General English and Verbal Reasoning Test 2

Directions: The sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Each occupation has its own ___________; bankers, lawyers and computer professionals, for example all use among themselves a ____________ that outsiders find difficult to follow.

Directions: The following question consists of a single sentence with one blank only. You are given five words as answer choices and from the five choices you have to pick up the one that will make the sentence meaningfully complete.

Open debates would be of immense help to thinkers and social scientists in their attempts to formulate their point of view on the critical question of ________.

Directions: The following question consists of a single sentence with one blank only. You are given five words as answer choices and from the five choices you have to pick up the one that will make the sentence meaningfully complete.

The U.S. money for Syrian ________ figures began flowing under President George W. Bush after he effectively froze political ties with Damascus in 2005.

Directions: The following question consists of a single sentence with one blank only. You are given five words as answer choices and from the five choices you have to pick up the one that will make the sentence meaningfully complete.

The ________ should ensure that those who manage to break out of the vicious cycle are able to sustain their upward momentum.

Directions: The sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Despite a growing _________ that a lot needs to be done to help those without clean water, a _______ says that more than 34 million people die every year of water borne diseases.

Directions: The sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Many people believed that spices help ___________ food; however nutritionists found that most spices were __________ of having any effect on growth of microbes present in the food.

Find out the appropriate word and fill blank (ix).

Directions: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Choose the option out of the five words/phrases which fits the blank appropriately.

When we sit down for a meal of market-bought products, we like to think we're getting a reasonable __(i)__ of the body's nutrient requirements, but studies show that because of our chemical intensive farming, the food that we have, does not__(ii)__ the vital nutrients that our ancestors enjoyed.
Plants __(iii)__ with the help of soluble chemical fertilisers get lazy and do not develop the deep, healthy root systems that pull additional elements out of the__(iv)__. In addition, the micro-organisms that break down organic matter and minerals to be taken up by plant roots are __(v)__ by chemical bombardment and violent mechanised manipulation of their environment. Essentially, we're getting robbed, and having to pay for it in __(vi)__ health, energy, longevity, and advancing medical bills.
Unfortunately, agriculture's single-minded focus on increasing __(vii)__ at any cost over the last half-century created a blind spot where rapid __(viii)__ of the nutritional quality of our food has occurred. This decline has been observed to be quite __(ix)__ in some crops but has sadly gone largely __(x)__ by scientists, farmers, government and consumers.

Find out the appropriate word and fill blank (vi).

Directions: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Choose the option out of the five words/phrases which fits the blank appropriately.

When we sit down for a meal of market-bought products, we like to think we're getting a reasonable __(i)__ of the body's nutrient requirements, but studies show that because of our chemical intensive farming, the food that we have, does not__(ii)__ the vital nutrients that our ancestors enjoyed.
Plants __(iii)__ with the help of soluble chemical fertilisers get lazy and do not develop the deep, healthy root systems that pull additional elements out of the__(iv)__. In addition, the micro-organisms that break down organic matter and minerals to be taken up by plant roots are __(v)__ by chemical bombardment and violent mechanised manipulation of their environment. Essentially, we're getting robbed, and having to pay for it in __(vi)__ health, energy, longevity, and advancing medical bills.
Unfortunately, agriculture's single-minded focus on increasing __(vii)__ at any cost over the last half-century created a blind spot where rapid __(viii)__ of the nutritional quality of our food has occurred. This decline has been observed to be quite __(ix)__ in some crops but has sadly gone largely __(x)__ by scientists, farmers, government and consumers.

Find out the appropriate word and fill blank (i).

Directions: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Choose the option out of the five words/phrases which fits the blank appropriately.

When we sit down for a meal of market-bought products, we like to think we're getting a reasonable __(i)__ of the body's nutrient requirements, but studies show that because of our chemical intensive farming, the food that we have, does not__(ii)__ the vital nutrients that our ancestors enjoyed.
Plants __(iii)__ with the help of soluble chemical fertilisers get lazy and do not develop the deep, healthy root systems that pull additional elements out of the__(iv)__. In addition, the micro-organisms that break down organic matter and minerals to be taken up by plant roots are __(v)__ by chemical bombardment and violent mechanised manipulation of their environment. Essentially, we're getting robbed, and having to pay for it in __(vi)__ health, energy, longevity, and advancing medical bills.
Unfortunately, agriculture's single-minded focus on increasing __(vii)__ at any cost over the last half-century created a blind spot where rapid __(viii)__ of the nutritional quality of our food has occurred. This decline has been observed to be quite __(ix)__ in some crops but has sadly gone largely __(x)__ by scientists, farmers, government and consumers.

