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     Direction s (1-10) : In these           10. All jobs are respectable.......of       19. When the thief entered the
questions, sentences are given with              their nature.                               house, the inmates ....in the hall.
blanks to be filled in with an                   (1) irrelevant                              (1) were slept
appropriate word(s). Four alternatives                                                       (2) were sleeping
                                                 (2) immaterial
are suggested for each question.                                                             (3) slept
Choose the correct alternative out of            (3) irresponsible
                                                                                             (4) had been sleeping
the four alternatives.                           (4) irrespective
                                                                                         20. 700 men worked for 10 years
              (SSC Section Officer (Audit)      Directions (11-20) : Sentences               to......the Borobudur temple in
                        Exam. Year 1997)   are given with blanks to be filled in             Java to its former glory.
   1. The flash of the torch.......a       with an appropriate and suitable word.            (1) restore        (2) give
      cobra.                               Four alternatives are suggested for               (3) create         (4) revive
      (1) exposed       (2) displayed      each question. Choose the correct
                                                                                            Direction s (21-25) : In the
      (3) disclosed (4) revealed           alternative out of the four.                following questions, sentences are
   2. He.......himself a stiff drink                      (SSC Section Officer (Audit) given with blanks to be filled in with
      before making his statement to                               Exam. 09.09.2001)   an appropriate word (s). Four
      the police officer.                    11. Nadheeka was musing ......            alternatives are suggested for each
      (1) threw         (2) poured               memories of the past.                 question. Cho ose the correct
      (3) filled        (4) sipped               (1) over           (2) about          alternative out of the four.
   3. It was his.......that led him to           (3) on             (4) from                          (SSC Section Officer (Audit)
      penury.                                12. The lame boy tried to climb up                               Exam. 16.11.2003)
      (1) flamboyance                            the staircase without ...... help.      21. The thief explained how he .......
      (2) arrogance                              (1) little         (2) any                  from the jail.
      (3) extravagance                                                                       (1) escapes
                                                 (3) some           (4) many
      (4) ebullience                                                                         (2) had escaped
                                             13. Each school has its own set of
   4. Gita was known to be a.......so                                                        (3) escaped
                                                 rules ......all good pupils should
      nobody entrusted any important                                                         (4) has escaped
                                                 follow them.
      work to her.                                                                       22. He held ...... to the books
                                                 (1) but            (2) or
      (1) joker         (2) worker                                                           passionately.
                                                 (3) so             (4) and
      (3) shocker       (4) shirker                                                          (1) on             (2) in
   5. The statue was so.......that           14. On my return from a long
                                                 holiday, I had to ......with a lot          (3) off            (4) away
      people stared at it in horror.                                                     23. They did not know where they
      (1) grotesque (2) exquisite                of work.
                                                                                             ....... from.
      (3) beatific    (4) cumbersome             (1) catch on       (2) catch up
                                                                                             (1) had come (2) have come
   6. He was caught red-handed and               (3) make up        (4) take up
                                                                                             (3) has come (4) come
      could not.......the charges.           15. Only one of the boys ......not
                                                 done the home-work gi ven               24. There is only one member who
      (1) refute        (2) refuse                                                           has not paid his ...... and he has
      (3) rebuke        (4) revoke               yesterday.
                                                                                             promised to pay before the end
   7. Unhappy about the treatment                (1) have           (2) has                  of this month.
      meted out to her, Shanti.......            (3) can            (4) could                (1) remittance (2) honorarium
      demanded justice.                      16. Hopes of a settlement depends               (3) subscription (4) allowance
      (1) sumptuously                            on the ......of the discussion.
                                                                                         25. He was an ...... swimmer, but
      (2) voraciously                            (1) findings                                was swept away by a strong ......
      (3) spasmodically                          (2) outcome                                 (1) eligible; water
      (4) vociferously                           (3) break through                           (2) able; stream
   8. The police sprayed tear                    (4) resolutions                             (3) old; river
      gas.......on the protesters.
                                             17. We must avail ourselves                     (4) expert; current
      (1) indirectly
                                                 ......every opportunity that               Directions (26-35) : In these
      (2) intensively
                                                 comes ......our way.                  questions, sentences are given with
      (3) indifferently
                                                 (1) of ; in        (2) on ; in        bl anks to be fil l ed i n wi th an
      (4) indiscriminately                                                             appropriate word(s). Four alternatives
                                                 (3) against ; for (4) to ; to
   9. We are happy to.......the receipt                                                are suggested for each question.
      of your order No 4071 dated            18. It is time we ......with deter-
                                                 mination.                             Choose the correct alternative out of
      13.3.96.                                                                         the four.
      (1) admit           (2) accept             (1) act            (2) acted
                                                                                                      (SSC Section Officer (Audit)
      (3) acknowledge (4) respond                (3) have acted (4) will act                                  Exam. 14.12.2003)
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