TOPIC: CLOZE
TEST
Directions
(1-10): In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the
suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks
with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.
Q1.
In the strongest mandate in over
three-decades, the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to
return to (1)………………….. at the
Centre. BJP was leading in as many as 291 of the 542 seats for which the trends
were available, well past the half-way mark in the 543-member Lok Sabha,
according to the Election Commission. Rival Congress was ahead in 50 seats. As
trends suggest, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is headed for a (2)……………………. victory in the 2019
general elections. BJP seemed to be holding off the much-feared Mahagathbandhan
in Uttar Pradesh while making huge inroads in West Bengal. The party has (3)…………….. its dominance in the Hindi
heartland, while notching gains Odisha and the northeast.
Dealing a massive blow to Mamata
Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, the BJP has raked up a stunning 15 of 42 Lok
Sabha seats in the state. Up from its previous tally of just two seats, the
BJP’s (4)…………………. tally with a vote
share of 38.9% as against the TMC’s vote share of 45.1% and 25 seats has proved
to be a (5)………………. march for the
saffron party. In a big blow for the Congress, party president Rahul Gandhi was
trailing his rival, Smriti Irani of the BJP, in his backyard Amethi. Gandhi is
fighting from two seats, the other being Wayanad in Kerala. His mother and
United Progressive Alliance chief Sonia Gandhi, however, (6)……………. to hold on to the family pocket boruogh of Rae Bareli in
the state. Uttar Pradesh sends 80 lawmakers to the Lok Sabha. BJP president
Amit Shah was in the lead with 2,17,327 votes from the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha
constituency, and the party is likely to win by a higher margin than the
4,63,121 votes secured in 2014. Modi was leading in Varansai. In one of the few
bright spots for Congress, the alliance of the grand old party and Dravida
Munnetra Kazhagam was ahead in Tamil Nadu, with the alliance (7)………………….. in 36 seats of 39 seats.
The Congress is also looking to sweep most
of the 20 seats in Kerala. The results beat exit poll (8)…………………, most of which said Congress will win 15-16 seats.
Counting for votes started at 8AM. The bitterly-fought seven-phase exercise
stretched over 39 days and saw the highest-ever (9)…………………. for an election at 67.1%. Counting is underway and
results are unlikely to be delayed because of VVPAT verification as paper trail
slips will be counted at the very end. According to exit polls released Sunday,
the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is (10)……………… to win as many as 365 seats.
(a) seated
(b) capable
(c) power
(d) dominant
(e) ruled
Q2.
In the strongest mandate in over
three-decades, the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to
return to (1)………………….. at the
Centre. BJP was leading in as many as 291 of the 542 seats for which the trends
were available, well past the half-way mark in the 543-member Lok Sabha,
according to the Election Commission. Rival Congress was ahead in 50 seats. As
trends suggest, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is headed for a (2)……………………. victory in the 2019 general
elections. BJP seemed to be holding off the much-feared Mahagathbandhan in
Uttar Pradesh while making huge inroads in West Bengal. The party has (3)…………….. its dominance in the Hindi
heartland, while notching gains Odisha and the northeast.
Dealing a massive blow to Mamata
Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, the BJP has raked up a stunning 15 of 42 Lok
Sabha seats in the state. Up from its previous tally of just two seats, the
BJP’s (4)…………………. tally with a vote
share of 38.9% as against the TMC’s vote share of 45.1% and 25 seats has proved
to be a (5)………………. march for the
saffron party. In a big blow for the Congress, party president Rahul Gandhi was
trailing his rival, Smriti Irani of the BJP, in his backyard Amethi. Gandhi is
fighting from two seats, the other being Wayanad in Kerala. His mother and
United Progressive Alliance chief Sonia Gandhi, however, (6)……………. to hold on to the family pocket boruogh of Rae Bareli in
the state. Uttar Pradesh sends 80 lawmakers to the Lok Sabha. BJP president
Amit Shah was in the lead with 2,17,327 votes from the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha
constituency, and the party is likely to win by a higher margin than the
4,63,121 votes secured in 2014. Modi was leading in Varansai. In one of the few
bright spots for Congress, the alliance of the grand old party and Dravida
Munnetra Kazhagam was ahead in Tamil Nadu, with the alliance (7)………………….. in 36 seats of 39 seats.
