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479. Google is one of the most popular     appropriate word(s). Four alternatives     are suggested for each question.
      search engines, it is ______ by      are suggested for each question.           Choose the correct alternative out of
      the Internet users.                  Choose the correct alternative out of      the four as your answer.
      (1) utilized                         the four.                                                  (SSC Graduate Level Tier-I
      (2) effected                                              (SSC Constable (GD)                          Exam. 19.05.2013)
      (3) examined                                                Exam. 12.05.2013)   497. His words were hardly .... with
      (4) flabbergasted                    488. Arun has ________ his work.                 that screaming and shouting in
480. Raj was tired of Puja’s ________            (1) completely (2) completing              the market.
      approach, so he asked her to               (3) complete        (4) completed          (1) legible       (2) eligible
      make her final decision by that      489. Rather than ________ others,                (3) intelligible
      evening.                                   why don’t you look for your own            (4) None of these
      (1) silly-willy    (2) dilly-daily         mistakes ?                           498. He was...angry to speak to me.
      (3) wasting        (4) dilly-nally.        (1) helping         (2) pointing           (1) so            (2) too
481. Ri a i s _ _ _ __ at sp eaki ng             (3) blaming         (4) watching           (3) that          (4) such
      languages. It is difficult to _____  490. We have been living in this house     499. I wish I ....... a pen.
      only one puppy for animal shelter.         ________ 1965.                             (1) were          (2) am
      (1) adept, adapt (2) adapt, adapt          (1) when            (2) for                (3) was           (4) be
      (3) adept, adopt (4) adapt, adopt          (3) before          (4) since        500. Look after your health ...... you
482. School days are considered to be      491. Since A mi t was an _ _ _ __ _              should repent later on.
      the best years of your life. When          photographer, he did not charge            (1) as            (2) because
      my____ year in school began, I             any money for taking our picture.          (3) till          (4) lest
      began to think of those past               (1) amateur         (2) professional 501. Every year millions of tourists
      enjoyable days and of my future            (3) useless         (4) unknown            ........ the Anna Centenary
      also.
                                                 Directions (492-496) : In the              Library in Chennai.
      (1) penultimate (2) absolute
                                           following questions, sentences are               (1) visiting      (2) visit
      (3) integral       (4) termination   given with blanks to be filled with an           (3) are visiting (4) visited
483. Being ______, the judge gave a        appropriate word(s). Four alternatives           Directions (502-506) : In the
      favourable verdict.                  are suggested for each question.           following questions, sentences are
      (1) sagacious      (2) pugnacious    Choose the correct alternative out of      given with blanks to be filled with an
      (3) malicious      (4) tenacious     the four.                                  appropriate word(s). Four alternatives
     Directions (484-487) : In the fol-                (SSC Graduate Level Tier-I     are suggested for each question.
lowing questions, sentences are given                          Exam. 19.05.2013)      Choose the correct alternative out of
with blanks to be filled with an ap-       492. There is a ......... amount of fatty  the four.
propriate word(s). Four alternatives             acids and carbohydrates in some                      (SSC Graduate Level Tier-I
are suggested for each question.                                                                             Exam. 19.05.2013)
                                                 of the imported chocolates.
Choose the correct alternative out of
                                                 (1) neglecting      (2) negligent    502. Al l is no t well............ the
the four.
                                                 (3) negligible      (4) neglected          automobile sector.
                      (SSC Constable (GD)
                                           493. I’m not so successful....... she is.        (1) down          (2) in
            Exam. 12.05.2013, Ist Sitting)
                                                 (1) then            (2) as                 (3) to            (4) of
484. Throughout his career, his per-
      formance has fairly been ____.             (3) like            (4) than         503. Many premier educational
                                           494. Many Tamil -speaking Sri                    institutions come forward to have
      (1) consistence
                                                 Lankans ........ from the island           a ......... with flourishing
      (2) consistent     (3) consisting
                                                 to escape the military and its             industries.
      (4) constituted
                                                 atrocities.                                (1) tie-up        (2) tie-in
485. I convey my thanks ______ the
                                                 (1) flown           (2) flee               (3) tie-on        (4) tie-down
      members of the club.
                                                 (3) fled            (4) flew         504. He slipped ........... his old ways
      (1) for            (2) of
                                           495. ......... the new Safari Storme,            and started drinking again.
      (3) to             (4) about
                                                 Mahindra has more leverage in              (1) off           (2) by
486. The government ______ on this
                                                 increasing the sales.                      (3) in            (4) into
      issue.
      (1) is divided     (2) are divided         (1) With            (2) At           505. They reached the railway station
                                                 (3) On              (4) In                 before the train ........... .
      (3) is being divided
                                           496. The passenger car sales showed              (1) had been left(2) left
      (4) divided
                                                 a decline .......... 7% to 5.6%.           (3) was leaving (4) had left
487. The student is yet to_______ his
      home task.                                 (1) from            (2) for          506. The Information and Communi-
                                                 (3) of              (4) to                 cation Technology has ...... age
      (1) completion (2) compete
                                                 Directions (497-501) : In the              and employs very highly paid
      (3) complete       (4) continue
                                           following questions, sentences are               technocrats.
      Directions (488 – 491) : In the
                                           given with blanks to be filled with an           (1) come upon (2) come out of
following questions, sentences are
                                           appropriate word(s). Four alternatives           (3) come through (4) come of
given with blanks to be filled with an
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