Rohit -------a huge library and has a large collection of books in it.

Rachna liked her room to be exactly the way she left it and she would ------ allow anyone to touch her things.

Elephants are the largest living land animals ------- earth today.

Josephine was elated because the doctor confirmed the news ------ her pregnancy.

It ------ been estimated that there may be many millions of species of plants, insects and micro organisams still undiscovered in tropical rainforests.

The artist had to ------- a lot before ------- recognised for his talent.

Most of the committee members -------- in favour of the -------- of a new dam in that village.

She -------- to learn basic German as she will be -------- for Germany next month.

They --------- a sound infrastructure in order to --------- with the new challenges.

As soon as she -------- the branch office, she was asked to --------- to the head-office immediately.

Healthy scepticism, a vital ___________ for any journalist, has given ______________ to credulity, or worse, naivete.

Kejriwal’s ________ about all kinds of people became more and more _________ and even if there was a grain of truth in any of them, there was just no evidence.

Every time Vidya Balan went about repeating “Entertainment, entertainment, entertanment!” audiences at awards nights went into __________ as if Voltaire had _________ from his grave.

Whether one believes it or not, there are still some people __________ us who could have become powerful____________ in strength and in financial means.

When politicians became _________ and the bureaucracy __________ it is to the media that people turn for some guidance.

When I am an autocrat, I am _______ in the extreme. my direct method is to ______ power and control.

__________ in india has been the _________ of small and marginal farmers.

_______ keep the environment clean, by _______ on animals carcasses

The researcher had been ______ for some information when suddendly he _______ that he had noted down some of the facts in his diary.

Power to ______ the constitution ______ in parliament.

sun has great inner ______.

Not just to ______ the new morning

ourselves is also ______ with the

we just need to be ______.

sunrise to ______ within ourselves

To know ______ reality,

the mind can ______ its innermost

We can then ______ soul truths

five minutes or for ______, and

“Yoga is the ______ of the modifications

the most ______ and powerful

it is the ______ of the other two.

importance to ______, seeking

blessings before ______ on any

that can be ______ for the welfare

For me the ______________ and the chill of those nights

In a ___________ fair of fireflies,

and made us _________ there’s nothing that can blow

those divine lights ________. In my mind I can

the jingling sounds of ________ tiny bells that grandma

Is the _______________ implication equally clear? Perhaps not.

A checklist is purely objective, no _______________ is involved.

is framed as a set ______ questions, the answer

question can only be a binary “Yes” _______ “No” and nothing in between;

way teaching happens and in the ____________ of the student.

_____________ who argue in this way support.

own; and also by ____________ out that, even within this field.

field, there is a growing tendency ___________ the part of certain sciences to separate

 from philosophy and _____________ independent.

among the scientists and ___________ among the philosophers.

when I’m travelling, and ____________ my life a misery.

I _____________ that I haven’t packed it,

wake up in a cold ________________, and get out of

I turn out of the bag; and _____________ I repack and forget it,

have to rush upstairs ___________ it at the last moment

We can choose to ______ on where we want to

minds consider all the negative ______ that could happen.

most of the time our fears never ______.

We can choose to make a ______ to change our focus.

where we are ______ to go.

many things ______ that gives us

gives us ______ and irritation.

We face many ______ in our life.

heavy set with material ______ will have a lot

But the ______ is life still is easy.

style that works ______ for them

What works for your ______ may not work

take some time and ______ different leadership

they work for different ______ types

a much better ______ of success as a leader.

Over the years Blyton ________________ for a lot of things,

especially for being ___________ and creating two-dimensional characters.

the nostalgia of rainy afternoons ___________ snuggled up with our noses

with nothing _______ between.

Blyton how __________ could enrol at Malory Towers

The climate question _____________ a leapfrog era for

has chalked out an _____________ policy on renewable energy,

175 gigawatts of power ____________ green sources by 2022.

This has to be _____________ pursued,

the barriers to wider ___________ of rooftop solar energy

The entry of foreign media has to be ______ by strict rules.