The Congress is also looking to sweep most
of the 20 seats in Kerala. The results beat exit poll (8)…………………, most of which said Congress will win 15-16 seats.
Counting for votes started at 8AM. The bitterly-fought seven-phase exercise
stretched over 39 days and saw the highest-ever (9)…………………. for an election at 67.1%. Counting is underway and
results are unlikely to be delayed because of VVPAT verification as paper trail
slips will be counted at the very end. According to exit polls released Sunday,
the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is (10)……………… to win as many as 365 seats.
(a) failure
(b) superiority
(c) win
(d) forfeit
(e) landslide
Q3.
In the strongest mandate in over
three-decades, the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to
return to (1)………………….. at the
Centre. BJP was leading in as many as 291 of the 542 seats for which the trends
were available, well past the half-way mark in the 543-member Lok Sabha,
according to the Election Commission. Rival Congress was ahead in 50 seats. As
trends suggest, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is headed for a (2)……………………. victory in the 2019
general elections. BJP seemed to be holding off the much-feared Mahagathbandhan
in Uttar Pradesh while making huge inroads in West Bengal. The party has (3)…………….. its dominance in the Hindi
heartland, while notching gains Odisha and the northeast.
Dealing a massive blow to Mamata
Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, the BJP has raked up a stunning 15 of 42 Lok
Sabha seats in the state. Up from its previous tally of just two seats, the
BJP’s (4)…………………. tally with a vote
share of 38.9% as against the TMC’s vote share of 45.1% and 25 seats has proved
to be a (5)………………. march for the
saffron party. In a big blow for the Congress, party president Rahul Gandhi was
trailing his rival, Smriti Irani of the BJP, in his backyard Amethi. Gandhi is
fighting from two seats, the other being Wayanad in Kerala. His mother and
United Progressive Alliance chief Sonia Gandhi, however, (6)……………. to hold on to the family pocket boruogh of Rae Bareli in
the state. Uttar Pradesh sends 80 lawmakers to the Lok Sabha. BJP president
Amit Shah was in the lead with 2,17,327 votes from the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha
constituency, and the party is likely to win by a higher margin than the
4,63,121 votes secured in 2014. Modi was leading in Varansai. In one of the few
bright spots for Congress, the alliance of the grand old party and Dravida
Munnetra Kazhagam was ahead in Tamil Nadu, with the alliance (7)………………….. in 36 seats of 39 seats.
The Congress is also looking to sweep most
of the 20 seats in Kerala. The results beat exit poll (8)…………………, most of which said Congress will win 15-16 seats.
Counting for votes started at 8AM. The bitterly-fought seven-phase exercise stretched
over 39 days and saw the highest-ever (9)………………….
for an election at 67.1%. Counting is underway and results are unlikely to be
delayed because of VVPAT verification as paper trail slips will be counted at
the very end. According to exit polls released Sunday, the BJP-led National
Democratic Alliance (NDA) is (10)………………
to win as many as 365 seats.
(a) maintain
(b) retained
(c) waste
(d) restrain
(e) confine
Q4.
In the strongest mandate in over
three-decades, the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to
return to (1)………………….. at the
Centre. BJP was leading in as many as 291 of the 542 seats for which the trends
were available, well past the half-way mark in the 543-member Lok Sabha,
according to the Election Commission. Rival Congress was ahead in 50 seats. As
trends suggest, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is headed for a (2)……………………. victory in the 2019
general elections. BJP seemed to be holding off the much-feared Mahagathbandhan
in Uttar Pradesh while making huge inroads in West Bengal. The party has (3)…………….. its dominance in the Hindi
heartland, while notching gains Odisha and the northeast.
