16. I am not ........ to
sell you my house unless you offer a more ........ price.
(a) conform, true
(b) prepared, realistic
(c) ready, correct
(d) having, actual
17. With the
realisation, we have found ourselves left with ........ moral values and little
ethical ........ .
(a) fundamental, scruples
(b) stereotyped, perspective
(c) extreme, judgement
(d) incidental, standards
(e) obsolete, direction
18. If we do not take
........ care in our industry, we will have to ........ a grave problem.
(a) normal, experience
(b) proper, face
(c) adequate, catch
(d) intensive, aggravate
(e) preventive, solve
19. Education is ........
to the economic and social fabric of the nation, but ........ that few
political parties have made it an election issue.
(a) eminent, barring
(b) concomitent, instead of
(c) basic, despite
(d) rudimentary, besides
20. Despite their strong
resentment the tribals ........ the new laws as long as the Government
officials did not ........ them too strenuously.
(a) welcomed, observe
(b) tolerated, enforce
(c) amended, follow
(d) laid, punish
21. Since we ........
read every book, we ........ only the famous ones.
(a) have, sold
(b) should, buy
(c) must, ignore
(d) can, purchase
(e) cannot, select
22. Suddenly out of the
........ of weariness an old lady ........ unexpectedly.
(a) mosaic, raised
(b) context, appeared
(c) texture, rose
(d) fabric, awakened
23. We have to ........
in our young men and women sense of discipline, which is a ........ for
progress and happiness.
(a) generate, concomitent
(b) instil, need
(c) produce, necessity
(d) inculcate, pre-requisite
(e) induce, requirement
24. ........ of crops
was due to continuous ........
(a) Destruction, draught
(b) Ruin, draft
(c) Failure, drought
(d) Depreciation, drift
25. Disarmament and
development in our time are ........ interrelated but ........ development will
depend on a change in the world's political thinking.
(a) inevitably, substantial
(b) closely, real
(c) essentially, true
(d) universally, ultimate
(e) naturally, final
26. How many of the
books published each year in India make a ........ contribution towards
improving men's ........ with each other?
(a) sensational, reservations
(b) referential, behaviour
(c) significant, relationship
(d) incorporated, obligation
27. Due to ........
rainfall this year, they had to ........ cut in water supply.
(a) scanty, lift
(b) heavy, regulate
(c) regular, clamp
(d) sufficient, enforce
(e) inadequate, impose
28. The ........ man
treated everyone in a ........ manner.
(a) defiant, belligerent
(b) corrupt, ubiquitous
(c) superficial, thorough
(d) suspicious, ingenuous
(e) supercilious, depreciatory
29. Mr. Johnson ........
a boat' and ........ into the bay.
(a) hired, rowed
(b) rented, swam
(c) boarded, went
(d) borrowed, intruded
30. Those suffering from
glaucoma find that their ........ vision is ........ and that they can no
longer see objects not directly in front of them.
(a) optical, distorted
(b) peripheral, impaired
(c) prephrastic, demurred
(d) peripatetic, diminished
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ANSWERS
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16. (b)
17. (c)
18. (b)
19. (d)
20. (b)
21. (e)
22. (c)
23. (d)
24, (e)
25. (b)
26. (c)
27. (e)
23. (e)
29. (a)
30. (b)
