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Question 111. Skeptics would not ________ that the earth actually moves, let alone that it ________ around the sun.

permit, orbits
accept, revolves
experience, circles
assume, went
challenge, spins

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> accept, revolves
Answer: (b)

Question 112. An airplane with ________ passengers on board made an unscheduled _______ as the airport to which it was heading was covered with thick fog.

irritable, slip
faulty, stop
variety, halt
tons, wait
numerous, landing

Discuss Question

Answer: Option E. -> numerous, landing
Answer: (e)

Question 113. Changes in building technology and materials in recent years have made it _________ to build slender towers that are _________the tallest in the world.

Feasible, between
Practicable, for
Attainable, with
Realizable, among
Possible, among

Discuss Question

Answer: Option E. -> Possible, among
Answer: (e)"Possible, among" is the correct use. Among is used to introduce prepositional phrase containing two singulars or plurals. Between is used to introduce prepositional phrase containing more than two singulars or plurals.

Question 114. The pilot knew she would be able to see the __________ lights of the city from her cockpit window, but she would not see the fireworks explode to welcome the new year as she would have _____ to cruising altitude.

few, soared
divine, escalate
glistening, jumped
picturesque, depleted
glittering, climbed

Discuss Question

Answer: Option E. -> glittering, climbed
Answer: (e)

Question 115. The ________ of opinion which emerged at a recently concluded seminar was that the problem of dowry cannot be ________ unless the law against it is made more stringent.

divergence, managed
sympathy, projected
consensus, tackled
similarity, curbed
convergence, appreciated

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> consensus, tackled
Answer: (c)

Question 116. At the dawn of history, India _______ on her unending quest and trackless centuries are _____ with her striving and the grandeur of her success and failures.

Started, filled
Marched, involved
Proceeded, bulled
Started, vanished
Marched, filled

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> Started, filled
Answer: (a)"Started, filled" is the correct use.

Question 117. The WHO has ________ the government for taking prompt ________ action.

lauded, preventive
criticised, obligatory
blamed, ineffective
appreciated, hectic
admired, unreasonable

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> lauded, preventive
Answer: (a)

Question 118. She was _______ because all her plan had gone _______.

Happy, selected
Dejected, splendidly
Distraught, awry
Frustrated, magnificently
Rejected, beautifully

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> Distraught, awry
Answer: (c)"Distraught, awry" is the correct use. Distraught: Worried and upset. Awry: Not in the expected course.

Question 119. Since foggy weather __________ visibility by several metres, the railways has either partially _________ or diverted some of the trains.

improves, started
impairs, called off
hampers, withdrawn
decrease, stopped
reduces, cancelled

Discuss Question

Answer: Option E. -> reduces, cancelled
Answer: (e)

Question 120. To cross the Rubicon means to take a final ________ step which may have dangerous _______.

Hazardous, precedent
Unwarranted, potentialities
Inconsequential, concomitants
Well-considered, implications
Irrevocable, consequences

Discuss Question

Answer: Option E. -> Irrevocable, consequences
Answer: (e)"Irrevocable, consequences" is the correct use. Irrevocable: Not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered. Consequences: A result or effect.