Any intention to ______ the country politically.

cultural ______ in order to make the country.

would not be ______ If the foreign media.

country’s unity and ______ is essential.

is most definitely determined by our ______.

Also our ______ tend to be habit.

we have a ______ to act in a particular manner.

people are ______ by their deeds and seem.

environment which to a great extent ______ our priorities.

Violence takes a heavy toll and affects public life ______.

It appears that one can harm anybody at any time and at ______.

make money and ______ power at any cost.

no political party or group can now ______ into claim.

so far as ______ of violence against innocent person.

_______________ the course of the development of different life-forms heredity

in the first life-form and ______________ through all the

sole factor in the ____________ of the parent properties

natural selection in the struggle _____________ existence, and partner selection

the struggle of the males for ____________ are the principal factors

It is a delight _______________ the illuminating thoughts

it is amusing to see how ________________ they launched

they launched ________________ on boundless seas when they were unprovided

They were _________ brilliant children, who know

and did __________ despair of governing so great a realm.

Bankers commanding astronomic salaries presided over a collective madness which took the global financial __________to the precipice - and has affected living standards and economic ________ around the world.

Politicians appeared to be unable or unwilling either to ________high finance effectively or to punish those who had been culpably _________.

Though the Indian media industry has not yet reached a crisis point _____________ to its Western counterparts, the time has come to recalibrate our own structures to ____________ a sustainable public interest information ecology.

Readers sometimes call to ask a specific question, but the discussion _________ moves on to different areas of news production and the ________ therein.

The solution to excessive campaign expenditure and a much too __________ eye on the electoral cycle is better found in _________ political leaderships to develop selfdiscipline and to explain to the people the need for unpopular, but necessary, decisions.

As many as fifteen people had ________ me at the security check when I was travelling from Delhi _______ San Francisco.

People avoid eating non-vegetarian food _______ there is excess protein and fat that may be ____________ for a good health.

Indian economy has seen many __________ but this one will surely sound the death _______ for us.

I was lucky to have __________ the plane crash and come out __________.

It is a given that Japan would stem its economic ____________ by doling _____ largesse to its people.

As this country has become more ………… industrial and internationalised, it has like all Western democracies, experienced a necessary increase in the …………. of the executive.

When interpersonal problems …………… but are not dealt with, the organisation's productivity inevitably ……….

Participative management, in which everyone has ……….. into a decision that a leader then makes, is a mechanism for …………… employees

Lack of ………… is basic to good teamwork, but our ability to work with others depends on our ………

Complete the constant openness is a notion that can be …………. to absurdity . Am I…………. to stop everyone on the street and tell them my reaction to their appearance?

He was -------------of playing --------------and loose with the sentiments of his dearest friends

Raising _________ over the funding to media houses, Zee group chairman sought ________ of media licences before they are issued.

Everyone even ______________familiar with serious theater is familiar with the effort that it takes to process Shakespearean language _______________ live.

The government has decided not to make any ___________ changes in the country's tax ___________

If criminals are…………….to join electoral fray,………………is likely to increase

Adding to a growing body of research ____ cutting back on sweetened beverages it is now found that drinking ____ sugary drinks may help lower blood pressure.

The blame game for the air tragedy is already in full ____ with the authorities involved making attempts to ____ for themselves.

The actress, wearing a dark gray suit and open necked shirt, sat ____ the proceedings looking nervous throughout, occasionally frowning as her lawyer ____ with the judge.

It was an excellent social evening with people from all ____ of life getting a chance to let their hair ____.

There canbe no denying the fact that in sports, star coaches have the ____ to get something extra out of their ____.

A company can ____ the potential of its employees ____ various training programmes.

The objective of the survey is to ____ the impact of the rising rupee on a ____ engineering sector

Research shows that an organisation’s ____ to cater to the customer’s changing needs will ____ its success.

The country’s economic growth has been achieved ____ exports and ____ large amounts of foreign direct investments.

In many rural areas hospitals are ____ equipped because of the ____ of funds from the Government.

