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In each of the following sentence, there are two blank spaces. Below the sentences, there are five options with a pair of words each. Fill up the sentences with the pair of words that make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.

Question : 16

According to a recent survey, sales figures of high-end cars have seen an ________ growth in the past year, which shows that Indian consumers have ________ the impact of recession.

a) unprecedented, negated

b) unbelievable, suffered

c) unusual, worsened

d) insignificant, endured

e) adequate, proven

Answer: (a)

Question : 17

Prithvi Shaw was serving a backdated eight-month suspension handed by the BCCI on July 30 for “________” consuming cough syrup that contained ________ substance terbutaline.

a) Mistakenly, Instructed

b) Inadvertently, Prohibited

c) Making, Inhibited

d) Allowing, Foreign

e) Academically, Protected

Answer: (b)

. The correct answer is B - Inadvertently, Prohibited

Meaning: Inadvertently - Accidentally or without intention, Inhibited - To prevent someone from doing something by making nervous or embarrassed, Prohibited - To prevent an activity, habit or object

Prithvi Shaw was serving a backdated eight-month suspension handed by the BCCI on July 30 for “inadvertently” consuming cough syrup that contained prohibited substance terbutaline.

Question : 18

Heavy winds ________ dozens of fires across Australia’s east coast, blanketing Sydney in hazardous smoke and ________ health warning for the country’s most populous city.

a) Failed, Attacking

b) Affected, Alluring

c) Led, Measuring

d) Stirred, Prompting

e) Altered, Occasionally

Answer: (d)

The correct answer is D - Stirred, Prompting

Meaning: Alluring - Extremely attractive or exciting, Prompting - To encourage or assist someone to do or say something, Altered - To make changes

Heavy winds stirred dozens of fires across Australia’s east coast, blanketing Sydney in hazardous smoke and prompting health warning for the country’s most populous city.

Question : 19

The official not only ________ the renewal of the contract but also ________ the information about its status.

a) revealed, classified

b) withdrawn, leaked

c) delayed, withheld

d) interfere, refused

e) impeded, excluding

Answer: (c)

Question : 20

At a key gathering of BRICS ministers and officials in Brazil, Minister Piyush Goyal had ________ risks associated with the ‘________ pricing’ strategies allegedly being adopted by companies in India.

a) Displayed, Easy

b) Flagged, Predatory

c) Implicated, Attack

d) Ordered, Responsive

e) Featured, Multiple

Answer: (b)

The correct answer is B - Flagged, Predatory

Meaning: Flagged - Signaled, Predatory - One who lives by preying on other animals, implicated - Conveying something indirectly

At a key gathering of BRICS ministers and officials in Brazil, Minister Piyush Goyal had flagged risks associated with the ‘predatory pricing’ strategies allegedly being adopted by companies in India.

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