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     Directions (729–732) : In the fol-      737. Ten dollars ____ too much to pay.      747. Take care ____ your health.
lowing questions, sentences are given              (1) are             (2) is                  (1) of               (2) about
with blanks to be filled in with an ap-            (3) could           (4) were                (3) over             (4) for
propriate word(s). Four alternatives are     738. I have no ______ office work.          748. The terrorists made a vain at-
suggested for each question. Choose                (1) experience to                           tempt to _____ the bridge.
the correct alternative out of the four                                                        (1) blow over        (2) blow up
                                                   (2) experience in
as your answer.                                                                                (3) blow out         (4) blow down
                                                   (3) experience on
              (SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO
                                                   (4) experience of                          Directions (749–753) : In the fol-
              & PA/SA Exam, 15.11.2015
                                             739. Solar panels are used to _____         lowing questions, sentences are given
               (Ist Sitting) TF No. 6636838)
                                                   Satellites.                           with blanks to be filled in with an ap-
729. All of us are devoted _____ one
                                                   (1) powerful        (2) power         propriate word(s). Four alternatives are
      another.
                                                   (3) powerless (4) powers              suggested for each question. Choose
      (1) for               (2) of
                                                                                         the correct alternative out of the four
      (3) at                (4) to           740. His words were _____ for the
                                                   occasion.                             as your answer.
730. _____ is the way to the zoo?
                                                                                                  (SSC (10+2) Stenographer Grade
      (1) What              (2) Which              (1) appropriately (2) suit
                                                                                                        ‘C’ & ‘D’ Exam. 31.01.2016
      (3) Where             (4) When               (3) appropriate (4) suitably
                                                                                                                     TF No. 3513283)
731. He agreed ____ my business pro-              Directions (741–744) : In the fol-
                                                                                         749. One who tries may fail but one
      posal.                                 lowing questions, sentences are given
                                                                                               who does not try never ________.
      (1) at                (2) for          with blanks to be filled in with an ap-
                                             propriate word(s). Four alternatives are          (1) succeeds (2) success
      (3) on                (4) to
                                             suggested for each question. Choose               (3) prosper         (4) gain
732. This area suffers from _____.
                                             the correct alternative out of the four     750. The lady ________ to be a close
      (1) drought           (2) droaghts
                                             as your answer.                                   relative of ours.
      (3) draughts          (4) drafts
     Directions (733-736) : In the fol-                   (SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO            (1) turned out (2) turned in
                                                           & PA/SA Exam, 06.12.2015            (3) turned up (4) turned about
lowing questions, sentences are given
                                                         (IInd Sitting) TF No. 3441135)  751. We all have ________ the wid-
with blanks to be filled in with an ap-
propriate word(s). Four alternatives are     741. Have you ever ____ the wolf cry ?            owed girl.
suggested for each question. Choose                (1) heard           (2) hear out            (1) sympathy at
the correct alternative out of the four            (3) hear            (4) heard of            (2) sympathy for
as your answer.                              742. Afreen ______ that the weather               (3) sympathy with
              (SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO            was very pleasant that day.                 (4) sympathy of
              & PA/SA Exam, 15.11.2015             (1) remarked (2) announced            752. They organized an event last
             (IInd Sitting) TF No. 7203752)        (3) argued          (4) suggested           month in ______ with another
733. All orders must ________ the            743. Mrs. Hall was prepared to ex-                company.
      rules.                                       cuse the scientist’s strange hab-           (1) competition (2) collaboration
      (1) conforms with                            its and ______ temper.
                                                                                               (3) connection (4) regulation
      (2) conform to                               (1) irate           (2) irritation
                                                                                         753. He ________ to help me and
      (3) conforms to                              (3) irritable       (4) irritate
                                                                                               called me a fool.
      (4) conforming with                    744. This house ______ ten rooms.
                                                                                               (1) refused       (2) denied
734. She failed to _____ to her name.              (1) consists by (2) consisted with
                                                                                               (3) offered       (4) thought
      (1) rise up           (2) line up            (3) consists of (4) consist of
                                                                                              Directions (754–758) : In the fol-
      (3) shine up          (4) keep up           Directions (745-748) : In the fol-
                                                                                         lowing questions, sentences are given
735. As the doctor ______ into the           lowing questions, sentences are given
                                                                                         with blanks to be filled in with an ap-
      room, the nurse handed him the         with blanks to be filled in with an ap-
                                                                                         propriate word(s). Four alternatives are
      temperature chart of the patient.      propriate word(s). Four alternatives are
                                                                                         suggested for each question. Choose
      (1) is coming         (2) came         suggested for each question. Choose
                                                                                         the correct alternative out of the four
      (3) was coming (4) comes               the correct alternative out of the four
                                                                                         as your answer.
736. The economic _____ has affect-          as your answer.
                                                                                                  (SSC (10+2) Stenographer Grade
      ed our sales tremendously.                          (SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO
                                                                                                        "C" & "D" Exam. 31.01.2016
      (1) touchdown (2) showdown                           & PA/SA Exam, 20.12.2015
                                                                                                                     TF No. 3513283)
      (3) slowdown          (4) crackdown                  (Ist Sitting) TF No. 9692918)
                                                                                         754. One who tries may fail but one
      Directions (737–740) : In the          745. The speeding car ______ a man
                                                                                               who does not try never ________.
following questions, sentences are giv-            this morning.
                                                   (1) knocked down                            (1) succeeds       (2) success
en with blanks to be filled in with an
                                                   (2) pushed out                              (3) prosper         (4) gain
appropriate word(s). Four alternatives
                                                   (3) hit about                         755. The lady ________ to be a close
are suggested for each question.
                                                   (4) hit out                                 relative of ours.
Choose the correct alternative out of
the four as your answer.                     746. Politics is the last ______ of               (1) turned out (2) turned in
              (SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO            scoundrels.                                 (3) turned up (4) turned about
               & PA/SA Exam, 06.12.2015            (1) resort           (2) retort       756. We all have _______ the widowed
               (Ist Sitting) TF No. 1375232)       (3) report           (4) result             girl.
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