A law enforcement official said the crash did not ________ appear to be the result of a crime of terrorism.

This was found grossly _________ for an aviation company of its size

The real meaning that verse seeks to _________ may be hidden behind a direct meaning

Support and action to help save these _________ is vital if we are to avoid losing these wonderful animals forever

At first sight, the Greek financial crisis _________ serious problems for Greece for the Euro, and possibly for the European Union

 Irfan was fond of birds. He preferred to ___________ them rather than ___________ them.

 There was a ____________ when Tom and I would talk ____________ of doing such parts together.

The tunnel was so ____________ and congested that we became ____________

His speech ____________ the need for the media to play an important role to bring ____________ on social evils

They have been ____________ on incentives to ____________ these practices are implemented at grassroots level.

Prejudice begins as a/an_______ statement, ending on a ______ that justifies any extreme.

The growing city______ upon the ______ of certain animals.

There is an urgent need to________ the attitude of people towards_______ steps against smoking.

Besides ______  laws for social causes, the government should also launch social  ______ campaign.

The recent spate of riots has proved that biases ______ in childhood are strengthened in ______

Prejudice begins as a/an statement, ending on a ______ that justifies any extreme.

The growing city upon the ______ of certain animals.

There is an urgent need to the attitude of people towards steps against smoking.

Besides ______  laws for social causes, the government should also launch social  ______ campaign.

 The recent spate of riots has proved that biases ______ in childhood are strengthened in ______

Those who  ______ the norms of society are criticized.

The group was found to be ______ in subversive activities.

The prisoner of war ______ was to torture.

The Principal wanted me to improve the ______ of my term paper.

The recent ______ demands ______ and trial under POTA.

I ______feel for ______ who are cruel to their children.

The ______ of Muhammad, a prophet, brought ______ social enlightenment among tile Muslims.

The big banyan tree ______ fallen ______ the road.

Temples were ______ since early morning with the devotees.

The bill ______ the Parliament was ______ by forty two votes.

After many years in the ______ he ______ to active politics last year.

______ the last decade, terrorism has ______ as a threat to civilised society.

Mr Amitabh Bacchan has once again ______ has mettle by his ______ acting as 'Auro'.

 A number of organisations have raised ______voices ______ uses of unclaimed dead bodies for research purposes.

 Will you please ______ from interfering ______ my affairs?

The tunnel ………………. for extracting smoke and stale air and for infusing fresh air. It will have state-of-the-art monitoring and control systems for security.

When India’s largest political party pursues such a strategy and finds it electorally rewarding, it ……………….. by other political parties.

The argument for a uniform civil code (UCC) ………… in a modern nation state as long as it is rational, non-discriminatory and promotes social equality and gender justice.

The need ………………………………… how many cases should be listed per day cannot be stressed enough. It is not uncommon to see over 100 matters listed before a judge in a day.

For courts in India………………………, there must be a change in leadership thought and the willingness to seek help where it is evidently required.

An analysis of booking data ……….. by online travel portal has shown 40 per cent of city residents ………… for hill stations for weekend breaks.

Mobile operators are allowed to ……….. network infrastructure like cellphone towers, which has ……….. them reduce cost, but not air waves.

I ……….. a friend named Ankur who ……….. a horse ranch in the city.

Traffic was ……….. on the express way on Saturday as local residents ……….. the road.

The incident ……….. place when the victim asked a ……….. of youths for money.

Wanting to fill his stomatch, the crow painted his body ________ that of pigeons and ______ the pigeons as one of them

As a man was _______ by the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being _________ by only a small rope

Evershine is a tree that is believed to _______ flowers that never fade and have an _______ beauty

A peacock was singing happily in a forest _______ suddenly he was _______ about his rough voice by a cuckoo

Forced to give ______ trying anymore, the fox accepted his _______

The final results of the PSBs, as expected, were poor and the government, being owner of   PSBs,   has  been  paying                     attention to the banking situation and initiating various actions such as strengthening the selection process of the top management, and                 a bankruptcy code

The Prime Minister’s clarion call for “zero defect” in “Make in India” shouldn’t be                   to manufacturing alone; the quality of health- care services which affect citizens on a day-to- day basis is equally important as quality of products manufactured, and will help in                    India.

