English: Fill in the Blanks — Set 23

Fill in the blanks given in each question with appropriate and most suitable option:

  1. Cairn is seeking full __________for (UK-India Bilateral Investment Treaty) Treaty breaches resulting from the________ of its investments in India in 2014, the attempts to enforce retrospective tax measures and the failure to treat the company and its ____ fairly and equitably,” .
    A) penalty, optimization , stake,
    B) Reimbursement , dispossess , investments
    C) restitution, expropriation , investments
    D) compensation , appropriation, finance.
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation:

    Restitution – compensation / reimbursement
    expropriation – appropriation
    optimization – maximization
  2. The RBI’s big bang announcement directing banks to proceed against 12 borrowers under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) has raised______ of an early resolution. But experts say the new law is unlikely to be a magic wand to_____ cleanse balance sheets of banks, adding that legal tangles and lack of infrastructure for executing bankruptcies may emerge as_______ to early resolution of bad debts.
    A) assumptions , thoroughly , hindrances.
    B) expectations , immediately , impediments
    C) demands , eventually , obstacles
    D) prediction , lately , restrictions
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation:

    Impediments – obstacles / hindrances
  3. The town of Amer was originally built by Meenas, and it was later ruled by Raja Man Singh. Amer Fort is known for its artistic Hindu style elements. With its large ramparts and series of gates and cobbled paths, the fort overlooks Maota Lake. The __________ambiance of the palace is seen within its walls. Constructed with red sandstone and marble, the attractive, ________ palace is laid out on four levels, each with a courtyard. The palace was the ________ of the royals.
    A) Homely , proliferate, office
    B) Aesthetic, opulent, residence
    C) Mammoth, motley, pride
    D) Bulwark, banal , accolade
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation:

    proliferate – increase quickly
    aesthetic means beautiful ,artistic ………. opulent means rich, luxurious,….. .accolade means praise,honour
    motley means mixed, varied…. Bulwark means fortification and banal means common place
  4. China Harbour Engineering is looking for_______ in the EPC space across sectors. CDC has also become____ in acquiring stressed power projects,” said the first person aware of the company’s India strategy, requesting______.
    A) buying , interested , abashment
    B) sale , keen , popularity
    C) purchase , involved , acclamation
    D) acquisition , interested , anonymity
    View Answer
    Option D
    Explanation:

    abashment – embarrassment
    acclamation – praise
  5. Hyderabad residents say the credit for _________the popularity of haleem goes to Pista House, a bakery which made a _________beginning in the mid-90s. With aggressive and ________marketing, it became the biggest maker of haleem in the city. The brand has since gone global with outlets in the United States, Oman and Dubai.
    A) Reviving, modest, innovative
    B) Establishing, royal, antique
    C) Settling, pompous,classical
    D) Placing,paltry, customary
    View Answer
    Option A
    Explanation:

    reviving – restoring and pompous – haughty / proud
  6. As insurance ___________picks up, this is the most customer-friendly way of servicing customers because customers get service without any wait time when they login to chat. Even if the query is complex, there is __________transfer to a human agent and the customer is___________ to that,” said K.V. Dipu, president- head operations, Bajaj Allianz General. Further expansion will use chatbots for sales, he said.
    A) Efficiency, sluggish, attached
    B) Policy, instant,interested
    C) Penetration, seamless, agnostic
    D) Companies, facile, stick
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation:

    agnostic – skeptic ..facile – superficial
  7. Many large and ambitious NGOs stay focused on the size of the need and ______population-level change. Denominator thinkers believe that ____even one more part of a large, knotty problem creates a lot more value than_____ a solution that serves relatively few, says Soumitra Pandey, partner – India, The Bridgespan Group.
    A) demand , muddling , finishing
    B) emphasize, untangling , perfecting
    C) highlight , tangling , improving
    D) accentuate , meshing , elaborating
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation:

    muddling – mixing / making complex , accentuate – highlight
  8. Sweating it out at the gym is passé. Today it’s all about bending, twisting and lifting. After all, yoga offers a more ________workout—it tones your body, ______tissues, makes internal organs healthier, helps you breathe better and beat stress. In fact, a study published in March in the Journal Of Alternative And Complementary Medicine, found that bi-weekly yoga classes plus home practice were helpful in _________symptoms of depression significantly. We spoke to yoga teachers about how the practice has transformed their lives.
    A) Effective, enlarge, demolishing
    B) Specific, fixes, nullifying
    C) Resilient, build,enervating
    D) Holistic, rejuvenates, reducing
    View Answer
    Option D
    Explanation:

    demolish – destroy / reduce
    resilient – strong … enervating – exhaust ….holistic – comprehensive
  9. The institute has an ____ centre as well as a dedicated student committee to help ____entrepreneurs. “We allow a special summer entrepreneurship programme, where ______ entrepreneurs work on their ideas, instead of going for the routine summer placements provided.
    A) education , maturing , disinclined
    B) training , promising , feckless
    C) incubation, budding , aspiring
    D) excellence , developing , ardent
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation:

    budding – developing/ maturing
  10. When a culture is in a state of ______ or transition the freedom of the artist increases – but the question of subject matter becomes _______ for him: he, himself, has to ________ for society.
    A) Disintegration, problematic , choose
    B) fragmentation , doubtful , select
    C) complexity , harmful , decide
    D) insecurity , hard , chose
    View Answer
    Option A
    Explanation:

