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Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following options best corrects / completes statement I?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to rectify these errors and complete the passage.
Statement I: Global retail giant wal-Mart is waiting for years to open its supermarkets in India.                           
Statement II: It had persuading the US lawmakers since 2008 to ease its entry into the Indian market.
Statement III: Till 2012, it had spent around than 18 crores on its various activities related to India.  
Statement IV: According to a report by global consultancy major AT Kearney,_________. 

  1. Comma required after ‘waiting’.

  2. ‘Mart’ should not begin with a capital.

  3. Apostrophe required after ‘years’.

  4. Capital letter required for ‘wal’.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Here ‘Wal-Mart’ is a name. Therefore, it should start with a capital letter. Hence, (4) is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 17?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.
The coelacanth is a primitive fish that once ______(17)______ to be long extinct.
They are called living fossils because they have several body structures and adaptations that are _____(18)_____ in fossil fish and in no other living specimen.
They date _____(19)_____ the Devonian Period of the Earth that is at least 350 million years old.

They ______(20)_____ the deep sea and are found in small numbers below a depth of 200 meters in the Indian Ocean.

  1. is true

  2. was thought

  3. was confirmed

  4. is predicted
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

It was believed that the fish was long extinct, therefore, (2) is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 21?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.

The neighbourhood police officer in his shining cap and uniform has a very _____(21)______ job.   He helps the community by seeing that everybody _____(22)____ the law. He takes extra care to protect the young and the old from bad people. He helps the traffic, _______(23)______ catches thieves. Whenever there is any reason for you to be______(24)______, you can call him to help you.

  1. sincere

  2. unique

  3. important

  4. tiring
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The job of a policeman is important.

Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 23?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.

The neighbourhood police officer in his shining cap and uniform has a very _____(21)______ job.   He helps the community by seeing that everybody _____(22)____ the law. He takes extra care to protect the young and the old from bad people. He helps the traffic, _______(23)______ catches thieves. Whenever there is any reason for you to be______(24)______, you can call him to help you.

  1. but also

  2. along with

  3. as well as

  4. which also
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is an additional responsibility.

Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 17?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.
Fire ____(17)_____ things hot by adding heat, and that raises temperature.
You _______(18)______ a fire with its hissing tongues of orange flame.
When something gets too hot and its temperature rises more than it can take, it bursts into hot flames and _____(19)_____ to burn.

Fire is _____(20)_____ than sunlight and it quickly heats up anything it touches.

  1. made

  2. makes

  3. will make

  4. make
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Fire (singular) makes things hot.

Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 18?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.
Fire ____(17)_____ things hot by adding heat, and that raises temperature.
You _______(18)______ a fire with its hissing tongues of orange flame.
When something gets too hot and its temperature rises more than it can take, it bursts into hot flames and _____(19)_____ to burn.

Fire is _____(20)_____ than sunlight and it quickly heats up anything it touches.

  1. also seen

  2. may be seen

  3. must have seen

  4. must be seen
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The statement is about something that you may have done anytime or many times.

Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 19?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.
Fire ____(17)_____ things hot by adding heat, and that raises temperature.
You _______(18)______ a fire with its hissing tongues of orange flame.
When something gets too hot and its temperature rises more than it can take, it bursts into hot flames and _____(19)_____ to burn.

Fire is _____(20)_____ than sunlight and it quickly heats up anything it touches.

  1. ends

  2. leads

  3. starts

  4. prefers
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The burning starts.

Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 22?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.

The neighbourhood police officer in his shining cap and uniform has a very _____(21)______ job.   He helps the community by seeing that everybody _____(22)____ the law. He takes extra care to protect the young and the old from bad people. He helps the traffic, _______(23)______ catches thieves. Whenever there is any reason for you to be______(24)______, you can call him to help you.

  1. obeys

  2. trusts

  3. dishonours

  4. learns
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence is about what the policeman does. Others have to obey the law.

Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 24?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.

The neighbourhood police officer in his shining cap and uniform has a very _____(21)______ job.   He helps the community by seeing that everybody _____(22)____ the law. He takes extra care to protect the young and the old from bad people. He helps the traffic, _______(23)______ catches thieves. Whenever there is any reason for you to be______(24)______, you can call him to help you.

  1. lazy

  2. dangerous

  3. frightened

  4. sad
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Police is needed for protection when one is frightened.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options best corrects / completes statement IV?

Directions: In this passage, errors or parts of a sentence, which have been left out, have been underlined. To correct these errors and correctly complete the passage, choose the correct option.
Statement I: In India, there stood a colony of crows on a huge tree, known
Statement II: as banyan tree. On many tree nearby, lived a colony of owls.
Statement III: The owls is powerful enemies, frequently attacking and harassing
Statement IV: the crows. The owls could see at night, _________.                                       

  1. making them stronger than the crows

  2. giving them advantage over the crows

  3. taking away their food at night

  4. acting as an obstacle for the crows
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Ability to see at night was definitely an advantage.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options is the best substitute for the underlined words in statement II?

Directions: In this passage, errors or parts of a sentence, which have been left out, have been underlined. To correct these errors and correctly complete the passage, choose the correct option.
Statement I: In India, there stood a colony of crows on a huge tree, known
Statement II: as banyan tree. On many tree nearby, lived a colony of owls.
Statement III: The owls is powerful enemies, frequently attacking and harassing
Statement IV: the crows. The owls could see at night, _________.                                       

  1. away

  2. another

  3. same

  4. both
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The other is one.

Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 20?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.
Fire ____(17)_____ things hot by adding heat, and that raises temperature.
You _______(18)______ a fire with its hissing tongues of orange flame.
When something gets too hot and its temperature rises more than it can take, it bursts into hot flames and _____(19)_____ to burn.

Fire is _____(20)_____ than sunlight and it quickly heats up anything it touches.

  1. much hotter

  2. more hot

  3. much hot

  4. more hotter
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Much indicates the intensity of heat. More hot is incorrect. The correct comparative is hotter.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options best corrects/completes statement III?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.
Statement I: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have been named among the top 20 most powerful persons in the world by Forbes Magazine.
Statement II: The magazine has placed US President Barack Obama as number one for two year in a row.            
Statement III: Indias richest businessman Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani also features in the list.
Statement IV: The list comprises 71 mighty heads of state, ________                    

  1. Indian

  2. Indias’

  3. India’s

  4. Indian’s
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

For nouns, we use apostrophe(') to indicate possessive.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options best corrects/completes statement IV?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.
Statement I: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have been named among the top 20 most powerful persons in the world by Forbes Magazine.
Statement II: The magazine has placed US President Barack Obama as number one for two year in a row.            
Statement III: Indias richest businessman Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani also features in the list.
Statement IV: The list comprises 71 mighty heads of state, ________                    

  1. CEOs and entrepreneurs who “truly run and shape the world of 7.1 billion people.”

  2. CEOs, and entrepreneurs who truly “run” and “shape” the world of 7.1 billion people?

  3. CEOs and entrepreneurs, who truly run and shape the world of “7.1” billion people.

  4. CEO and entrepreneurs who “truly run and shape the world of 7.1 billion people”?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The question tests punctuation. The entire phrase from 'truly' to 'people' need to be kept within quote marks.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options best corrects / completes statement I?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.
Statement I: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have been named among the top 20 most powerful persons in the world by Forbes Magazine.
Statement II: The magazine has placed US President Barack Obama as number one for two year in a row.            
Statement III: Indias richest businessman Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani also features in the list.
Statement IV: The list comprises 71 mighty heads of state, ________                    

  1. will be

  2. has been

  3. was

  4. is been
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Prime minister is third person singular.