English Questions: Fill in the Blanks 128

Directions(1-10): Fill in tha blanks from the options given.

  1. Even though India has become world’s second largest mobile phone manufacturer in the world after china, it is also _______ for simply bringing in most of the components
    and assembling them, an activity also sarcastically termed as screwdriver technology.
    Denuded
    Derided
    Lauded
    Simulated
    Exalted
    Option B
    Denuded means exposed.
    Lauded means praised/acclaimed.
    Simulated means to imitate/replicate something.
    Exalted means dignified/glorified.
    Only derided, which means ridiculed/insulted, fits in.
    Hence, option B is correct.

     

  2. Alcohol-induced liver damage is a growing epidemic, especially in Kerala where aberrant lifestyle changes are being _______ at a rapid rate as compared to rest of
    India.
    Exhume
    Entwined
    Tangible
    Imbibed
    Foresight
    Option D
    Exhume means to dig up.
    Entwined means tangled.
    Tangible means concrete/real.
    Foresight means prudence/insight.
    Imbibed means absorbed/incorporated/included.
    Hence, option D is correct

     

  3. Delhi is the _______ example of a city that has neglected its environment and needs a fundamental policy change incorporating environmental preservation within the
    economic goals so as to shift the mindset of Indian society
    Quintessential
    Banal
    Flawed
    Primitive
    Spirit
    Option A
    Banal means bland/boring/dull.
    Flawed means faulty.
    Primitive means ancient.
    Spirit means courage/character.
    Quintessential means typical/ideal/ultimate.
    Of all the options, option A- quintessential- fits in well here.
    Hence, option A is correct.

     

  4. Our chief economic advisor recently noted that although the level was still below potential, the Indian economy seemed to be picking up resiliently in terms of growth and very ________ stated that India was both a story of revival and risks.
    Elaborated
    Summary
    Succinctly
    Rudely
    Debatable
    Option C
    Elaborated and stated are similar and would be redundant. Thus, option A is incorrect.
    Summary is correct in terms of meaning but not grammar.
    Rudely is absurd while debatable is an adjective and we need an adverb in the blank.
    Only succinctly fits right in. This means concise and here refers to the chief economic advisor
    summarizing his remarks.
    Hence, option C is correct

     

  5. Contrary to popular perception, India had never been an “outlier state” and though not a member of the nuclear non-proliferation regime, had maintained an _________
    non-proliferation record coupled with a strong commitment to controlling exports of nuclear materials.
    Updated
    Tarnished
    Impeccable
    Guilty
    Gleaming
    Option C
    Tarnished means marked/flawed and is opposite to what the statement wishes to convey. Guilty is also
    incorrect by the same logic. Both can be eliminated.
    Updated means up to date and does not fit in the context.
    Gleaming means shiny and is incorrect.
    Only Impeccable, meaning perfect/flawless suits the context and fits in well.
    Hence, option C is correct.

     

  6. Higher input costs have squeezed profits for companies and further_______ these worries, the yield on 10-year U.S. Treasuries hit 3% for the first time in more than four
    years, indicating that companies would require more cash to service company their debt.
    Ameliorating
    Aggravate
    Compounding
    Relieving
    Both B and C
    Option C
    Aggravate is correct in terms of meaning (to worsen) but incorrect grammaticallyas aggravating should have been used.
    Compounding means to make (something bad) worse and is a perfect fit.
    Hence, option C is correct.

     

  7. The Reserve Bank of India has further liberalised the norms for external commercial borrowing (ECB) that will allow Indian companies to access _______ funds from overseas markets.
    Cheaper
    Dearer
    Expensive
    Poor
    Ordinary
    Option A
    Dearer and expensive are opposite of what is needed.
    Poor and ordinary are both irrelevant here.
    Hence, option A is correct.

     

  8. The government _______ up to Rs 1.03 lakh crore in GST collection in April, indicating stabilization of the new indirect tax regime which was rolled out on July 1 last year.
    Moped
    Collected
    Mopped
    Both A and B
    Both B and C
    Option E
    Moped means to feel dejected and apathetic.
    Collected and mopped both mean the same and fit in well.
    Hence, option E is correct.

     

  9. With increasing adoption of digital payments and reliance on electronic banking
    ecosystem, India must have a data localization mandate to avoid data _______.
    Safety
    Pilferage
    Thief
    Reduction
    Substantiate
    Option B
    Thief is incorrect as it is the action of stealing i.e. theft that is to be avoided here.
    Reduction clearly does not fit in while substantiate means to provide evidence to support and does not fit in the blank.
    Only pilferage meaning leakage fits in well.
    Hence, option B is correct.

     

  10. Paytm has said that no payment system should be allowed to roll out services unless
    they ______ with the regulations.
    Refer
    Flout
    Adhere
    Comply
    Abide
    Option D
    Adhere is always followed by to and is thus incorrect here.
    Similarly, abide is to be followed by ‘by’ which is not the case here. This can also be eliminated.
    Flout meaning to defy is the opposite of what is needed.
    Refer does not make sense in the statement.
    Only Comply which means to follow/abide by/adhere to is correct.
    Hence, option D is correct.

     

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