English: Sentence Fillers/Para Completion Set – 46

Direction (1-10): In each question a sentence is given followed by a blank. Each blank is followed by three options and you have determine which option can be used in place of blank to give a meaningful sentence and mark it as your answer.

1. One of the major reasons for drug abuse – and this is specially applicable for youngsters doing drugs – is its presence, and at times glorification, in popular media such as television series and films. Quite often it so happens that doing drugs is romanticized and some fictional positive aspects of the same are shown. The most major impact of drug abuse____________________
   a. is disturbing the ways in which nerve cells send, process and receive information
   b. can fool the receptors of human brain
   c. is on the brain, which consequentially affects every other aspect of life of the person addicted to drugs
   Only a & b
   Only b & c
   Only c & a
   Only c
   All are Correct
   Option E
   Drugs supress CNS thereby fooling the receptors.

    

2. Electricity generation is the process of generating electric power from sources of primary energy. For electric utilities in the electric power industry, it is the first stage in the delivery of electricity to end users, the other stages being transmission, distribution, energy storage and recovery, using pumped-storage methods. Electricity is______________
   a. not a primary energy freely present in nature in remarkable amounts
   b. generated by the movement of a loop of wire
   c. quickly adopted by many cities around the world
   Only a & b
   Only b & c
   Only c & a
   Only c
   All are correct
   Option A
   Electricity is a necessity not a condition. Hence “c” discarded.

    

3. Indian spices include a variety of spices grown across the Indian subcontinent (a sub-region of South Asia). With different climates in different parts of the country, India produces a variety of spices, many of which are native to the subcontinent, while others were imported from similar climates and have since been cultivated locally for centuries. Spices are ________________________
   a. used in different forms: whole, chopped, ground, roasted, sautéed, fried, and as topping
   b. flavouring substances
   c. added at the end as a flavouring and are typically heated in a pan
   Only a & b
   Only b & c
   Only c & a
   Only c
   All are correct
   Option C
   Spices, not always, act as flavouring substance.

    

4. Economic development is the process by which a nation improves the economic, political, and social well-being of its people. The term has been used frequently by economists, politicians, and others in the 20th and 21st centuries. The concept, however, has been in existence in the West for centuries. Economic development __________________
   a. is a policy intervention endeavor with aims of improving the economic and social well-being of people
   b. has a direct relationship with the environment and environmental issues
   c. is a phenomenon of market productivity and rise in GDP
   Only a & b
   Only b & c
   Only c & a
   Only c
   All are correct
   Option E
   

    

5. Chromosomes are normally visible under a light microscope only when the cell is undergoing the metaphase of cell division. A chromosome ____________________
   a. is a DNA molecule with part or all of the genetic material
   b. undergo mitotic catastrophe and die
   c. refer to the individualized portions of chromatin
   Only a & b
   Only b & c
   Only c & a
   Only a
   All are correct
   Option D
   

    

6. Creativity is all about knowing what is meaningful to people. Successful mining of meaningful knowledge reveals important patterns and shows you possible paths to the new. Recognizing the important ‘dots’ and connecting them in different ways is what entrepreneurialism is about. Creativity scares us. These are the environments _______________
   a. is of enormous consequence
   b. where two or three smart people who trust each other can come together and ‘play’ at connecting disparate dots of knowledge in an open-ended kind of game
   c. we need for innovation in an era of constant, cascading change
   Only a & b
   Only b & c
   Only c & a
   Only c
   All are correct
   Option B
   

    

7. A quiz is a form of game or mind sport, in which the players (as individuals or in teams) attempt to answer questions correctly. It is a game to test your knowledge about a certain subject. In some countries, a quiz is also a brief assessment used in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, and/or skills. Quizzes ____________________________
   a. typically found in the United States
   b. held on a variety of subjects
   c. are usually scored in points and many quizzes are designed to determine a winner from a group of participants
   Only a & b
   Only b & c
   Only c & a
   Only c
   All are correct
   Option B
   

    

8. Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread to other parts of the body. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal bleeding, prolonged cough, unexplained weight loss, and a change in bowel movements. Many cancers ______________
   a. occur more commonly in developed countries
   b. can be prevented by not smoking
   c. are increasing as more people live to an old age and as lifestyle changes occur in the developing world.
   Only a & b
   Only b & c
   Only c & a
   Only c
   All are correct
   Option A
   

    

9. Allopathic medicine is an expression commonly used in India and other countries like Ghana and Korea to refer to modern systems of medicine. Allopathic medicine and allopathy______________________
   a. are terms coined in the early 19th century
   b. are coined by by Samuel Hahnemann
   c. are coined by the founder of homeopathy, as a synonym for mainstream medicine
   Only a & b
   Only b & c
   Only c & a
   Only c
   All are correct
   Option E
   Samuel Hahneman is the founder of the term allopathy in 19th century

    

10. Patanjali Ayurved Limited is an Indian FMCG company. Manufacturing units and headquarters are located in the industrial area of Haridwar while the registered office is located at Delhi. Baba Ramdev established the Patanjali Ayurved Limited in 2006 along with Acharya Balkrishna ___________________
    a. to manufacture not only traditional clothes such as Kurta Payjama but also popular western clothes such as jeans.
    b. to establish further units in India and in Nepal
    c. with the objective of establishing science of Ayurveda in accordance and coordination with the latest technology and ancient wisdom
    Only a & b
    Only b & c
    Only c & a
    Only c
    All are correct
    Option D
    patanjali primarily aimed at ayervedic productions only.