Double Fillers - English MCQ for SBI /SSC CHSL

Double Fillers - English MCQ for SBI /SSC CHSL

Directions (Q. 1-5): In each of the following sentences there are blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by the numbers a, b, c, d and e. Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make it grammatically correct.

1. Very large and _____ systems, whether in government or in the corporate sector, need a high degree of skills and _____ to be run efficiently.

1. complex, competence
2. new, courage
3. raw, expertise
4. big, advice
5. small, knowledge

2. The sub-optimal level of education and skills _____ by a majority of our schools and institutions of higher learning is the _____ reason for low levels of competence.

1. reciprocated, only
2. imparted, primary
3. aggravated, first
4. communicated, sole
5. transmitted, secondary

3. When celebrities _____ a product, they do so knowing that their endorsement will _____ people to buy it.

1. advocate, dissuade
2. assure, discourage
3. endorse, persuade
4. discourage, persuade
5. confirm, impress

4. I am not _____ about your success because your _____ approach to study is disappointing.

1. despaired, irresolute
2. hopeful, regular
3. optimistic, perfunctory
4. happy, reckless
5. bright, superficial

5. Being extremely _____, he examines every detail of the case before _____ his opinion.

1. cautious, completing
2. eccentric, refining
3. meticulous, forming
4. suspicious, assembling
5. watchful, contemplating

6. We don’t know what _____ him to _____ the crime

1. prompted, commit
2. excited, arouse
3. roused, rose
4. attracted, act
5. motivated, execute

7. This is the _________ chosen for the hospital _____ to be built next year.

1. site, complex
2. area, building
3. locality, limited
4. sight, region
5. region, building

8. The first page of this magazine must be read _____ the lines, it may have some _____ points.

1. behind, meaning
2. between, important
3. among, end
4. beyond, trigger
5. to, important

9. He shifted to his late parent’s house not because of the ______ it provided but for purely _____ reasons.

1. convenience, sentimental
2. grace, aesthetic
3. value, money
4. comforts, personal
5. luxury, emotional

10. It is _____ to see that his family supports him right through the _____.

1. heartening, ordeal
2. promising, agony
3. cheering, anguish
4. auspicious, calamity
5. encouraging, torture

ANSWERS

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 3
5. 3
6. 1
7. 1
8. 2
9. 4
10. 1