CDS Exam (II)- 2017 - English Defence Question Paper

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CDS Exam (II)- 2017 - English

CDS Exam (II)- 2017 - English Defence Questions

21.
FILL IN THE BLANK
Directions (Next 10 Questions): Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and four words or group of words given after the sentence. Select whichever word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

With the less rapid expansion of the economy, we should make _______ progress toward stable price levels.
A.
detailed
B.
substantial
C.
negative
D.
infinite
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ANSWER :
B. substantial
22.
At times he gets very angry, and then no one can _______ him.
A.
prevent
B.
provoke
C.
mollify
D.
satisfy
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ANSWER :
C. mollify
23.
Many people today have fallen into utter confusion of values with the result that they cannot _______ the good from the bad.
A.
divide
B.
differentiate
C.
see
D.
alter
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ANSWER :
B. differentiate
24.
If Mohan _______ at 5 a.m., he would not have missed the train.
A.
started
B.
had started
C.
would start
D.
has started
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ANSWER :
B. had started
25.
His property was divided _______ his daughters and sons.
A.
between
B.
among
C.
from
D.
with
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ANSWER :
B. among
26.
His persistence in his misdemeanours has lowered him in the _______ of everyone who knows him.
A.
honour
B.
estimation
C.
estimate
D.
praise
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ANSWER :
B. estimation
27.
The clouds of suspicion will clear _______ soon.
A.
in
B.
away
C.
down
D.
by
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ANSWER :
B. away
28.
The teachers said that they were no longer prepared to _______ the ways of the new Headmaster.
A.
put over with
B.
put on with
C.
put up with
D.
put up to
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ANSWER :
C. put up with
29.
_______ the construction of new housing units at the rate of one every month, there is still a shortage of accommodation.
A.
Through
B.
Despite
C.
By
D.
For
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ANSWER :
B. Despite
30.
Democracy requires the equal right of all to the development of such capacity for good as nature has _______ them with.
A.
presented
B.
endowed
C.
fortified
D.
replenished
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ANSWER :
B. endowed
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