42. 40. Patience as well as perseverance (1)/ are necessary (2)/ for success (3)/ No
error (4)
43. 41. Scarcely had (1)/ I arrived than (2)/ the train left (3)/ No error (4)
44. 42. Teachers of various schools (1)/ met to discuss about (2)/ how to improve the
standard of English (3)/ No error (4)
45. 43. You may be a bit upset (1)/ but itâs really nothing (2)/ else than unreasonable
anxiety (3)/ No error (4)
46. 44. When he was tired (1)/ he took rest under (2)/ the shade of a tree (3)/ No
error (4)
47. 45. This is the same story (1)/ which I heard (2)/ from him yesterday (3)/ No error
(4)
48. 46. There is no evidence to show (1)/ that information technology secrets are
more (2)/ vulnerable in India than Britain or the U.S. (3)/ No error (4)
49. 47. Treasure Islandâ is one (1)/ of the best pirates stories (2)/ that was ever written
(3)/ No error (4)
50. 48. The most studious boy (1)/ in the class (2)/ was made as the captain (3)/
No error (4)
51. 49. Neither he nor his brother (1)/ can walk faster (2)/ than me (3)/ No error (4)
52. 50. Alms (1)/ are given (2)/ to the poors (3)/ No error (4)
54. 1. India is formally moving ahead to _____21 MIG-29
AND 12 Sukhoi-30MKI fighters from Russia along with
upgrades of their existing fleets.
(1) achieve (2) advance
(3) accomplish (4) procure
55. 2. You need not ______ so much fuss about wearing a
mask when you go out.
(1) Cause (2) make
(3) generate (4) do
56. 3. Advertisers often use rhyme and _____.
(1) designation
(2) alteration
(3) denunciation
(4) alliteration
57. 4. Keats and Shelley were poets of the same
period;
they were _______.
(1) colleagues
(2) associates
(3) contemporaries
(4) acquaintances
58. Associate (v.) - a partner or companion in business or at
work.
⢠A close associate of the Minister
Acquaintance (n.) - a person that you have met but do not
know well:
⢠a business acquaintance
59. 5. My neighbour was admitted to the hospital when
he
developed an allergic______ to some medicine.
(1) retort
(2) reaction
(3) rejoinder
(4) Result
60. 6. The line between work and life is so _____ that
for
millennials, the idea of a work-life balance has never
been an aspiration, let alone a reality.
1) blurred 2) ambiguous
3) cloudy 4) steamy
61. 7. Earthquake inspection_______ that the two ancient
buildings that remained intact after the Hiroshima
bombing in Tokyo would not withstand a strong tremor.
(1) retracted (2) resumed
(3) redirected (4) revealed
62. 8. You ______ carry all the books to school daily
.
(1) ought not (2) would not
(3) have not (4) need not
63. 9. He is _______ poorer than all his friends
.
(1) more (2) very
(3) much (4) most
64. 10. I am your true friend______ ?
(1) arenât I
(2) isnât it
(3) is it
(4) am I
65. 11. The Allies ______ the war in
1945.
(1) win (2) have won
(3) won (4) were winning
66. 12. I have nobody ____ I can confide in
.
(1) which (2) whoever
(3) whom (4) whose
67. 13. He is both diligent ____
efficient
.
(1) also (2) but
(3) and (4) yet
68. 14. Credit card ______ has increased in recent years.
(1) freed (2) fraud
(3) flake (4) fluke
69. 15. Thunder and lightning was______ with heavy
rain.
(1) accrued
(2) accorded
(3) accompanied
(4) accustomed
70. 16. Work and domestic _____ made Kajal short â
tempered.
(1) pressures
(2) gravities
(3) weights
(4) Forces
71. 17. Some people were tired of the long_____ in front
of
the mall and left without entering.
(1) wait (2) waist
(3) weight (4) waste
72. 18. Either side of the road ____ lined by toy
shops.
(1) is (2) has
(3) have (4) are
73. 19. Social isolation, overcrowding, the_______ of our
society and several other factors are responsible for
stress.
(1) Competitiveness
(2) cheapness
(3) attractiveness
(4) affordability
76. ⢠Read the passage carefully
⢠Vocabulary
⢠Idiom/ Phrases
⢠Understanding of Grammar
⢠Usage of Parts of Speech
⢠Option Elimination
Steps to be followed while solving cloze test
77. Top-down, aid-driven charity models fail to ____(A) lasting change in the
lives of those in need. To achieve a sustainable solution to hunger, we need to
flip that model on its head, and_____ B those living in hunger access to the
education and tools needed to end____ C for good.
Select the most appropriate word from the options Against
⢠reason
⢠grumble
⢠investigat
e
⢠create
⢠encourage
⢠abuse
⢠afford
⢠appreciate
⢠unavoidable
⢠irresolute
⢠hunger
⢠dubious
78. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management__(X)work which
fosters the application of science in environmental decision-making, in areas
such as policy, regulation, and management. The Most Recently Cited articles list
uses Crossref to __(Y) identify papers that have received the newest
citations over the lastmonth. The articles that here are multidisciplinary __-
(Z)not those which have received the most citations in total, but rather the
articles which have been cited most often most recently.
⢠desires
⢠succeeds
⢠publishes
⢠dislikes
⢠perfectly
⢠automatically
⢠adequately
⢠barely
⢠appear
⢠treasure
⢠disregard
⢠forsake
80. ⢠Why is it ________birth to it?
P: yours and you don't give
Q: a baby that isn't yours,
R: good when you adopt
S: but bad if it's
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81. 2. It is a ______had adopted
P: was the stereotype
Q: that these young revolutionaries
R: curious paradox that this
S: Rambo figure, this all-American hero,
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82. 3. They thought___________ useful.
P: that were better or more
Q:takeone'smindaway
R:thatpicturesmight
S:fromthings
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4.RSPQ
83. 4. He knew ______return to.
P: place in the peaceful
Q: society she hoped
R: one way of life,
S: and that way had no
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84. 5. We were______to Manali.
P: informed us
Q: upset because
R:thatwemissedourflight
S:mymother
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