    Fragmentation – disintegration

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54 Thoughts to “English: Fill in the Blanks — Set 23”

  1. $~$PrAdeEP$K$~$~$

    nyccc……;)))))… mod mam…:)

  2. ครђ

    Thankyou Ambika ma’am for this set 🙂 🙂

  3. gomathy priya

    thanks az:)

  4. RidHimA

    7/10 thanx az

  5. MAYANK BHARADWAJ100%

    thks

  6. Sachin Shukla

    8/10 thankuuu:)) nice set very close meaning to fill…in Q6 i think almost all aspirants
    ne policy and companies chuna hoga…..

  7. Sachin Shukla

    @mayankbharadwaj96:disqus @Acrostic:disqus @disqus_c4PnzP0V1O:disqus @@detemined:disqus @@disqus_Spe8HpTCdI:disqus @@disqus_0OrBOABGUE:disqus
    kaise attempt krte ho filler…..i mean..kya krte ho pehle….

    1. ครђ

      Brother as usual aapka score good hai.. .:) So tips to aapko dene chahiye Prabhu; )

      1. Sachin Shukla

        waii to puchha hu k kaise karte ho frr mai batau…jo chhoti moti trick h meri..

        1. ครђ

          Sentence ki theme ko samajhtey hue Eliminate karke hi try karta hu.. .fir b galat hojata hai hamara

          1. Sachin Shukla

            dekho pehle sentence mat padho pehle dhyan se opsn padh lo fr koi jaruri nahi h ki pehle suru ka hi fill karo last se bhi try karo…then jo agr ek do close ho use hold kar ke baki ko eliminate kar do…

          2. Ravi Upadhyay

            dhanyawaad prabhu…. koi book suggest kr do… arun sharma kaisi h verbal ki

          3. Sachin Shukla

            bhai mere pas koi book nahi h bss idhar udhar google kiya karta hu…jada tar padhai mai net lapi se krta online…

          4. Ravi Upadhyay

            achaa meri english weak h.. sbi po pre me kam ho gya is saal…rrb me kitni vcncy aa skti h is br… usme hindi h bdiya h fr

          5. Sachin Shukla

            kuchh keh nai sakte yee man k chalna h k pichhle year k compare me is year km hi hogi…qki ab bank me vacancies reduce ho rahi h…becoz of merging

          6. Ravi Upadhyay

            aur gmat MANHATTEN ka review de skte ho

          7. Sachin Shukla

            thiik to h site maine dekha nai bhai..actually itnii site h ki time km pad jata h 24hrs me sona khana pina rest bhi nikal jata…15-16hrs bachta h study k liye

          8. Ravi Upadhyay

            ajkl o tnsn me nind bhi ni ati heheheheh

          9. ครђ

            Ok boss…thannks 🙂

          10. Sachin Shukla

            aur vocab strong karo yee bhi bahot important h khas kr close test and filler k liye…

    2. RidHimA

      mr. rbi…………..

      1. Sachin Shukla

        kya h ridhima…kaun rbi h ji..

        1. RidHimA

          u rbi m ho na ……..

          1. Sachin Shukla

            hehehehe…sbi ibps mil hi nai raha rbi kaha milega ((:

  8. Mera bhi din ayega :)))

    Only 3 ….qus bhut ache h ty
    Provide on daily basis

    1. Ambika

      thankyou 🙂 we will post

      1. Mera bhi din ayega :)))

        Option bhi bhut close the vaise to me eliminate karke karti hu aaj nahi bane 😐

        1. Ambika

          ji ye whi type ke aspirants ke liye hi the 😀
          even i do by elimination method

          1. Mera bhi din ayega :)))

            Hmm me samjh gayi

          2. Destiny : Ultimate

            yes elimination method is the best 😛

      2. Gajni

        Ma’am please post rc daily or on alternate day

        1. Ambika

          ok ..we ll post

  9. subhain

    best and helpful..:zone

    1. Destiny : Ultimate

      yes:)

  10. Gajni

    10/10
    Increase the level plz 🙂

  11. Jeetesh Chandra

    9/10..Thanxxx AZ Team..

  12. ****

    only got 4/10… thanku mam, q ache h bhut

  13. AVI™ (Sinchen loveR)

    6/10
    nyC one
    plz provide daily

    1. Ambika

      Yes we will 🙂 thankyou

  14. Destiny : Ultimate

    thanku 🙂

  15. Ambika

    the answer is correct ..C

  16. Sudipta Basak

    5/10
    But take long time aprx 19min
    How to reduce time???

    1. Ambika

      try to eliminate wrong options first..and learn new words daily , it ll help u

  17. EKTA

    7/10 crct…. Nice level

  18. swati

    i m not sure about the answer of question no 6….can u please explain ?????/

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