Dealing a massive blow to Mamata
Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, the BJP has raked up a stunning 15 of 42 Lok
Sabha seats in the state. Up from its previous tally of just two seats, the
BJP’s (4)…………………. tally with a vote
share of 38.9% as against the TMC’s vote share of 45.1% and 25 seats has proved
to be a (5)………………. march for the
saffron party. In a big blow for the Congress, party president Rahul Gandhi was
trailing his rival, Smriti Irani of the BJP, in his backyard Amethi. Gandhi is
fighting from two seats, the other being Wayanad in Kerala. His mother and
United Progressive Alliance chief Sonia Gandhi, however, (6)……………. to hold on to the family pocket boruogh of Rae Bareli in
the state. Uttar Pradesh sends 80 lawmakers to the Lok Sabha. BJP president
Amit Shah was in the lead with 2,17,327 votes from the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha
constituency, and the party is likely to win by a higher margin than the
4,63,121 votes secured in 2014. Modi was leading in Varansai. In one of the few
bright spots for Congress, the alliance of the grand old party and Dravida
Munnetra Kazhagam was ahead in Tamil Nadu, with the alliance (7)………………….. in 36 seats of 39 seats.
The Congress is also looking to sweep most
of the 20 seats in Kerala. The results beat exit poll (8)…………………, most of which said Congress will win 15-16 seats.
Counting for votes started at 8AM. The bitterly-fought seven-phase exercise
stretched over 39 days and saw the highest-ever (9)…………………. for an election at 67.1%. Counting is underway and
results are unlikely to be delayed because of VVPAT verification as paper trail
slips will be counted at the very end. According to exit polls released Sunday,
the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is (10)……………… to win as many as 365 seats.
(a) early
(b) rarely
(c) prevail
(d) past
(e) current
Q5.
In the strongest mandate in over
three-decades, the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to
return to (1)………………….. at the
Centre. BJP was leading in as many as 291 of the 542 seats for which the trends
were available, well past the half-way mark in the 543-member Lok Sabha,
according to the Election Commission. Rival Congress was ahead in 50 seats. As
trends suggest, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is headed for a (2)……………………. victory in the 2019
general elections. BJP seemed to be holding off the much-feared Mahagathbandhan
in Uttar Pradesh while making huge inroads in West Bengal. The party has (3)…………….. its dominance in the Hindi
heartland, while notching gains Odisha and the northeast.
Dealing a massive blow to Mamata
Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, the BJP has raked up a stunning 15 of 42 Lok
Sabha seats in the state. Up from its previous tally of just two seats, the
BJP’s (4)…………………. tally with a vote
share of 38.9% as against the TMC’s vote share of 45.1% and 25 seats has proved
to be a (5)………………. march for the
saffron party. In a big blow for the Congress, party president Rahul Gandhi was
trailing his rival, Smriti Irani of the BJP, in his backyard Amethi. Gandhi is
fighting from two seats, the other being Wayanad in Kerala. His mother and
United Progressive Alliance chief Sonia Gandhi, however, (6)……………. to hold on to the family pocket boruogh of Rae Bareli in
the state. Uttar Pradesh sends 80 lawmakers to the Lok Sabha. BJP president
Amit Shah was in the lead with 2,17,327 votes from the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha
constituency, and the party is likely to win by a higher margin than the
4,63,121 votes secured in 2014. Modi was leading in Varansai. In one of the few
bright spots for Congress, the alliance of the grand old party and Dravida
Munnetra Kazhagam was ahead in Tamil Nadu, with the alliance (7)………………….. in 36 seats of 39 seats.
The Congress is also looking to sweep most
of the 20 seats in Kerala. The results beat exit poll (8)…………………, most of which said Congress will win 15-16 seats.
Counting for votes started at 8AM. The bitterly-fought seven-phase exercise
stretched over 39 days and saw the highest-ever (9)…………………. for an election at 67.1%. Counting is underway and
results are unlikely to be delayed because of VVPAT verification as paper trail
slips will be counted at the very end. According to exit polls released Sunday,
the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is (10)……………… to win as many as 365 seats.
(a) greatly
(b) significance
(c) massive
(d) limit
(e) immensely
Q6.
