single fillers section 1 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Answer: (a)

Only the option (a) ‘herd’, upon filling the blanks, satisfy the contextual and grammatical requirements of the blanks. Hence, Option (a) is the correct answer.

herd [noun] means ‘a large group of animals, especially hoofed mammals, that live together or are kept together as livestock’;

Pronouncement [noun] means ‘a formal or authoritative announcement or declaration’;

Army [noun] means ‘a group of soldiers’; Fleet [noun] means ‘a group of ships’;

Swarm [noun] means ‘a large group of flying insects’;

Answer: (b)

The most suitable phrase to fill the blank is ‘hold up’ which means to remain strong or vigorous. All the other phrases fail to provide the appropriate context to the sentence. Hence, option (b) becomes the most viable answer choice.

Call off means to decide that a planned event will not happen Leave out means to not include or mention (someone or something)

Blow up means explode

Bring up means (chiefly of a ship) come to a stop.

Answer: (e)

The most suitable phrase to fill the blank is ‘look over’ which means a quick inspection of something; a survey. All the other phrases fail to provide the appropriate context to the sentence. Hence, option (e) becomes the most viable answer choice.

Turn up means be found, especially by chance, after being lost. Take down means a police raid or arrest.

Make out means make progress; fare. Make up means invent a story, lie, or plan.

Answer: (b)

Posit [verb] means ‘to put forward as a fact or as a basis for argument’. The meaning of the word is irrelevant in the context of the given blanks.

Similarly, the meaning of the words ‘belonged’, ‘imprinted’ and ‘altered’ is irrelevant in the context of the given blanks.

The Teen Murti Complex should be ‘attributed’ to Nehru Ji.

The meaning of the word ‘dedicated’ is closer to the meaning of the word ‘attributed’.

Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.

Answer: (d)

The last two sentences give the hint for the word which would fill the blank. ‘Extreme restraint was exercised, and opportunity was given to the militants to surrender. The four surrendered’.

The highlighted sentences suggest that the militants weren’t killed or eliminated because extreme restraint was exercised, and the militants surrendered.

Zap [verb] means ‘go quickly’;

Spawn [verb] ‘(of a fish, frog, mollusk, crustacean, etc) release or deposit eggs; produce (offspring)’;

The words ‘zapped’ and ‘spawned’ are irrelevant to the context of the sentences.

It makes more sense that the surrendered militants were arrested.

Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.

Answer: (c)

Stranded people requires ‘Relief’. People should be housed in ‘Relief’ camps. CM would have held a review of the ‘Relief’ and rehabilitation work.

Nonchalance [noun] means ‘The state of being nonchalant; calm behavior that suggests you are not interested or do not care; calmness; equanimity; coolness;’.

Succor [noun] means ‘assistance and support in times of hardships and distress’.

Deluge [noun] means ‘a severe flood’; Torrent [noun] means ‘a severe flood’;

Among the given options, ‘succor’ has a meaning very close to the meaning of ‘relief’.

Hence, ‘Succor’ is the correct answer and option (c) is the correct answer.