filling double blanks Model Questions & Answers, Practice Test for ibps po prelims

Directions:

In each of the sentences given in these questions, there are two blanks indicating that something has been omitted. There are five alternatives given. Choose the one that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Question :1

Because the ________ leading to cancellation of the flight were murky, the minister appointed a commission to ________ and report on the matter.

Answer: (e)

Question :2

The columnist was very gentle when he mentioned his friends, but was bitter and even ________ when he discussed people who ________ him.

Answer: (a)

'Acerbic' (adj.) means 'sharply or bitterly severe'. 'Laconic', option (c), meaning 'terse' or 'concise', will not suit the first blank. 'Militant', in option (b), is too strong a word to be used in the first blank. Though 'rude' of (e) will suit the first blank, 'liked' will not apply in the context of the meaning conveyed by the sentence.

Question :3

In one shocking instance of ________ research, one of the nations's most influential researchers in the field of genetics reported on experiments that were never carried out and published ________ scientific papers on his non-existent work.

Answer: (d)

A 'fraudulent' research is one achieved by unfair means (fraud). 'Deceptive' means 'capable of deception' or 'misleading'. Though 'false' of option (e) will suit the second blank, 'spontaneous' will not fit the first blank.

Question :4

His ________ contribution to the Tsunami relief fund was ________ by his staff members.

Answer: (e)

Question :5

________ to the popular belief that every astrologer nurtures blind faith in fate, our astrologer believes in ________ .

Answer: (c)

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