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1. China is the most __________ country in the world.

1. popular
2. populous
3. populate
4. popularized

2. The first film on gypsies was such a success that now they are going to make a __________.

1. serial
2. sequence
3. sequel
4. sequential

3. The National Assembly of that country has ___________ this year as "gender equality year".

1. named
2. permitted
3. coined
4. declared

4. He usually __________ on time.

1. will arrive
2. would arrive
3. arrives
4. could have

5. "You must taste this new dish." "All right, but give me just ___________".

1. a little
2. a few
3. less
4. some

6. He is very __________; he believes anything.

1. fallible
2. gullible
3. sensible
4. credible

7. Pandit Nehru was a lover of nature and a ___________ believer in the goodness of the people.

1. simple
2. good
3. powerful
4. staunch

8. I wish I __________ the answer.

1. have known
2. had known
3. knew
4. know

9. It is necessary to _______ standards are maintained.

1. insure
2. influence
3. ensure
4. control

10. Many of the city's narrow streets have been ________.

1. distinguished
2. widened
3. doubled
4. rehabilitated

1. They reached the railway station before the train __________.

1. was leaving
2. had left
3. had been left
4. left

2. The Information and Communication Technology has __________ age and employs very highly paid technocrats.

1. come through
2. come of
3. come upon
4. come out of

3. Many premier educational institutions come forward to have a ___________ with flourishing industries.

1. tie-on
2. tie-down
3. tie-up
4. tie-in

4. All is not well __________ the automobile sector.

1. to
2. of
3. down
4. in

5. He slipped ___________ his old ways and started drinking again.

1. in
2. into
3. off
4. by

6. __________ the new Safari Storme, Mahindra has more leverage in increasing the sales.

1. On
2. In
3. With
4. At

7. The passenger car sales showed a decline ___________ 7% to 5.6%.

1. of
2. to
3. from
4. for

8. There is a __________ amount of fatty acids and carbohydrates in some of the imported chocolates.

1. negligible
2. neglected
3. neglecting
4. negligent

9. I’m not as successful _______ she is.

1. like
2. than
3. then
4. as

10. Many Tamil speaking Sri Lankans ________ from the island to escape the military and its atrocities.

1. fled
2. flew
3. flown
4. flee

1. Mr. Murugan has been in this college __________ 2010.

1. for
2. since
3. after
4. before

2. We attended a __________ discourse.

1. spiritual
2. spirituous
3. spirituality
4. spiritually

3. The valley is known for its ___________ growth of vegetation.

1. luxurious
2. luxury
3. luxuriant
4. luxuriously

4. Satyajitray’s films __________ all barriers of caste, creed and religion. They are universal.

1. transcend
2. transcends
3. trancend
4. transend

5. I could hardly recognize him ___________ I saw him.

1. after
2. but
3. and
4. when

6. Google is one of the most popular search engines, it is __________ by the internet users.

1. utilized
2. effected
3. examined
4. flabbergasted

7. Raj was tired of Puja’s ___________ approach, so he asked her to make her final decision by that evening.

1. silly-willy
2. dilly-dally
3. wasting
4. thilly-nally

8. Ria is __________ at speaking languages. It is difficult to __________ only one puppy for animal shelter.

1. adept, adapt
2. adapt, adapt
3. adept, adopt
4. adapt, adopt

9. School days are considered to be the best years of your life. When my __________ year in school began, I began to think of those past enjoyable days and of my future also.

1. penultimate
2. absolute
3. integral
4. termination

10. Being __________, the judge gave a favourable verdict.

1. sagacious
2. pugnacious
3. malicious
4. tenacious

1. With the less rapid expansion of the economy, we should make __________ progress toward stable price levels.

1. detailed
2. substantial
3. definite
4. infinite

2. At times he gets very angry, and then no one can ________ him.

1. prevent
2. humour
3. mollify
4. satisfy

3. Many people today have fallen into utter confusion of values with the result that they cannot __________ the good from the bad.

1. divide
2. differentiate
3. see
4. alter

4. If Mohan _______ at 5 a.m., he would not have missed the train.

1. started
2. had started
3. would start
4. has started

5. His property was divided ________ his daughters and sons.

1. between
2. among
3. from
4. with

6. His persistence in his misdemeanours has lowered him in the ________ of everyone who knowns him.

1. eyes
2. estimation
3. estimate
4. esteem

7. The clouds of suspicion will clear _______ soon.

1. up
2. away
3. off
4. by

8. The teachers said that they were no longer prepared to ________ the ways of the new Headmaster.

1. put over with
2. put on with
3. put up with
4. put up to

9. _______ the construction of new housing units at the rate of one every month, there is still a shortage of accommodation.

1. Through
2. Despite
3. By
4. For

10. Democracy requires the equal right of all to the development of such capacity for good as nature has ________ them with.