Find out the appropriate word and fill blank (vii).

Directions: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Choose the option out of the five words/phrases which fits the blank appropriately.

When we sit down for a meal of market-bought products, we like to think we're getting a reasonable __(i)__ of the body's nutrient requirements, but studies show that because of our chemical intensive farming, the food that we have, does not__(ii)__ the vital nutrients that our ancestors enjoyed.
Plants __(iii)__ with the help of soluble chemical fertilisers get lazy and do not develop the deep, healthy root systems that pull additional elements out of the__(iv)__. In addition, the micro-organisms that break down organic matter and minerals to be taken up by plant roots are __(v)__ by chemical bombardment and violent mechanised manipulation of their environment. Essentially, we're getting robbed, and having to pay for it in __(vi)__ health, energy, longevity, and advancing medical bills.
Unfortunately, agriculture's single-minded focus on increasing __(vii)__ at any cost over the last half-century created a blind spot where rapid __(viii)__ of the nutritional quality of our food has occurred. This decline has been observed to be quite __(ix)__ in some crops but has sadly gone largely __(x)__ by scientists, farmers, government and consumers.

Find out the appropriate word and fill blank (iv).

Directions: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Choose the option out of the five words/phrases which fits the blank appropriately.

When we sit down for a meal of market-bought products, we like to think we're getting a reasonable __(i)__ of the body's nutrient requirements, but studies show that because of our chemical intensive farming, the food that we have, does not__(ii)__ the vital nutrients that our ancestors enjoyed.
Plants __(iii)__ with the help of soluble chemical fertilisers get lazy and do not develop the deep, healthy root systems that pull additional elements out of the__(iv)__. In addition, the micro-organisms that break down organic matter and minerals to be taken up by plant roots are __(v)__ by chemical bombardment and violent mechanised manipulation of their environment. Essentially, we're getting robbed, and having to pay for it in __(vi)__ health, energy, longevity, and advancing medical bills.
Unfortunately, agriculture's single-minded focus on increasing __(vii)__ at any cost over the last half-century created a blind spot where rapid __(viii)__ of the nutritional quality of our food has occurred. This decline has been observed to be quite __(ix)__ in some crops but has sadly gone largely __(x)__ by scientists, farmers, government and consumers.

Find out the appropriate word and fill blank (ii).

Directions: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Choose the option out of the five words/phrases which fits the blank appropriately.

When we sit down for a meal of market-bought products, we like to think we're getting a reasonable __(i)__ of the body's nutrient requirements, but studies show that because of our chemical intensive farming, the food that we have, does not__(ii)__ the vital nutrients that our ancestors enjoyed.
Plants __(iii)__ with the help of soluble chemical fertilisers get lazy and do not develop the deep, healthy root systems that pull additional elements out of the__(iv)__. In addition, the micro-organisms that break down organic matter and minerals to be taken up by plant roots are __(v)__ by chemical bombardment and violent mechanised manipulation of their environment. Essentially, we're getting robbed, and having to pay for it in __(vi)__ health, energy, longevity, and advancing medical bills.
Unfortunately, agriculture's single-minded focus on increasing __(vii)__ at any cost over the last half-century created a blind spot where rapid __(viii)__ of the nutritional quality of our food has occurred. This decline has been observed to be quite __(ix)__ in some crops but has sadly gone largely __(x)__ by scientists, farmers, government and consumers.

Find out the appropriate word and fill blank (v).

Directions: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Choose the option out of the five words/phrases which fits the blank appropriately.

