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In question given below there are two statements, each statement consists of two blanks. You have to choose the option which provides the correct set of words that fits both the blanks in both the statements appropriately and in the same order making them meaningful and grammatically correct.

Question : 36

(I) The _____ modern being is a bit like Howard Roark, who in Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead sits atop a metaphorical mountain __________ to view life from a distance. (II) For the subordinates, the_____ managerial role was to create a supportive environment within which they could prosper professionally without being _____by anyone.

a) quintessential, condemned

b) substandard, endorsed

c) atrocious, eulogized

d) ordinary, consecrated

e) mediocre, venerated

Answer: (a)

"quintessential, condemned" is the pair of words that fits in the two sentences to make both the sentences grammatically and contextually complete. Hence, option (a) is the most appropriate choice.

Quintessential means representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.

Condemned means express complete disapproval of Substandard means below the usual or required standard. Endorsed means declare one's public approval or support of. Atrocious means horrifyingly wicked.

Eulogized means praise highly in speech or writing.

Consecrated means make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred

Venerated means regard with great respect.

Question : 37

(I) After a poor display in a tour match, in which Pathan was hit for 70 runs in 12 overs and appeared _____ , he was dropped from the Test team as V. R. V. Singh became the third pace bowler, _____ a news channel. (II) Most citizens of Juarez are somewhat _____ with the routinely _____ accounts of killings by rival drug lords or dueling gang members.

a) bored, created

b) jaded, reported

c) energized, declared

d) fatigued, translated

e) excited, recorded

Answer: (b)

The most appropriate set of words that appropriately fit in the context of the paragraph is "jaded, reported". "Jaded" is an adjective which means bored or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something. Moreover, "reported" is a verb which means give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated. Since, all the other sets of words fail to form a comprehensive sentence, option (b) becomes the most suitable answer choice.

Fatigued means cause (someone) to feel exhausted.

Energized means give vitality and enthusiasm to.

Question : 38

(I) The question that had _____ Pierre on the Mozhaysk hill and all that day now seemed to him quite clear and completely _____. (II) For the ancients these _____ questions were _____ by a belief in the direct participation of the Deity in human affairs.

a) flustered, vague

b) answered, tangled

c) baffled, unsettled

d) perturbed, solved

e) procrastinated, mystery

Answer: (d)

The most appropriate set of words that appropriately fit in the context of the paragraph is "perturbed, solved". "perturbed" is an adjective which means anxious or unsettled; upset. Moreover, "solved" is a verb which means to find an answer to, explanation for, or means of effectively dealing with (a problem or mystery).

Since, all the other sets of words fail to form a comprehensive sentence, option (d) becomes the most suitable answer choice. Flustered means make (someone) agitated or confused.

Tangled means twisted together untidily; matted.

Baffled means totally bewilder or perplex.

Procrastinatemeans delay or postpone action; put off doing something.

Question : 39

(1) Confidence was increasing that men, through and effective action, could __________ their existence and even prolong their lives. (2) Others, perhaps with greater __________, wanted the struggle to continue in order to countryside. _______ the conditions of the peasants in the

a) prodigal, fortify

b) discrimination, vitiate

c) improvidence, remediate

d) foresight, ameliorate

e) shortsightedness, blemish

Answer: (d)

"foresight, ameliorate" is the pair of words that fits in the two sentences to make both the sentences grammatically and contextually complete. Hence, option (d) is the most appropriate choice.

Foresight means the ability to predict what will happen or be needed in the future. Ameliorate means make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better. Prodigal means spending money or using resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant

Vitiate means spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of.

Improvidence means the quality or state of not foreseeing and providing for the future

Remediate means to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.

Blemish means a small mark or flaw which spoils the appearance of something.

Question : 40

(I) His plans, probably not very definite, were disturbed by an __________ message from the queen, ordering him not to return to England without her___. (II) The events which were taking place in Europe made it to send home a part of the army of Africa, and Medea gave his __________ for the same.

a) dispensable, revocation

b) unimportant, injunction

c) imperative, consent

d) discretionary, deterrence

e) inconsequential, embargo

Answer: (c)

"imperative, consent" is the pair of words that fits in the two sentences to make both the sentences grammatically and contextually complete. Hence, option (c) is the most appropriate choice.

Imperative means of vital importance; crucial

Consent means permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.

Dispensable means able to be replaced or done without; superfluous.

Revocation means the official cancellation of a decree, decision, or promise. Injunction means an authoritative warning or order. Discretionary means available for use at the discretion of the user. Deterrence means the action of discouraging an action or event through instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.

Inconsequential means not important or significant.

Embargo means an official ban on any activity.

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