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566. That car is throwing ______ a          574. The _____ of cotton is very          583. France ______ a large part of its
      lot of smoke.                                heavy.                                   electricity from nuclear power.
      (1) out             (2) up                   (1) bald            (2) bail             (1) emits         (2) makes
      (3) away            (4) in                   (3) bale            (47) band            (3) generates     (4) uses
     Directions (567-571) : In the fol-                                               584. I have been fortunate to find a
                                            575. The principal has given his
lowing questions, sentences are given                                                       _______ of people who I can call
                                                   ______ to the match.
with blanks to be filled with an appro-                                                     true friends.
priate word(s). Four alternatives are              (1) except          (2) ascent
                                                                                            (1) pocketful     (2) handful
suggested for each question. Choose                (3) refuse          (4) assent
                                                                                            (3) bagful        (4) mindful
the correct alternative out of the four.    576. The hunter killed two _____ for      585. The three brothers formed a lit-
                            (SSC CGL Tier-I        dinner.                                  tle ____ within the family.
              Re-Exam–2013, 27.04.2014)            (1) flour           (2) fowl             (1) clique        (2) camp
567. Leila said the new restaurant was
                                                   (3) foul            (4) fool             (3) coterie       (4) band
      nothing to write about. She
      thought it was ______.                     Directions (577–581) : In the        586. A grand temple complex that
      (1) just average                      following questions, sentences are              _____ the bygone era.
      (2) really terrible                   given with blanks to be filled in with          (1) invokes       (2) evokes
      (3) splendid        (4) excellent     an appr opriate word( s ). Four                 (3) provokes      (4) revokes
                                            alternatives are suggested for each             Directions (587-591) : In the fol-
568. My Nigerian friend, Fela is hav-
      ing trouble finding work here in      questi o n. Cho ose the co rrect          lowing questions, sentences are given
      London, but he says if push           alternative out of the four as your       with blanks to be filled in with an ap-
      comes to shove he can al-             answer.                                   propriate word(s). Four alternatives are
      ways______.                                    (SSC CAPFs SI, CISF ASI & Delhi  suggested for each question. Choose
      (1) go to jail                                      Police SI Exam. 22.06.2014) the correct alternative out of the four.
      (2) win the lottery                   577. China is a big country, in area it            (SSC CGL Tier-I Re-Exam. (2013)
      (3) end of the journey that is life         is bigger than any o ther                              20.07.2014, Ist Sitting)
      (4) go back to Nigeria                      country_________Russia.             587. James Watt _____ the steam en-
569. If you say to someone “You’re so             (1) accept          (2) except            gine.
      full of yourself ” they’ll probably         (3) expect          (4) access            (1) invented      (2) discovered
      feel_______.                                                                          (3) founded       (4) find
                                            578. The masks worn by the men
      (1) upset           (2) pleased             helped them _____ their identity.   588. After saying that Beverly made
      (3) calm            (4) proud                                                         too many mistakes, Bob added
                                                  (1) conceal         (2) congeal
570. The archer missed the ______ by                                                        insult to injury by saying _____.
      an inch.                                    (3) masquerade (4) cheat                  (1) they were small mistakes
      (1) score           (2) point         579. On the _____occasion of Laxmi              (2) she worked very slowly
      (3) blow            (4) aim                 Puja the Mathurs bought a new             (3) her work was excellent
571. Bob and Jane decided to tie the              car.                                      (4) work at a remarkable pace
      knot because                                (1) officious       (2) auspicious  589. Losing that job was a blessing in
      (1) they loved one another                  (3) fortuitous      (4) prosperous        disguise because she _____.
      (2) they needed to save money         580. Precautions are to be taken with           (1) got a much better job
      (3) they wanted to make a long              any one who seems ____                    (2) lost her house
          rope                                    (1) contagious (2) infectious             (3) unemployed for years
      (4) it had come undone                                                                (4) was able to shop
                                                  (3) diseased        (4) defiled
     Directions (572-576) : In the fol-                                               590. All teachers agree that Paresh is
lowing questions, sentences are given       581. The treasure was hidden ______
                                                  a big shore.                              the ______ intelligent boy in his
with blanks to be filled with an appro-
                                                                                            class.
priate word (s). Four alternatives are            (1) on              (2) underneath
                                                                                            (1) more          (2) most
suggested for each question. Choose               (3) toward          (4) off
the correct alternative out of-the four                                                     (3) very          (4) only
                                                  Directions (582-586) : In the fol-
as your answer                                                                        591. The State is home to several des-
                                            lowing questions, sentences are given
                            (SSC CGL Tier-I                                                 tinations of ______ beauty.
                                            with blanks to be filled in with an ap-
              Re-Exam–2013, 27.04.2014)                                                     (1) paralleled    (2) unparalleled
                                            propriate word(s). Four alternatives are
572. She heard the ______ of the hing-                                                      (3) inequal       (4) equal
                                            suggested for each question. Choose
       es.                                                                                  Directions (592-596) : In the fol-
                                            the correct alternative out of the four
       (1) rattling        (2) rustling                                               lowing questions, sentences are given
                                            as your answer.
       (3) crashing        (4) creaking                                               with blanks to be filled in with an ap-
                                                     (SSC CAPFs SI, CISF ASI & Delhi
573. The sound effects ______ by the                                                  propriate word(s). Four alternatives are
                                                          Police SI Exam. 22.06.2014)
       recording director.                                                            suggested for each question, Choose
       (1) are provided                     582. The traveller told us an ________    the correct alternative out of the four
                                                  story.                              as your answer.
       (2) being provide
       (3) been provided                          (1) impractical (2) incredible               (SSC CGL Tier-I Re-Exam. (2013)
       (4) provided                               (3) inaudible      (4) ineffable                     20.07.2014, IInd Sitting)
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