In the strongest mandate in over
three-decades, the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to
return to (1)………………….. at the
Centre. BJP was leading in as many as 291 of the 542 seats for which the trends
were available, well past the half-way mark in the 543-member Lok Sabha,
according to the Election Commission. Rival Congress was ahead in 50 seats. As
trends suggest, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is headed for a (2)……………………. victory in the 2019
general elections. BJP seemed to be holding off the much-feared Mahagathbandhan
in Uttar Pradesh while making huge inroads in West Bengal. The party has (3)…………….. its dominance in the Hindi
heartland, while notching gains Odisha and the northeast.
Dealing a massive blow to Mamata
Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, the BJP has raked up a stunning 15 of 42 Lok
Sabha seats in the state. Up from its previous tally of just two seats, the
BJP’s (4)…………………. tally with a vote
share of 38.9% as against the TMC’s vote share of 45.1% and 25 seats has proved
to be a (5)………………. march for the
saffron party. In a big blow for the Congress, party president Rahul Gandhi was
trailing his rival, Smriti Irani of the BJP, in his backyard Amethi. Gandhi is
fighting from two seats, the other being Wayanad in Kerala. His mother and
United Progressive Alliance chief Sonia Gandhi, however, (6)……………. to hold on to the family pocket boruogh of Rae Bareli in
the state. Uttar Pradesh sends 80 lawmakers to the Lok Sabha. BJP president
Amit Shah was in the lead with 2,17,327 votes from the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha
constituency, and the party is likely to win by a higher margin than the
4,63,121 votes secured in 2014. Modi was leading in Varansai. In one of the few
bright spots for Congress, the alliance of the grand old party and Dravida
Munnetra Kazhagam was ahead in Tamil Nadu, with the alliance (7)………………….. in 36 seats of 39 seats.
The Congress is also looking to sweep most
of the 20 seats in Kerala. The results beat exit poll (8)…………………, most of which said Congress will win 15-16 seats.
Counting for votes started at 8AM. The bitterly-fought seven-phase exercise
stretched over 39 days and saw the highest-ever (9)…………………. for an election at 67.1%. Counting is underway and
results are unlikely to be delayed because of VVPAT verification as paper trail
slips will be counted at the very end. According to exit polls released Sunday,
the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is (10)……………… to win as many as 365 seats.
(a) handle
(b) drive
(c) managed
(d) coach
(e) urging
Q7.
In the strongest mandate in over
three-decades, the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to
return to (1)………………….. at the
Centre. BJP was leading in as many as 291 of the 542 seats for which the trends
were available, well past the half-way mark in the 543-member Lok Sabha,
according to the Election Commission. Rival Congress was ahead in 50 seats. As
trends suggest, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is headed for a (2)……………………. victory in the 2019
general elections. BJP seemed to be holding off the much-feared Mahagathbandhan
in Uttar Pradesh while making huge inroads in West Bengal. The party has (3)…………….. its dominance in the Hindi
heartland, while notching gains Odisha and the northeast.
Dealing a massive blow to Mamata
Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, the BJP has raked up a stunning 15 of 42 Lok
Sabha seats in the state. Up from its previous tally of just two seats, the
BJP’s (4)…………………. tally with a vote
share of 38.9% as against the TMC’s vote share of 45.1% and 25 seats has proved
to be a (5)………………. march for the
saffron party. In a big blow for the Congress, party president Rahul Gandhi was
trailing his rival, Smriti Irani of the BJP, in his backyard Amethi. Gandhi is
fighting from two seats, the other being Wayanad in Kerala. His mother and
United Progressive Alliance chief Sonia Gandhi, however, (6)……………. to hold on to the family pocket boruogh of Rae Bareli in
the state. Uttar Pradesh sends 80 lawmakers to the Lok Sabha. BJP president
Amit Shah was in the lead with 2,17,327 votes from the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha
constituency, and the party is likely to win by a higher margin than the
4,63,121 votes secured in 2014. Modi was leading in Varansai. In one of the few
bright spots for Congress, the alliance of the grand old party and Dravida
Munnetra Kazhagam was ahead in Tamil Nadu, with the alliance (7)………………….. in 36 seats of 39 seats.
