fill in the blanks double fillers Model Questions & Answers, Practice Test for ibps po mains

Answer: (a)

In the context of the sentence, the only appropriate combination of words is that of "function" and "relatable". All other options are either grammatically or contextually incorrect. Therefore, options B, C, D and E are eliminated.

Option A is hence the correct answer.

Answer: (a)

The term "collusion" refers to a secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy in order to deceive others.

In the context of the sentence, the only appropriate combination of words is that of "industry" and "finance". All other options are either grammatically or contextually incorrect. Therefore, options B, C, D and E are eliminated. The collusion between industry and finance refers to businessmen misusing the loans taken from banks with full knowledge of the bank.

Option A is hence the correct answer.

Answer: (c)

The words "under rules" give us the clue to the first blank. It shows that the local bodies were required by rules to segregate, collect and transfer waste. In the context of the sentence, the word that is suitable for the first blank is "authorized" or "mandated" or "delegated". Hence options B and E are eliminated.

The clue to the second blank lies in the word "failed" after it indicating that the word must express the scale of failure. The only word that aptly conveys this meaning is "spectacularly" expressing that the failure was of a huge scale. The adjectives "enormous" or "great" would have been considered if they were in their adverb form. This eliminates options A and D as well.

Option C is hence the correct answer.

Answer: (d)

In the context of the sentence, the only combination of words that lead to a meaningful sentence is "arm's" and "allocate". All other options are incorrect either contextually or grammatically.

The idiom "arm's length transaction" refers to a transaction in which the buyers and sellers of a product act independently and have no relationship to each other. The concept of an arm's length transaction is to ensure that both parties in the deal are acting in their own self-interest and are not subject to any pressure or duress from the other party.

The given sentence wants to convey that such type of financing is needed for the better allocation of resources in case of long term projects.

Option D is hence the correct answer.

Answer: (a)

In the context of the sentence, the only combination of words that lead to a meaningful sentence is "cooperative" and "challenges". All other options are incorrect either contextually or grammatically. The sentence wants to convey that it is essential for all the countries in the world to unite in order to address issues such as climate change and developing relevant technology.

Option A is hence the correct answer.