The United Kingdom, one of those which sponsored  the  resolution,                the importance of “a comprehensive approach” to dealing with the past, restoring confidence in state institutions, and developing a just political                for all people.

Mr. Modi has directed all departments, youth organisations, magistrates and governments to                 youths by designing an ‘inspiring/ patriotic youth anthem in sync with the 21st Century’ and recording ‘100 sentences commonly used in youth conversations’ to be                 in a booklet or electronic form.

Mergers can be successful in similar institutions with a similar                 but cannot be extensively adopted because they lead to job cuts, branch closures and, in some cases,                 of quality and quantity of services.

...................... before the clock struck 8 on Saturday night, India Gate was swamped with people wearing black teeshirts and holding candles.
(A) Minutes
(B) Time
(C) Later
(D) Quickly
(E) Since
(F) Seconds

The States should take steps to .................. the process of teachers' appointments as the Centre has already sanctioned six lakh posts.
(A) fasten
(B) move
(C) hasten
(D) speed
(E) early
(F) quicken

A senior citizen's son .................. threatened her every day and physically harmed her, forcing her to transfer her property to him.
A) superficially
B) mistakenly
C) allegedly
D) miserably
E) doubtfully
F) purportedly

Medical teachers said that the management had continued to remain .................. to their cause leading to the stretching of their strike.
(A) unmoved
(B) lethargic
(C) unconcerned
(D) apathetic
(D) indifferent
(F) boted

The parents had approached the high court to ................... the government order after their children, who passed UKG, were denied admission by a school.
(A) void
(B) quash
(C) annul
(D) stay
(E) lift
(F) post

Vision is usually ___________ most effectively when many different __________ are used

People who have been through difficult, painful and not very ________ change effects often end up _________ both pessimistic and angry conclusions.

The human maind is never _______ it advances or it ______

If misery is the effect of ill fortune, it ought to be pitied if of _________ to be _________

It would be impossible for us to continue living in this world if each of us _________ exactly, what fate had in __________ for him

Forest department officials said that when the elephants were made to --- from their trucks, they went straight to the spot where they had been --- during the camp.

Excise officials seized pouches of whisky --- a bus travelling --- Maharashtra.

Organisations ---- for the victims --- the inhuman and unjust attitude of the gov- ernment.

A collision between two buses --- six people dead, --- the driver of one of the buses.

The court --- revenue authorities and PCB officials to --- teams and visit pharma units

Wearing a sagety helmet is _______ in this area.

Some courses are optional but Maths and English are _______

Jess caused her parents a lot of _______ when she was a teenager.

In all _______ Hursh will get the job

At first there were some _______ with the software, but is’s okay now.

Despite being _____ in minerals, this State remains one _____ the poorest in the country.

The country's education system still _____ very old-fashioned and is in _____ need of a revamp.

_____ injured with a hamstring injury, the player remained in the field _____ for his country.

Everything has _____ superfast these days, with the _____ of technology.

All has had a _____ for trains and endeavours to become a railway engineer _____ grows up.

Quality of _____ is in the focus in the 12^th Five-Year Plan for _____ implementing the right to education.

Although the work has been _____, the authority is examining the road to make sure whether the ______ during the construction work have been followed or not.

 _________ threw acid on a sales girl who was _____ home after day’s work at a nearby showroom.

Children should have at least 60 minutes of _______ to vigorous exercise a day, including _______ part in sports, brisk walking and running.

_______ sewage water from damaged line is further _______ to the woes of not only commuters, but also the people living in the vicinity.

Vijay did not expect.......... treacherous behaviour from his own partner.

Even if the most lenient and charitable view is taken Mahesh cannot be completely............. of the blame.

Hamid was...........towards the door when the door-bell rang and he himself opened it.

