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FILL IN THE BLANKS MULTIPLE FILLERS MCQs

Total Questions : 101 | Page 9 of 11 pages
Question 81. The presence of information in electronic _____________ on real-time basis, and the availability of advanced natural language processors, helps one measure sentiment of any new information on a continuous basis. Whether an investor will act rationally _____________ availability of information depends on the ‘effort’ that the investor _____________ to put in processing such information. Vendors who provide sentiment scores on news are, in a way, reducing the mental effort _____________ process any information. They would, therefore, argue that an investor needs to spend a fraction of her limited attention span to act on available sentiment.
  1.    format - based on the - would like - required to
  2.    Form – basis in the - would like - required to
  3.    Form – basis in the - would like - required to
  4.    format - based on the – must like - requirements
  5.    format - based on the - must like - requirements
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> format - based on the - would like - required to
Answer: (a)
Question 82. The practice becomes unacceptable when it degenerates into an “ordinance raj”, where ordinances are _______brought before the legislature but are re-issued again and again, _______the spirit of the Constitution. The court’s verdict has to be seen as placing a vital check on what has until now been a power _______abused by the executive.
  1.    infrequently, rebelling, profusely
  2.    seldom, violating, rampantly
  3.    often, complying, sparsely
  4.    occasionally, consecrating, bridled
  5.    sporadically, deferring, profusely
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> seldom, violating, rampantly
Answer: (b)Seldom- not often; rarely.Violating- break or fail to comply with (a rule or formal agreement).Rampantly- Extending unchecked; unrestrained
Question 83. The collision of the Hubli-Bengaluru City Hampi Express with a goods train that left 25 people dead, for instance, was caused by _________of staff. The Kakodkar committee on railway safety found that out of 441 derailments it _________, only about 15% were the result of__________, while the majority were caused by factors completely under the control of the railway administration.
  1.    compliance, examined, vandalism
  2.    failure, analysed, sabotage
  3.    fault, agglomerated , disruption
  4.    carelessness, inspected, loyalty
  5.    achievement, evaluated, destruction
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> failure, analysed, sabotage
Answer: (b)Sabotage means deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage.
Question 84. The temptation to use the power vested in the President and the Governors under Articles 123 and 213 of the Constitution is generally a result of one of the following three reasons: _______to face the legislature on particular issues, fear of _______in the Upper House where the government may lack the required numbers, and the need to overcome an impasse in the legislature caused by repeated and willful _______by a vociferous section of the Opposition.
  1.    reticence, winning , dislocation
  2.    willingness, losing, disturbance
  3.    unwillingness, trouncing, calmness
  4.    eagerness, overthrown, disturbance
  5.    reluctance, defeat, disruption
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option E. -> reluctance, defeat, disruption
Answer: (e)Reluctance- unwillingness or disinclination to do something.Defeat- reject or block (a motion or proposal).Disruption- disturbance or problems which interrupt an event, activity, or process.
Question 85. It takes singular skill and ascertain ruthlessness, however, to make capital of the smallest advantages, and Federer and Serena, and to a marginally_________ extent Nadal and Venus, did precisely that. Federer, who missed six months last year with an injury, knew he could not allow Nadal time and space. With his opponent looking in excellent physical condition, Federer could not ________to be drawn into long, bruising rallies; he had to dictate the ________of play.
  1.    minute, reject, pace
  2.    auxiliary, sustain, chance
  3.    larger, manage, pace
  4.    lower, refuse, cadence
  5.    lesser, afford, tempo
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option E. -> lesser, afford, tempo
Answer: (e)Tempo means the rate or speed of motion or activity.
Question 86. The Supreme Court’s seven-judge constitution bench gave the _______ in this case while _______the validity of the Bihar ordinance which was re-promulgated seven times since 1989 by the state government to _______certain benefits on Sanskrit teachers.
  1.    award, inspecting, withdraw
  2.    charge, observing, annul
  3.    take, overlooking, abrogate
  4.    verdict, examining, confer
  5.    call, interrogating, rescind
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> verdict, examining, confer
Answer: (d)Verdict- a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.Examining- inspect (someone or something) thoroughly in order to determine their nature or condition.Confer- grant (a title, degree, benefit, or right).
Question 87. It has often chosen to play _______ moral guardian rather than ________ films by content and letting audiences make ________ decisions.
  1.    smile, tangling, authentic
  2.    staring , distorting, genuine
  3.    glowering , labeling, informed
  4.    pleasing, confusing, enlightened
  5.    orthodox, producing, sophisticated
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> glowering , labeling, informed
Answer: (c)“glowering , labeling, informed’ fits the blank perfectly.Glowering means have an angry or sullen look on one’s face; scowl.
Question 88. It is said in the budget that ____________ changes would be made in the law to bring down prices of essential drugs and health equipments. Production of generic drugs would be___________. Budget talks about opening new AIIMS also. However, these provisions are not sufficient. People lose their savings and whatever _________they have for treatment of their near and dear ones.
  1.    Dispensable, stimulated, money
  2.    Imperative, dissuaded, possessions
  3.    Requisite, encouraged, assets
  4.    Superfluous, incited, capital
  5.    Essential, deterred, property
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Requisite, encouraged, assets
Answer: (c)Option (c) is true.Requisite means which is necessary or required.Superfluous means redundant, surplus
Question 89. At home, while security forces deserve ________ for limiting the Pathankot air base attack, many questions need to be _________ about the state of ________ along the Punjab-Pakistan border.
  1.    condemnation, replied, peril
  2.    praise, acknowledged, security
  3.    blame, replied ,danger
  4.    censure, answered, insecurity
  5.    credit, rebutted, chaos
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> praise, acknowledged, security
Answer: (b)“praise, acknowledged, security”, fits the blanks most appropriately and is the correct choice.
Question 90. Despite __________interest in the putative benefits of free trade and globalization in the West amid a ____________ in economic nationalist leaders, demand for trade liberalization persists in the Asia-Pacific. Though there are no other multilateral arrangements __________to the complexity of nontariff provisions included in the TPP, two arrangements are notable for at least including a comparably large collection of economies.
  1.    declining, disappear, ambitious
  2.    fading, rise, apathetic
  3.    burgeoning, deteriorate, yearning
  4.    waning, surge, aspiring
  5.    flourishing, rush, desiring
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> waning, surge, aspiring
Answer: (d)Waning means (of a state or feeling) decreasing in vigour or extent; becoming weaker.

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