The Congress is also looking to sweep most
of the 20 seats in Kerala. The results beat exit poll (8)…………………, most of which said Congress will win 15-16 seats.
Counting for votes started at 8AM. The bitterly-fought seven-phase exercise
stretched over 39 days and saw the highest-ever (9)…………………. for an election at 67.1%. Counting is underway and
results are unlikely to be delayed because of VVPAT verification as paper trail
slips will be counted at the very end. According to exit polls released Sunday,
the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is (10)……………… to win as many as 365 seats.
(a) leading
(b) trail
(c) behind
(d) trailing
(e) lead
Q8.
In the strongest mandate in over
three-decades, the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to
return to (1)………………….. at the
Centre. BJP was leading in as many as 291 of the 542 seats for which the trends
were available, well past the half-way mark in the 543-member Lok Sabha,
according to the Election Commission. Rival Congress was ahead in 50 seats. As
trends suggest, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is headed for a (2)……………………. victory in the 2019
general elections. BJP seemed to be holding off the much-feared Mahagathbandhan
in Uttar Pradesh while making huge inroads in West Bengal. The party has (3)…………….. its dominance in the Hindi
heartland, while notching gains Odisha and the northeast.
Dealing a massive blow to Mamata
Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, the BJP has raked up a stunning 15 of 42 Lok
Sabha seats in the state. Up from its previous tally of just two seats, the
BJP’s (4)…………………. tally with a vote
share of 38.9% as against the TMC’s vote share of 45.1% and 25 seats has proved
to be a (5)………………. march for the
saffron party. In a big blow for the Congress, party president Rahul Gandhi was
trailing his rival, Smriti Irani of the BJP, in his backyard Amethi. Gandhi is
fighting from two seats, the other being Wayanad in Kerala. His mother and
United Progressive Alliance chief Sonia Gandhi, however, (6)……………. to hold on to the family pocket boruogh of Rae Bareli in
the state. Uttar Pradesh sends 80 lawmakers to the Lok Sabha. BJP president
Amit Shah was in the lead with 2,17,327 votes from the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha
constituency, and the party is likely to win by a higher margin than the
4,63,121 votes secured in 2014. Modi was leading in Varansai. In one of the few
bright spots for Congress, the alliance of the grand old party and Dravida
Munnetra Kazhagam was ahead in Tamil Nadu, with the alliance (7)………………….. in 36 seats of 39 seats.
The Congress is also looking to sweep most
of the 20 seats in Kerala. The results beat exit poll (8)…………………, most of which said Congress will win 15-16 seats.
Counting for votes started at 8AM. The bitterly-fought seven-phase exercise
stretched over 39 days and saw the highest-ever (9)…………………. for an election at 67.1%. Counting is underway and
results are unlikely to be delayed because of VVPAT verification as paper trail
slips will be counted at the very end. According to exit polls released Sunday,
the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is (10)……………… to win as many as 365 seats.
(a) anticipate
(b) predict
(c) projecting
(d) forecasts
(e) ignorance
Q9.
In the strongest mandate in over
three-decades, the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to
return to (1)………………….. at the
Centre. BJP was leading in as many as 291 of the 542 seats for which the trends
were available, well past the half-way mark in the 543-member Lok Sabha,
according to the Election Commission. Rival Congress was ahead in 50 seats. As
trends suggest, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is headed for a (2)……………………. victory in the 2019
general elections. BJP seemed to be holding off the much-feared Mahagathbandhan
in Uttar Pradesh while making huge inroads in West Bengal. The party has (3)…………….. its dominance in the Hindi
heartland, while notching gains Odisha and the northeast.
