50-year old movie that was very moving, and the speaker is saying that (s) he hasn’t forgotten those horrifying images yet. Option (b) is correct, because ‘its’ makes the sentence more clear, as the pronoun ‘its’ refers to the movie and those images are described as ‘haunting’ which means that the images in the movie were disturbing and disquieting. Option (a) is wrong, because ‘the’ instead of ‘its’ makes the sentence ambiguous by not relating to the preceding clause. Option (c) is wrong, because the images were not ‘haunted’. ‘Haunted’ is used to describe something that is troubled, not what is troubling. Option (d) is wrong, because ‘haunt’ as a noun only means a frequently visited place.
The correct word is given as :-
its haunting imagesCorrect Option: B
The given statement is probably mentioning a 50-year old movie that was very moving, and the speaker is saying that (s) he hasn’t forgotten those horrifying images yet. Option (b) is correct, because ‘its’ makes the sentence more clear, as the pronoun ‘its’ refers to the movie and those images are described as ‘haunting’ which means that the images in the movie were disturbing and disquieting. Option (a) is wrong, because ‘the’ instead of ‘its’ makes the sentence ambiguous by not relating to the preceding clause. Option (c) is wrong, because the images were not ‘haunted’. ‘Haunted’ is used to describe something that is troubled, not what is troubling. Option (d) is wrong, because ‘haunt’ as a noun only means a frequently visited place.
The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
Although it has been more than 50 years since Satyajit Ray made Pather Panchali, its haunting images refuse to go away from the mind.
- The present Constitution will see ___________ amendments but its basic structure will survive.
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The given statement refers that there will be more amendments, but that its basic structure will still remain the same. Option (b) is correct, because ‘many more’ means ‘an increase in the number’. Option (a) is incorrect, because ‘much’ is used in cases of uncountable nouns. Option (c) is incorrect, because ‘too many more’ refers to a huge number of amendments, and we have already explained that it’s not what the statement refers to. Option (d) is incorrect, because ‘quite’ refers to the ‘degree’ or ‘intensity’, so it is saying that there will be very few more amendments, which is not what the author intends.
The correct word is given as :-
much moreCorrect Option: A
The given statement refers that there will be more amendments, but that its basic structure will still remain the same. Option (b) is correct, because ‘many more’ means ‘an increase in the number’. Option (a) is incorrect, because ‘much’ is used in cases of uncountable nouns. Option (c) is incorrect, because ‘too many more’ refers to a huge number of amendments, and we have already explained that it’s not what the statement refers to. Option (d) is incorrect, because ‘quite’ refers to the ‘degree’ or ‘intensity’, so it is saying that there will be very few more amendments, which is not what the author intends.
The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
The present Constitution will see much more amendments but its basic structure will survive.
- Most political leaders acquire their position by causing a large number of people to believe that these leaders are ___________ by altruistic desires.
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Some politicians nowadays make fake promises in trying to make people to vote for them, so they try tactics of deceiving voters to vote for them. They make others believe that they have ‘altruistic’ (showing that you are unselfish and your actions are totally concentrated on helping others) motives. Option (a) is correct, because it means ‘motivated. The politicians make the voters believe that they are motivated by altruistic desires. Option (b) is wrong because ‘convinced’ means that you are just in agreement with something. Option (c) is wrong, because ‘categorized’ means ‘to place in categories’. Option (d) means that they are ‘guided’ by altruistic desires, but the word ‘motivate’ is more appropriate, as it shows a higher degree of effect.
The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
actuatedCorrect Option: A
As we can say that ,
Some politicians nowadays make fake promises in trying to make people to vote for them, so they try tactics of deceiving voters to vote for them. They make others believe that they have ‘altruistic’ (showing that you are unselfish and your actions are totally concentrated on helping others) motives. Option (a) is correct, because it means ‘motivated. The politicians make the voters believe that they are motivated by altruistic desires. Option (b) is wrong because ‘convinced’ means that you are just in agreement with something. Option (c) is wrong, because ‘categorized’ means ‘to place in categories’. Option (d) means that they are ‘guided’ by altruistic desires, but the word ‘motivate’ is more appropriate, as it shows a higher degree of effect.
The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
Most political leaders acquire their position by causing a large number of people to believe that these leaders are actuated by altruistic desires.
- Modern music doesn't king ______ to longevity, sometimes it is hard even to remember what the biggest hit from a _____ of years ago was.
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The correct word is given as :-
itself, coupleCorrect Option: A
As we can say that ,
The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
Modern music doesn't king itself to longevity, sometimes it is hard even to remember what the biggest hit from a couple of years ago was.