Questions
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Retirement can either be a ______ to age or an opportunity for new adventure.
- surrender
- defeat
- setback
- acknowledgement
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Light _____ in a straight line.
- moves
- goes
- travels
- flows
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Books are ______ the most lasting product of human effort.
- decidedly of
- indefinitely
- far by to
- certainly
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Some swear by the semi-divine _______ of her work, while others point out that not all her actions are above _____.
- nature, criticism
- temperament, herself
- consciousness, dignity
- character, judgement
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The historic final in Moscow, where the temperature _______ to minus 30 degrees centigrade, will be remembered for many things from the on-court competition to the ______ patriotic crowd.
- declined, cheerfully
- dived, ferociously
- plummeted, fiercely
- shot, coldly
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When I listened to his cogent arguments, all my ______ were ______ and I was forced to agree with his point of view.
- senses, stimulated
- doubts, confirmed
- friends, present
- doubts, dispelled
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Besides the items _______ from the almirah, documents were _______ all over the floor.
- disappearing, thrown
- deprived, scattered
- missing, strewn
- declining, spread
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We need more ______ so we could complete the project faster.
- book
- workers
- philistines
- pragmatists
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Poets, musicians and painters look to nature as a source of ______ for creating their masterpieces.
- inspiration
- boost
- thrust
- agitation
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The ties that bind us together are so ________ that they can disappear at any moment.
- tentative
- tenuous
- restrictive
- consistent
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A project causing ______ damage to a fragile eco-system is now typical of India's development paradigm.
- irreparable
- incontrovertible
- encashable
- inconceivable
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Even if a man is found _____ by a court, he has an ___ to a higher court.
- guilty, appeal
- convicted, onus
- wanting, office
- derelict, attitude
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About half a century ago, this instrument was _______ to the beautiful valley of Kashmir.
- confined
- associated
- presented
- prohibited
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Due to ______ rainfall, they had to ______ cut in water supply.
- inadequate, impose
- sufficient, enforce
- heavy, regulate
- scanty, lift
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His remarks were filled with _______ which sounded lofty but presented nothing new to the audience.
- aphorisms
- platitudes
- bombast
- adages
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In order to photograph ______ animals, elaborate flashlight equipment is necessary.
- predatory
- wild
- nocturnal
- live
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He will not cheat you; cheating is against his _____.
- wind
- sail
- pretext
- nature
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The lion is at ______ and has wrought havoc in this area.
- stake
- bay
- sea
- large
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Nowadays they are at _______ drawn though they were friends once.
- swords
- daggers
- knives
- spears
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_______ by people's perception, it seems that democracy has succeeded in India.
- Making
- Planned
- Going
- Like
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Kings have few things to desire and many things to ________.
- crave
- long
- fear
- apprehend
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Take care of the ______ and the hours will take care of themselves.
- days
- years
- seconds
- minutes
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A light rain ______ to the humidity.
- supplemented
- added
- increased
- complemented
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Family planning is essential for curbing the rapid ________ in population.
- spurt
- augmentation
- spread
- increase
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The cardboard box was ______ under the pressure of the heavy trunk and, therefore, could not be used.
- placed
- disturbed
- crushed
- dwindled