FILL IN THE BLANKS
620. The plan is worth considering,           630. Medical science has _____ al-      640. When we got home last evening,
      think it _____ carefully.                    most everything except death.            we found that the guest ______.
      (1) of            (2) on                     (1) surrendered (2) conquered            (1) have arrived (2) has arriving
      (3) off           (4) over                   (3) controlled     (4) crushed           (3) is arriving      (4) had arrived
621. The priest was innocent ______           631. To try to solve a problem with-    641. Neo-colonialism is ________ that
      he could not prove it.                       out enquiring into the problem is        persists even after the de-
      (1) and           (2) but                    like taking a course of treatment        mise of the formal coloniza-
      (3) for           (4) so                     without _____ the disease.               tion all over the so called Third-
      Directions (622 – 626) : In the              (1) curing         (2) prescribing       world.
following questions, sentences are giv-            (3) diagnosing (4) operating             (1) a monster        (2) a devil
en with blanks to be filled in with an             Directions (632–636) : In the            (3) a satan          (4) an imp
appropriate word(s). Four alternatives                                                     Directions (642–646) : In the fol-
                                             following questions, sentences are giv-
are suggested for each question.                                                      lowing questions, sentences are given
Choose the correct alternative out of        en with blanks to be filled in with an
                                             appropriate word(s). Four alternatives   with blanks to be filled with an appro-
the four as your answer.                                                              priate word(s). Four alternatives are
           (SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC        are suggested for each question.
                                                                                      suggested for each question. Choose
                       Exam. 09.11.2014)     Choose the correct alternative out of
                                                                                      the correct alternative out of the four.
622. A group of agitators ______ the         the four as your answer.
                                                                                           (SSC CGL Tier-II Exam. 12.04.2015)
      mob to break down the Vice-                       (SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC
                                                                    Exam. 16.11.2014) 642. The plane was ____ five hours
      Chancellor’s door.
                                                                                            late.
      (1) wished         (2) excited         632. Stud ents are not prepared
                                                   ______ that kind of question.            (1) evenly           (2) almost
      (3) threatened (4) incited
                                                   (1) to            (2) with               (3) keeping          (4) allmost
623. Turn the lights _______ before
                                                                                      643. His ____ tastes and habits ex-
      you go to bed.                               (3) for           (4) on
                                                                                            plain why he is always in debt.
      (1) on             (2) off             633. Communism and Socialism have
                                                                                            (1) thrifty          (2) extravagant
      (3) out            (4) down                  always _____ the sermons of eco-
                                                                                            (3) moderate         (4) judicious
624. There is no ____ evidence to sup-             nomic equality.
      port your assertion.                                                            644. We offer ____ to all who ask.
                                                   (1) said          (2) instructed
      (1) facile         (2) fictitious                                                     (1) councillor       (2) council
                                                   (3) preached (4) obeyed
      (3) facetious      (4) factual                                                        (3) counsellor       (4) counsel
                                             634. Robert _____ Ali of his support.
625. Throw a stone _____ the fierce                                                   645. His and her talents are _____.
                                                   (1) assure        (2) ensured
      dog                                                                                   (1) complementary
                                                   (3) insured       (4) assured
      (1) at             (2) upon                                                           (2) complimentary
                                             635. The students are told to ____
      (3) on             (4) above                                                          (3) complementing
                                                   these words in the dictionary.
626. Is not learning superior ___                                                           (4) complicating
                                                   (1) look down (2) look up
      wealth ?                                                                        646. The two families have been en-
                                                   (3) look into     (4) look after
      (1) than           (2) from                                                           gaged in a bitter ____ for the past
                                             636. Rama took his ______ for the              two decades.
      (3) by             (4) to
                                                   wrong done to him.
      Directions (627–631) : In the                                                         (1) feud             (2) argument
following questions, sentences are giv-            (1) avenge        (2) vengeance          (3) quarrel          (4) fight
en with blanks to be filled in with an             (3) revenge       (4) ravage            Directions (647-651) : In the fol-
appropriate word(s). Four alternatives          Directions (637-641) : In the fol-    lowing questions, sentences are given
are suggested for each question.             lowing questions, sentences are given    with blanks to be filled in with an ap-
Choose the correct alternative out of        with blanks to be filled in with an ap-  propriate word(s). Four alternatives are
the four as your answer.                     propriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose
           (SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC        suggested for each question. Choose the  the correct alternative out of the four.
        Exam. 16.11.2014, Patna Region :     correct alternative out of the four.              (SSC CAPFs SI, CISF ASI & Delhi
                                Ist Sitting)                                                         Police SI Exam. 28.09.2014
                                                    (SSC GL Tier-II Exam. 21.09.2014)
 627. I think I am _____ young to get                                                                           (TF No. 482 RN 5)
                                             637. Only the brave d eserve the
      married.                                                                        647. We always _______ your team at
                                                   ______ .
      (1) much           (2) too                                                            cricket.
                                                   (1) fare           (2) flare
      (3) more           (4) very                                                           (1) overcome         (2) beat
                                                   (3) flair          (4) fair
 628. The pilot was not feeling so well                                                     (3) defeat           (4) conquer
      before he _____ in his helicopter.     638. You cannot lose what you ______
                                                   had.                               648. The recent _______ in the size of
      (1) took away      (2) took over                                                      the army is alarming.
      (3) took off       (4) took up               (1) once           (2) always
                                                                                            (1) built-up         (2) built-in
 629. I need to buy _____.                         (3) never          (4) have
                                                                                            (3) build-up         (4) build-on
      (1) a bread                            639. We should go ________ doing
                                                   more good than harm.               649. Please ______ that the lights are
      (2) a loaf of bread                                                                   switched off at night.
      (3) a loaf bread                             (1) on             (2) above
                                                                                            (1) insure           (2) assure
      (4) breads                                   (3) about          (4) to
                                                                                            (3) ensure           (4) censure
                                                             SEE–457