Dealing a massive blow to Mamata
Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, the BJP has raked up a stunning 15 of 42 Lok
Sabha seats in the state. Up from its previous tally of just two seats, the
BJP’s (4)…………………. tally with a vote
share of 38.9% as against the TMC’s vote share of 45.1% and 25 seats has proved
to be a (5)………………. march for the
saffron party. In a big blow for the Congress, party president Rahul Gandhi was
trailing his rival, Smriti Irani of the BJP, in his backyard Amethi. Gandhi is
fighting from two seats, the other being Wayanad in Kerala. His mother and
United Progressive Alliance chief Sonia Gandhi, however, (6)……………. to hold on to the family pocket boruogh of Rae Bareli in
the state. Uttar Pradesh sends 80 lawmakers to the Lok Sabha. BJP president
Amit Shah was in the lead with 2,17,327 votes from the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha
constituency, and the party is likely to win by a higher margin than the
4,63,121 votes secured in 2014. Modi was leading in Varansai. In one of the few
bright spots for Congress, the alliance of the grand old party and Dravida
Munnetra Kazhagam was ahead in Tamil Nadu, with the alliance (7)………………….. in 36 seats of 39 seats.
The Congress is also looking to sweep most
of the 20 seats in Kerala. The results beat exit poll (8)…………………, most of which said Congress will win 15-16 seats.
Counting for votes started at 8AM. The bitterly-fought seven-phase exercise
stretched over 39 days and saw the highest-ever (9)…………………. for an election at 67.1%. Counting is underway and
results are unlikely to be delayed because of VVPAT verification as paper trail
slips will be counted at the very end. According to exit polls released Sunday,
the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is (10)……………… to win as many as 365 seats.
(a) variable
(b) productive
(c) original
(d) turnout
(e) production
Q10.
In the strongest mandate in over
three-decades, the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to
return to (1)………………….. at the
Centre. BJP was leading in as many as 291 of the 542 seats for which the trends
were available, well past the half-way mark in the 543-member Lok Sabha,
according to the Election Commission. Rival Congress was ahead in 50 seats. As
trends suggest, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is headed for a (2)……………………. victory in the 2019
general elections. BJP seemed to be holding off the much-feared Mahagathbandhan
in Uttar Pradesh while making huge inroads in West Bengal. The party has (3)…………….. its dominance in the Hindi
heartland, while notching gains Odisha and the northeast.
Dealing a massive blow to Mamata
Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, the BJP has raked up a stunning 15 of 42 Lok
Sabha seats in the state. Up from its previous tally of just two seats, the
BJP’s (4)…………………. tally with a vote
share of 38.9% as against the TMC’s vote share of 45.1% and 25 seats has proved
to be a (5)………………. march for the
saffron party. In a big blow for the Congress, party president Rahul Gandhi was
trailing his rival, Smriti Irani of the BJP, in his backyard Amethi. Gandhi is
fighting from two seats, the other being Wayanad in Kerala. His mother and
United Progressive Alliance chief Sonia Gandhi, however, (6)……………. to hold on to the family pocket boruogh of Rae Bareli in
the state. Uttar Pradesh sends 80 lawmakers to the Lok Sabha. BJP president
Amit Shah was in the lead with 2,17,327 votes from the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha
constituency, and the party is likely to win by a higher margin than the
4,63,121 votes secured in 2014. Modi was leading in Varansai. In one of the few
bright spots for Congress, the alliance of the grand old party and Dravida
Munnetra Kazhagam was ahead in Tamil Nadu, with the alliance (7)………………….. in 36 seats of 39 seats.
The Congress is also looking to sweep most
of the 20 seats in Kerala. The results beat exit poll (8)…………………, most of which said Congress will win 15-16 seats.
Counting for votes started at 8AM. The bitterly-fought seven-phase exercise
stretched over 39 days and saw the highest-ever (9)…………………. for an election at 67.1%. Counting is underway and
results are unlikely to be delayed because of VVPAT verification as paper trail
slips will be counted at the very end. According to exit polls released Sunday,
the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is (10)……………… to win as many as 365 seats.
(a) accepting
(b) except
(c) like
(d) expected
(e) await
Directions
(11-15): In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the
suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks
with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.
