Contextual Clues - 2 (Gapped Sentences)
C1 Week 2 day - 2 (Mod-1)
Questions
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Right from the earliest ages, India's _______ developed a sense of unity and _______ among its people
- culture, commonness
- population, diversification
- rulers, commitment
- heritage, difference
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_______, there is a widespread _______ among the educated youth which makes them increasingly disturbed.
- Luckily, dedication
- Unfortunately, frustration
- Nevertheless, optimism
- Co-incidentally, feeling
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This season, not only did rain start a fortnight _______, it was scattered and _______ till mid–July.
- lately, arid
- late, dried
- later, scanty
- latter, evaporated
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A hobby has been defined as an activity or interest _______ for pleasure and _______ and not as a main occupation.
- continued, vocation
- sustained, positivity
- pursued, relaxation
- proclaimed, amusement
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A _______ characteristic of this year’s monsoon has been that the rainfall activity has been _______ towards the second half, rather than the first half.
- meteorological, more
- peculiar, concentrated
- natural, bent
- mysterious, raining
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Disarmament and development in our time are _______ inter-related but _______ development will depend on a change in the world's political thinking.
- inevitably, substantial
- closely, real
- universally, ultimate
- naturally, final
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How many of the books published each year in India make _______ contribution towards improving men's _______ with each other?
- sensational, reservations
- referential, behaviours
- significant, relationship
- incorporated, obligation
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To _______ the vast store of energy in the young hearts, universities have _______ the N.S.S. programme as a part of extra activities.
- inculcate, introduced
- harness, employed
- extend, announced
- harness, introduced
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In many countries, _______ development arising out of fast technological _______ has led to some problems.
- cultural, decay
- agricultural, development
- inadequate, inventions
- excessive, progress
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It is time to _______ the old and learn the new, if one must get _______ out of investing in the stock markets.
- unlearn, return
- realize, profit
- remember, stock
- adapt, justice