Fill in the Blanks – Practice Exercise questions for Type 1 (Single Blanks)
Fill in the Blanks – Practice Exercise questions for Type 1 (Single Blanks)
1) The police had to use force to ______ the rioting mob and establish law and order.
a) provoke
b) beat
c) outnumber
d) control
e) punish
2) If you fail to ______ your authority properly, they will remove you.
a) know
b) exercise
c) work
d) work
e) encounter
3) Result of all these plans would be _____ if they are not properly implemented.
a) futile
b) fruitful
c) destroyed
d) encouraged
e) accepted
4) Since the clerk refused to do his work, he has now requested the officer to look _____ the matter.
a) at
b) after
c) into
d) for
e) over
5) All the Board members were present with the _____ of the treasurer.
a) Exception
b) Absence
c) Delay
d) Omission
e) Refusal
6) On _____ of his age he is ineligible for the examination.
a) reason
b) basis
c) account
d) purpose
e) cause
7) The ministers who were concerned _____ the rising prices met every week.
a) for
b) because
c) difference
d) from
e) about
8) They work hard not because of the ______, but because of their inner urge.
a) desire
b) drive
c) energy
d) incentive
e) motivation
9) It is _____ for everyone to be abide by the laws of the land.
a) expected
b) obligatory
c) meant
d) optional
e) recommended
10) _______ he is a hard worker, his quality of work is not of a desirable level.
a) Despite
b) Because
c) Although
d) Somehow
e) However
11) There is no need of any proof because everything is very _____.
a) obvious
b) uncertain
c) definite
d) regular
e) essential
12) If you ______ in advance, you will get some concession.
a) buy
b) work
c) submit
d) pay
e) decide
13) I have in my album photographs of some of my very close friends _______ I can never forget.
a) that
b) who
c) whom
d) which
e) those
14) You must ensure the correctness of the information before _____ to conclusion.
a) drawing
b) enabling
c) leaning
d) jumping
e) examining
15) They wasted all the money on purchase of some ____ items.
a) excellent
b) important
c) significant
d) quality
e) trivial
16) I will _____ them for saving me from the agonies of old age.
a) fire
b) beat
c) thank
d) admonish
e) shout
17) We were _____ with the names of notorious criminals.
a) constantly
b) convenient
c) familiar
d) obvious
e) ignorant
18) I do not know what ______ my father choose that particular school.
a) happened
b) controlled
c) made
d) asked
e) thrilled
19) He thought the boy _____ to benefit the blacksmith.
a) wants
b) wanting
c) desire
d) harm
e) loose
20) You must refrain ______ such an act.
a) to
b) at
c) with
d) from
e) through
21) The principal complied ______the student’s request
a) on
b) at
c) with
d) for
e) all
22) I have always admired his ______ knowledge and scholarship.
a) highest
b) flexible
c) provocative
d) elemental
e) profound
23) The fight for liberation brings _____ the best and the noblest qualities in mankind.
a) with
b) in
c) for
d) out
e) through
24) Today, as citizens of free India, we _____ both our democracy and our secularism.
a) promote
b) cherish
c) establish
d) champion
e) declare
25) Social customs and traditions die _____
a) absolutely
b) hard
c) fundamentally
d) permanently
e) vehemently
26) ______ a very popular person, he can hardly enjoy any privacy.
a) He
b) Having
c) Been
d) Withholding
e) Being
27) Our company has invested a huge amount in ______ the outdated unit.
a) running
b) modernizing
c) selling
d) dispensing
e)establishing
28) They could not understand what the speaker said as all his statements were ____.
a) harsh
b) provoking
c) ambiguous
d) ruthless
e) audible
29) What _____ most is the positive attitude of the people.
a) impeaches
b) recognizes
c) matters
d) troubles
e) necessitates
30) Programmes aimed ______ development should consider all-round development rather than only economic development
a) for
b) with
c) by
d) at
e) into
31) Pollution has an _____ effect on health.
a) intrinsic
b) adverse
c) inevitable
d) active
e) unrecoverable
32) Programmes aimed ______ development should consider all-round development rather than only economic development
a) for
b) with
c) by
d) at
e) into
33) Before attempting to solve any problem, we must try to _____ its root cause.
a) identify
b) question
c) ignore
d) attack
e) improve
34) His father _____ him for his disappointing performance.
a) reprimanded
b) flattered
c) encouraged
d) frustrated
e) absolved
35) She could _____ punishment only because of the judge’s generosity.
a) get
b) improve
c) encouraged
d) control
e) escape
36) Man’s landing on the moon was a giant _____ for the human beings.
a) discovery
b) knowledge
c) invention
d) leap
e) flight
37) He _____ his speech with beautiful sweet sounding words.
a) adjusted
b) contributed
c) enriched
d) advocated
e) fabricated
38) His book _____ praise from one and all.