Smita could have......... in the examination in spite of her efforts had the examination been more difficult.

Tharu had ............ that evening very much but by nightfall felt tired.

Vilas was to reach that evening but was.........up at Cochin for some personal work.

Ramesh put on a very........ face when he said something silly and the contrast made everyone laugh.

Sabita....... her plan to go out when she came to know of the strike of the bus men and spent the evening at home .

The payment was......... delayed this time because some of the supporting documents for the claim were missing.

Rajendran had to travel over long distance to reach there but his trips were.....each time and were worth the efforts.

My mother upset the kettle of boiling water and................her right hand badly.

The government is confident that the standard of living will begin to ................again soon.

It is becoming more and more................that the principal is losing the confidence of his staff.

Hindus believe that................from the cycle of birth and rebirth can be attained only by good deeds.

A politician’s speech must be read................the lines, it may have a double...... .

Much of the ____ that cricket has is due to the fact it is a ____ sport. 

Since foggy weather ____ visibility by several metres, the railways has either partially ____ or diverted some of the trains.

The once ____ district is gradually being ____ of its green cover. 

The pilot knew she would be able to see the ____ lights of the city from her cockpit window, but she would not see the fireworks explode to welcome the new year as she would have ____ to cruising altitude. 

The New Year has ____ in good news for city hotels as most properties are ____ for the whole month.

A model based approach has been ____ to identify the factors that are ____ for the problems faced by the rural areas.

Farm living is dependent on ____ environmental conditions, and in times of drought, flood or pestilence, survival becomes extremely ____.

It is also a ____ of industrialization that farms become more mechanized, putting many labourers out of ____

Since their inception, Regional Rural Banks have taken ____ roots and have become a sort of ____ part of the rural credit structure in India.

Any new proposal in the educationsector should ____ the chances for the rural poor to have a ____ education at par with their urban counter parts in their villages themselves.

While the environment _________ nuclear energy could make a large addition to the energy _________, experts have a lot of expectations from this ________ method of producting

A. friendly               B. resources                C. cleaner

________ information technology has entered the homes, offices and hearts of many citizens of India ______ people in rural areas still ______ ignorant of its immense benefits

A. remain         B. many        C. although

He has ______ most of the life`s earning in the stock market but he still ______ to be leading his life _____ and extravagantly

A. gained        B. seems       C. luxuriusly

Owing to the _______ of the highly _______ disease widespread in the town) most of the people decided to ______ indoors during weekend

A. Scare         B. Contagious        C. stay

Overlooking the fact that water scarecity intencifies during summer many residential areas continue to use swimming pools, wasting large quantities of water.

A. large       B. continue         C. during

a boy died from ________ he received after being _____________ beaten up by his teacher.

Agricultural scientists told them that the _________ was mainly due to _______ soil health and that they needed to follow zero-till farming method.

It is +++ how this colour has  __________ the feminine space in India.

The make-up of the syllabus ___________ students to have a wide _________ of knowledge.

___________ a coaching centre is a vital ________ in the total game plan.

It is caste discrimination that_________ disturbance of peace and social __________.

Women have a pre-ordained status in the caste order which saw the __________ of gruesome violience with impunity, something we have still not been able to annihilate effectively even in the constitutional era despite a century and a half of the most powerful critiques against the enslavement of women ____________ by anti-caste philosophers

India has been building up its stored ___________ while international oil prices have droppen in the past ______ of years.

The vigour and vitality of the various expressive freedoms guaranteed by the constitution _______ on the existence of a corresponding ________ of cognitive freedom.

India's energy security does required a large strategic  _______ of oil to take care of any vagaries in its international ______ chain.

The death of the eminent leader ___________ to all the citizen of the country.

The tendency to avoid problems and the emotional suffering inherent in them is the _________

___________ comes from our inability to own up the mess created by ourselves.

The benefits of the teachnology will be limited by the fact that any teachnology used in a business will give returns _______

One of the serious consequences of unethical politice is the _________ in our leaders and the system.

