English Knowledge ... some questions .....

Choose the pair that can fill up the blanks in the same order. (1-5)

1)      Handicrafts constitute an important ________ of the decentralized sector of India's economy and _________ employment to over six million artisans.

a) factor, aims      b) extensions, plans       c)segment, provides      

d)supplier, gives   e) period, projects

2)      Among a number of hobbies that one can _______, the hobby of reading is the most useful and ________

          a) develops, accumulative       b) cultivates, enlightened        

c) nourish, cumulative             d) absorbs, durable                 

e) considers, appreciative

3)      The quality of   _______ between individuals and the organization for 
         which they work can be _________ to the benefit of both the parties.
          a) services, evaluated               b) interaction, improved
          c) sophistication, developed    d) work, appreciated
          e) life, conceptualized

4)      Part of the confusion in our societies ________ from our pursuit of efficiency and economy growth, in the ________ that these are the necessary ingredients of progress.

          a) stems, conviction                 b) derives, evaluation

          c) emerges, consideration        d) obtains, exploration

          e) extends, planning

5)      The problem of housing shortage __________ with the population explosion has also been _________ by this policy.

          a) coped, highlighted               b) dispensed, acknowledged

          c) compounded, addressed      d) threatened, manifested

          e) projected, discussed

Four words are given in each of the questions (6 -10) below.

Find the two words that are nearly the same or opposite in meaning.

6)      A) Audacious       b) Venturous        c) Abstruse           d) Silent

          a) A-C                  b) B-C                  c) C-D                  d) A-B

          e) B-D

7)      A) Encomium       B) Extol                C) Euologise         D) Euphemise

          a) A-B                  b) B-C                  c) B-D                  d) A-D

          e) C-D

8)      A) Recluse            B) Pandemic         C) Transparent     D) Opaque

          a) A-B                  b) C-D                  c) A-C                  d) A-D

          e) B-D

9)      A) Diminutive      B) Intelligent        C) Large               D) Prolific

          a) B-D                  b) C-D                  c) A-C                  d) A-B

          e) C-D

10)    A) Enormous       B) Malign             C) Absorb            D) Slander

          a) A-C                  b) B-C                  c) C-D                  d) B-D

          e) A-D                  

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