Q11. India’s longest election is (11)…………….. towards the grand finale. The BJP is (12)……………. to become the second political party in the
Indian history to come back to power, even stronger this time. For the first
time, voter verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) was used in every booth. As per
the Supreme Court ruling, five VVPATs will be randomly (13)…………….. from each Assembly segment and would be (14)………….. with the EVM
numbers. Voting in Vellore seat in Tamil Nadu was (15)……………… after widespread cash for votes was detected
in the constituency.
(Source: The Hindu)
(a) aim
(b) heading
(c) moved
(d) direction
(e) angle
Q12.
India’s longest election is (11)…………….. towards the grand finale. The BJP is (12)……………. to become the second political party in the
Indian history to come back to power, even stronger this time. For the first
time, voter verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) was used in every booth. As per
the Supreme Court ruling, five VVPATs will be randomly (13)…………….. from each Assembly segment and would be (14)………….. with the EVM
numbers. Voting in Vellore seat in Tamil Nadu was (15)……………… after widespread cash for votes was detected
in the constituency.
(Source: The Hindu)
(a) assurance
(b) reject
(c) balance
(d) compose
(e) poised
Q13. India’s longest election is (11)…………….. towards the grand finale. The BJP is (12)……………. to become the second political party in the
Indian history to come back to power, even stronger this time. For the first
time, voter verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) was used in every booth. As per
the Supreme Court ruling, five VVPATs will be randomly (13)…………….. from each Assembly segment and would be (14)………….. with the EVM
numbers. Voting in Vellore seat in Tamil Nadu was (15)……………… after widespread cash for votes was detected
in the constituency.
(Source: The Hindu)
(a) remove
(b) choose
(c) name
(d) selected
(e) preference
Q14.
India’s longest election is (11)…………….. towards the grand finale. The BJP is (12)……………. to become the second political party in the
Indian history to come back to power, even stronger this time. For the first
time, voter verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) was used in every booth. As per
the Supreme Court ruling, five VVPATs will be randomly (13)…………….. from each Assembly segment and would be (14)………….. with the EVM
numbers. Voting in Vellore seat in Tamil Nadu was (15)……………… after widespread cash for votes was detected
in the constituency.
(Source: The Hindu)
(a) differ
(b) matched
(c) equating
(d) pairs
(e) coordination
Q15. India’s longest election is (11)…………….. towards the grand finale. The BJP is (12)……………. to become the second political party in the
Indian history to come back to power, even stronger this time. For the first
time, voter verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) was used in every booth. As per
the Supreme Court ruling, five VVPATs will be randomly (13)…………….. from each Assembly segment and would be (14)………….. with the EVM
numbers. Voting in Vellore seat in Tamil Nadu was (15)……………… after widespread cash for votes was detected
in the constituency.
(Source: The Hindu)
(a) allow
(b) permitting
(c) reversal
(d) dismantle
(e) rescinded
Solutions
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. “Power” is the correct fit
for the blank.
S2. Ans.(e)
Sol. “Landslide” is the correct
fit. ‘Landslide Victory’ here means an overwhelming majority of votes for one
party or candidate in an election.
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘Retained’ is the correct word for the
blank. ‘Retain’ means continue to have (something); keep possession of.
S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. “Current’ is the correct fit for
the blank as the former part of sentence talks about ‘previous’ tally.
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘Massive’ means exceptionally large and
is grammatically and contextually correct fit for the blank.
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘Managed’ is the correct fit for the blank.
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. ‘Leading’ is the correct fit for the
blank because the former part of sentence talks about a few bright spots for
Congress.
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘Forecasts’ means a calculation or
estimate of future events, especially coming weather or a financial trend.
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘Turnout’ means the number of people
attending or taking part in an event, especially the number of people voting in
an election.
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘Expected’ is the correct fit for the
blank.
S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘Heading’ is the correct fit for the
blank.
S12. Ans.(e)
Sol. ‘Poised’ means having a composed and
self-assured manner.
S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘Selected’ is the correct fit for the
blank.
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘Matched’ is the correct fit for the
blank.
S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. ‘Rescinded’ is the correct fit for the
blank and it means revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement).
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