In the following questions a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent.

After two years, high inflation moderated in the later part of 2011-12 in response to past monetary tightening and growth deceleration. High inflation had adverse consequences on welfare and on saving and investment, particularly household saving in financial assets. The most serious consequence of inflation is …………………… As growth slowed down, in part due to high inflation, it further reduced the welfare of the common man through adverse impact on employment and incomes.

In the following question a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent.

Aggregation of risks is somewhat quite new to banks in India. While some banks have started thinking in that line by trying to put integrated limits framework and integrated risk policies as well as using CBS solutions for technological integration, the effort required is beyond such requirement. Risk aggregation would mean aggregating the individual risk measures to decide most appropriate assets class that would contain the risk to the desired level dictated by the risk appetite .Capital allocation (about how much) would be based on such strategies………..

In the following question a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent.

However, it is possible that the non -resident entity may have a business connection with the resident Indian entity. In such a case, the resident Indian entity could be treated as Permanent Establishment of the nonresident entity. ……………During the last decade or so, India has seen a steady growth of outsourcing of business processes by non residents or foreign companies to IT -enabled entities in India. Such entities are either branches or associated enterprises of the foreign enterprise or an independent India enterprise. The nonresident entity or foreign company will be liable to tax in India only if the IT -enabled BPO unit in India constitutes its Permanent Establishmen

In the following question a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent (coherent means logically complete and sound).

Let us understand the definition of metaphysics, a purely speculative science, which occupies a completely isolated position and is entirely independent of the teachings of experience. It deals with mere conceptions—not, like mathematics, with conceptions applied to intuition—and in it, reason is the pupil of itself alone. It is the oldest of the sciences. (_________________)

In the following question a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent (coherent means logically complete and sound).

The Time Traveler (for so it will be convenient to speak of him) was expounding a recondite matter to us. His grey eyes shone and twinkled, and his usually pale face was flushed and animated. The fire burned brightly, and the soft radiance of the incandescent lights in the lilies of silver caught the bubbles that flashed and passed in our glasses. Our chairs, being his patents, embraced and caressed us rather than submitted to be sat upon, and there was that luxurious after-dinner atmosphere when thought roams gracefully free of the trammels of precision. (_________________).

Contractors across the state have _____ to stop work on the scheme after the minister failed to give them concrete ________ to stop timely payment.

Although some think the terms "bug" and "insect" are _____ the former term actually refers to _____ group of insects.

Psychology has slowly evolved into an ______ scientific discipline that now functions ______ with the same privileges and responsibility as other sciences.

________ it out in vehicles while remaining struck in a traffic snarl for hours, has become a __________ matter for commuters?

_______ makes the actress" trip to the country different this year is that she is ______ to raise funds for the biopic of a literary icon.

The novel's protagonish, a pearl diver, naively expects that the buyers will compete among themselves to pay him the best price for his pearl, but instead, they _______ to _______ him.

 A matter goal of the law, to deter potential criminals by punishing wrongloers, is not served when penalty is so seldom invoked that it _____ to be a _______ threat.

Owners of private hostels located in residential areas are not only _______ taxesbut are also functioining whimsically in the __________ of any regulation body ?

Every third person visiting a doctor happens to ______ form a clinical or psychological disorder _______ with temblors.

His ______ sense of humour caused more ______ than he must have intented.

Fill in the blanks;

The destiny has destined him -------------------  a higher post than be now holds.

One of the committee members brought...........interesting question

Rapid technological progress does not create tension.............workers

Their..............to scale the mountain peak was an absolute failure.

A committee was formed to look..........the Memorial

I had not expected to meet him, it was quit an........... meeting

For months, a rush of burglaries in Thane.........the local police.

The country’s major industrial houses have a.......in the political parties which they have always liberally funded.

The man was about to move his bike into the compound of his apartment when a passerby......down the motorbike.

The Chairman assured the shareholders that the management would............itself to increase the production.

The new industrial policy is a result of the confidence the government has in the...........of the Indian industry.