When we sit down for a meal of market-bought products, we like to think we're getting a reasonable __(i)__ of the body's nutrient requirements, but studies show that because of our chemical intensive farming, the food that we have, does not__(ii)__ the vital nutrients that our ancestors enjoyed.
Plants __(iii)__ with the help of soluble chemical fertilisers get lazy and do not develop the deep, healthy root systems that pull additional elements out of the__(iv)__. In addition, the micro-organisms that break down organic matter and minerals to be taken up by plant roots are __(v)__ by chemical bombardment and violent mechanised manipulation of their environment. Essentially, we're getting robbed, and having to pay for it in __(vi)__ health, energy, longevity, and advancing medical bills.
Unfortunately, agriculture's single-minded focus on increasing __(vii)__ at any cost over the last half-century created a blind spot where rapid __(viii)__ of the nutritional quality of our food has occurred. This decline has been observed to be quite __(ix)__ in some crops but has sadly gone largely __(x)__ by scientists, farmers, government and consumers.

Find out the appropriate word and fill blank (x).

Directions: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Choose the option out of the five words/phrases which fits the blank appropriately.

When we sit down for a meal of market-bought products, we like to think we're getting a reasonable __(i)__ of the body's nutrient requirements, but studies show that because of our chemical intensive farming, the food that we have, does not__(ii)__ the vital nutrients that our ancestors enjoyed.
Plants __(iii)__ with the help of soluble chemical fertilisers get lazy and do not develop the deep, healthy root systems that pull additional elements out of the__(iv)__. In addition, the micro-organisms that break down organic matter and minerals to be taken up by plant roots are __(v)__ by chemical bombardment and violent mechanised manipulation of their environment. Essentially, we're getting robbed, and having to pay for it in __(vi)__ health, energy, longevity, and advancing medical bills.
Unfortunately, agriculture's single-minded focus on increasing __(vii)__ at any cost over the last half-century created a blind spot where rapid __(viii)__ of the nutritional quality of our food has occurred. This decline has been observed to be quite __(ix)__ in some crops but has sadly gone largely __(x)__ by scientists, farmers, government and consumers.

Find out the appropriate word and fill blank (iii).

Directions: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Choose the option out of the five words/phrases which fits the blank appropriately.

When we sit down for a meal of market-bought products, we like to think we're getting a reasonable __(i)__ of the body's nutrient requirements, but studies show that because of our chemical intensive farming, the food that we have, does not__(ii)__ the vital nutrients that our ancestors enjoyed.
Plants __(iii)__ with the help of soluble chemical fertilisers get lazy and do not develop the deep, healthy root systems that pull additional elements out of the__(iv)__. In addition, the micro-organisms that break down organic matter and minerals to be taken up by plant roots are __(v)__ by chemical bombardment and violent mechanised manipulation of their environment. Essentially, we're getting robbed, and having to pay for it in __(vi)__ health, energy, longevity, and advancing medical bills.
Unfortunately, agriculture's single-minded focus on increasing __(vii)__ at any cost over the last half-century created a blind spot where rapid __(viii)__ of the nutritional quality of our food has occurred. This decline has been observed to be quite __(ix)__ in some crops but has sadly gone largely __(x)__ by scientists, farmers, government and consumers.

Find out the appropriate word and fill blank (viii).

Directions: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Choose the option out of the five words/phrases which fits the blank appropriately.

When we sit down for a meal of market-bought products, we like to think we're getting a reasonable __(i)__ of the body's nutrient requirements, but studies show that because of our chemical intensive farming, the food that we have, does not__(ii)__ the vital nutrients that our ancestors enjoyed.
Plants __(iii)__ with the help of soluble chemical fertilisers get lazy and do not develop the deep, healthy root systems that pull additional elements out of the__(iv)__. In addition, the micro-organisms that break down organic matter and minerals to be taken up by plant roots are __(v)__ by chemical bombardment and violent mechanised manipulation of their environment. Essentially, we're getting robbed, and having to pay for it in __(vi)__ health, energy, longevity, and advancing medical bills.
Unfortunately, agriculture's single-minded focus on increasing __(vii)__ at any cost over the last half-century created a blind spot where rapid __(viii)__ of the nutritional quality of our food has occurred. This decline has been observed to be quite __(ix)__ in some crops but has sadly gone largely __(x)__ by scientists, farmers, government and consumers.