There are two gaps in the sentence/paragraph given below. From the pairs of words given, choose the one that fills the gaps most appropriately.
1) Traditionally, Indonesians practiced a tolerant, almost ____________ brand of faith, ______ with the Buddhist, Hindu and the animist traditions of earlier periods.
(a) aesthetic, imbibed
(b) syncretic, infused
(c) hermetic, impelled
(d) emetic, infused
2) The more I thought about the vibrant___________ Scottish nationalists driving a debate north of the border about what kind of relationship it wants with England, the more I grimly____________the fallout on this side of the border.
(a) rejuvenated, contemplated
(b) empowered, sustained
(c) imaginative, learned
(d) outspoken, ascertained
3) Herodotus celebrates the glory of human ___________ with a vigor that ________ parochial Plutarch.
(a) diversity, infuriates
(b) bigotry, incenses
(c) creativity, flails
(d) ingenuity, flays
4) The House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill on Friday that would ________ restaurants, stores and roadside stands to an injunction if they _______ the New Mexico Chile Advertising Act.
(a) subject, violate
(b) hold, disrespect
(c) obligate, misuse
(d) submit, desecrate
5) At the moment, security agencies are getting _____ printouts of chat messages within four to five hours of their requirements with RIM, a home ministry source said, adding that once it gets ________access, it could track chat messages on a real-time basis.
(a) secure, exhaustive
(b) complete, inclusive
(c) computer, secure
(d) manual, automated
6) He later said that his organization was in ________discussions with the Indian government and he remains optimistic that a positive outcome can be achieved but _________it will not alter the security architecture of its corporate offering.
(a) serious, announced
(b) constructive, reasserted
(c) advanced, stated
(d) preliminary, justified
7) An atmosphere that ________ the value and growth of individuals as well as the organization is important, and _________between individuals and the organization must be a team effort.
(a) exudes, discussion
(b) encompasses, agglomerate
(c) promotes, collaboration
(d) assesses, links
8) A/an _________professional can help you establish a budget for your children’s extracurricular activities based on your _______income and savings goals.
(a) knowledgeable, current
(b) qualified, retirement
(c) experienced, desired
(d) recommended, projected
9) After two days of__________—when teams representing competitors and stakeholders role-played against a “company” team—the executives understood that a strong competitor on the sidelines was likely to enter the market_________.
(a) reflection, tactfully
(b) simulations, aggressively
(c) fabrications, shortly
(d) discussions, energetically
10) Unable to ........... his wholehearted distaste for media events and publicity, the miffed actor continued to make ........ comments throughout his interview.
(a) disguise; elusive
(b) control; garbled
(c) conceal; caustic
(d) express; vitriolic
Answers:
1) (b) Syncretic means uniting and blending together different systems, as of philosophy, morals, or religion
2) (a) The sentence discusses the author’s contemplation of the effects of the debate that is being driven by the Scottish nationalists. Keeping this context in mind, the second blank can be filled only by ‘contemplated’. Hence, (a) is the right answer
3) (a) Parochial means narrow-minded and having only a limited perspective. Diversity represents an idea which is opposite to a parochial perspective. Therefore, someone who celebrates “diversity” would infuriate a parochial person.
4) (A) ‘Subject’ means to be made to undergo. An ‘injunction’ is an order so ‘violate’ works well in the next blank. It is idiomatically incorrect to say that an individual was held to an injunction. ‘Obligate’ means to give word that something will be done. ‘Desecrate’ means to violate but it would not be used for an Advertising Act. The correct answer is option (a).
5) (d) ‘Exhaustive’ means comprehensive. ‘Secure’ and ‘complete’ do not fit in the context of taking printouts. ‘Manual’ means involving or using human effort and this fits in the context of a contrast with tracking messages on a real-time basis. The answer is option (d).
6) (b) ‘Constructive’means promoting further development or advancement. Advanced’means further along in progress. Though ‘preliminary’and ‘advanced’can beused to describe discussions, they do not fit in the context as the rest of the sentence says that “heremains optimistic that a positive outcome can be achieved”. ‘Reassert’means to state with assurance or state strongly. The answer is option (b).
7) (c)
8) (a) Since the sentence indicates that the budget will be planned based on income and savings goals –these have to be of a current nature and not planned or estimated. Logic has to be used in this context to establish the answer as option a.
9) (b)
10) (c)
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