a) accorded
b) provoked
c) advocated
d) accepted
e) elicited
39) Sincerity is the essential condition of a ______ friendship.
a) durable
b)highest
c) motivated
d) flexible
e) dynamic
40) Gopal cleverly _______ all the question posed to him.
a) refused
b) denied
c) accepted
d) enlisted
e) parried
41) According to some people, Third World War is
a) notorious
b) antisocial
c) inevitable
d) explorable
e) dubious
42) He did not _____ his identity to us.
a) acknowledge
b) reveal
c) fabricate
d) exhibit
e) project
43) No human being in this world is ______.
a) infallible
b) irrevocable
c) irrefutable
d) inestimable
e) irresistible
44) Sita was pleased with the _____ paid to her.
a) felicitation
b) remarks
c) acknowledgement
d) compliments
e) comments
45) There is no need of any proof because everything is very ______
a) obvious
b) uncertain
c) definite
d) regular
e) essential
46) Sadly, tomorrow’s cricket match will have to be _______ due to bad weather.
a) played
b) unorganized
c) cancelled
d) won
e) rained
47) The dumping of waste products is carefully done by the company in order to ________ any harm to the environment.
a) avoid
b) cause
c) expect
d) intend
e) do
48) No matter where that prisoner tries to ___, the police will find him sooner or later.
a) imprison
b) arrest
c) find
d) stops
e) hide
49) I do not know where Neha lives because we have been _____ of touch for quite some time.
a) not
b) out
c) hardly
d)never
e)ever
50) It is a shame that many people in the world have to live ______ basic necessities such as food and shelter.
a) along
b) including
c) despite
d) without
e) short
51) I ______ your parents that I would take care of you.
a) said
b) alerted
c) forced
d) promised
e) asked
52) The seating arrangement makes it difficult for the students to _____ from each other.
a) copy
b) talk
c) relate
d) complaint
e) train
53) Computers are useless ______ you know how to use them.
a) therefore
b) if
c) hence
d) should
e) unless
54) We need more information before we can reach a _______.
a) development
b) fact
c) step
d) design
e) decision
55) One has to be very _____ during the monsoons as the road becomes slippery.
a) smart
b) cautious
c) presentable
d) prepared
e) healthy
56) The reward was shared ______ the members of the cricket team.
a) among
b) for
c) to
d) against
e) between
57) The captain is very ______ of his cricket team.
a) pride
b) good
c) eager
d) proud
e) strict
58) The boy was rewarded for his _______ behaviour.
a) pleasing
b) best
c) good
d) neat
e) correct
59) Jimmy _______ avoids playing tennis on weekdays as it is very tiring.
a) rarely
b) usually
c) greatly
d) highly
e) poorly
60) Mr Bose _______ working in the bank for the last fifteen years.
a) will be
b) have been
c) to be
d) has been
e) plans to
61) Praful ______ to be promoted as he is very hard working.
a) afraid
b) hoping
c) tries
d) awaited
e) deserves
62) She _____ sang well ____ played the sitar very well.
a) also, a
b) no sooner, than
c) not only, but also
d) try to, and also
63) We were so late we _____ had time to catch the train.
a) nearly
b) almost
c) hardly
d) simply
e) completely
64) He ______ to all his friends that he was getting married.
a) told
b) related
c) announced
d) called
e) spoke
65) Has the committee ______ a decision yet?
a) done
b) made
c) confronted
d) arrived
e) voted
66) The old man was _____ by a truck on the zebra crossing on the main road.
a) got hit
b) run across
c) run out
d) blocked
e) knocked down
67) He found the jewellery box empty. All the ornaments, jewels, etc were _____
a) protected
b) seized
c) sold
d) melted
e) stolen
68) Ill health cannot dampen his spirits. He was found quite ______ at the ceremony.
a) spiritual
b) effervescent
c) subdued
d) uncomfortable
e) nervous
69) There is a growing indifference among the villagers. ______ of them bothered to extinguish the fire which broke out in the hutments.
a) Most
b) Many
c) Few
d) None
e) Everyone
70) We spared no efforts to win, but the opposite side did better. The result was obviously ______ us.
a) in favour of
b) rejoicing
c) against
d) grudging
e) introspect
71) The musician had a sore throat. Despite that, performance at the concert was ______.
a) outstanding
b) sub-standard
c) undesirable
d) excellence
e) happy
72) The manager is to help his subordinates ______ their potential in their present as well as in their future assignments.
a) respect
b) train
c) delegate
d) judge
e) realize
73) It is ______ in pursuit of these very objectives that our Government has made some basic changes in our economic policies.
a) greatly
b) constantly
c) clearly
d) largely
e) precisely
74) He was a rich man and so I was surprised when I saw him in _____ clothes.
a) tattered
b) splendid
c) foreign
d) damp
e) local
75) In some backward countries millions of people live in ______ conditions.
a) notable
b) popular
c) derogatory
d) violent
e) appalling