1. presented
2. endowed
3. fortified
4. replenished

1. In the face of the overwhelming mass of evidence against him, we cannot ______ him of the crime.

1. punish
2. absolve
3. release
4. ignore

2. I hope that the rain will _______ for our picnic tomorrow.

1. keep off
2. put off
3. set back
4. stay out

3. After the marathon, some of the competitors felt completely _______ .

1. cut up
2. done in
3. done out
4. run out

4. Scarcely _______ the teacher entered the class when he heard the noise.

1. did
2. has
3. had
4. will have

5. I do not think he will ever ________ the shock of his wife’s death.

1. get by
2. get off
3. get through
4. get over

6. It is no use in crying over ________ .

1. spoiled milk
2. spirited milk
3. split milk
4. spilt milk

7. You must go to the station now, your brother _______ go just yet as his train leaves after three hours.

1. shouldn’t
2. mustn’t
3. wouldn’t
4. needn’t

8. Every rash driver becomes a _______ killer.

1. sure
2. reckless
3. potential
4. powerful

9. The country owes a deep debt of ______ for the freedom fighters.

1. patriotism
2. sincerity
3. remembrance
4. gratitude

10. The whole lot of young men was very enthusiastic but your friend alone was _______ .

1. quarrelsome
2. complaining
3. a wet blanket
4. sleepy

1. The Election Commission on Saturday ______ that the Assembly elections in five States will be held from November 12 to December 7.

1. pronounced
2. announced
3. promulgated
4. issued

2. The victims were fruit vendors and they were going in an auto when they _______ an accident on the way.

1. met with
2. ran into
3. experienced
4. heard

3. Scores of villagers are _______ a sit-in protest against the construction of a new underpass.

1. performing
2. sitting
3. staging
4. standing

4. It is common for patients to stop _______ medicine as soon as they start feeling better.

1. eating
2. gulping
3. swallowing
4. taking

5. A four-year-old girl got a new lease of life after doctors at a hospital ________ a cancerous tumour from one of her kidneys.

1. rejuvenated
2. removed
3. displaced
4. replaced

6. ________ forests prevent erosion.

1. Lean
2. Dense
3. Sparse
4. Tidy

7. Three people were arrested and an illegal arms unit was _______ by the police in a raid.

1. revealed
2. searched
3. discovered
4. busted

8. A woman got into the car and _______ .

1. drove off
2. broke down
3. rode in
4. drove in

9. The lecture was not very interesting. In fact I______ in the middle of it.

1. showed off
2. put off
3. dozed off
4. plugged off

10. The cops _______ murder by kin.

1. suspect
2. afford
3. manage
4. administer

1. My teacher was ______ us for being late.

1. annoyed at
2. annoyed with
3. annoyed about
4. annoys

2. Sandhya _______ me from the top of the house.

1. shouted to
2. shouted at
3. shouted on
4. shouted

3. Ravi has the habit of _______ a headache.

1. complaining
2. complain
3. complaining to
4. complaining of

4. I always want to go alone for a ride, but my mother _______ going with my brother.

1. insists
2. insists on
3. insists in
4. insisted

5. The new student found it difficult to ________ with his classmates.

1. get along
2. get among
3. get well
4. get up

6. The visiting Diplomat ________ the Prime Minister.

1. called in
2. called at
3. called on
4. called up on

7. _______ sincere he would have got the prize.

1. Had he been
2. Has he been
3. Would he have been
4. He is

8. Ten years _______ for me to live in a foreign country.

1. are a long time
2. is a long time
3. has a long time
4. of time

9. If I ______ you I _________ love to accept the offer.

1. was ..... will
2. was ..... would
3. were ..... would
4. were ..... will

10. My sister asked me _______ willing to go abroad for my studies.

1. if I were
2. if I could be
3. whether I should be
4. whether I will

1. How we ______ to ageing is a choice we must make wisely.

1. respond
2. absolve
3. discharge
4. overlook

2. Complementary medicine _______ fewer risks, since it is used along with standard remedies, often to lessen side-effects and enhance feelings of well-being.

1. reacts
2. releases
3. ejects
4. carries

3. Stress may _______ fertility in men and women.

1. engage
2. reduce
3. inject
4. deduce

4. The football match had to be _______ because of the weather.

1. called on
2. called off
3. called out
4. called over

5. Nobody believed Ram at first but he ________ to be right.

1. came out
2. carried out
3. worked out
4. turned out

6. How are you ________ in your new job? Are you enjoying it?

1. keeping on
2. going on
3. getting on
4. carrying on

7. We live _______ a tower block. Our apartment is on the fifteenth floor.

1. at
2. in
3. over
4. above

8. You were going to apply for the job, and then you decided not to. So what _______ ?.

1. put you off
2. put you out
3. turned you off
4. turned you away

9. ______ it was raining, he went out without a raincoat.

1. Even
2. Since
3. Unless
4. Although

10. I parked my car in a no-parking zone, but I _______ it.

1. came up with
2. got away with
3. made off with
4. got on with