31) Adulation
a) Approval
b) Extension
c) Applause
d) Greeting
32) Sordid
a) Harmful
b) Dirty
c) Splendid
d) Dangerous
33) Debunk
a) Expose
b) Cheat
c) Threaten
d) Pacify
Directions : Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blanks to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
34) These medicines are ____ for curing cold.
a) Proper
b) Real
c) Effective
d) Capable
35) It was ____ hot that day and the cable suffered the brunt of the heat.
a) treacherously
b) acceptably
c) unfailingly
d) unbelievably
36) Dowry is no longer permitted by law even in ___ marriage.
A) love
b) conventional
c) natural
d) bigamous
37) Anita ___ me of a girl I used to know.
a) remembers
b) recalls
c) recollects
d) reminds
38) He applied for and was ___ legal aid by the Labour Ministry.
a) offered
b) granted
c) allowed
d) awarded
39) The new industrial policy is a result of the confidence the government has in the ___ of the Indian industry.
a) opinion
b) existence
c) status
d) maturity
40) Authority ___ when it is not supported by the moral purity of its user.
a) waits
b) crumbles
c) empowers
d) prevails
Directions : Four alternatives a, b, c and d are given under each sentence, you are required to select the most suitable alternative to fill in the blank/blanks in the sentence to make it meaningful.
41)The salt spray has gradually …… the bridge.
a) spoilt
b) ravaged
c) demolished
d) eroded
42) I ……… you to keep quiet.
a) beg of
b) beg from
c) beg
d) beg for
43) He stood ….. as a rock and faced the challenge.
a) quiet
b) strong
c) solid
d) firm
44) The volcanic ……. Was the cause of great devastation.
a) outburst
b) eruption
c) erosion
d) movement
45) Please do not ….. an offer made by the Chairman.
a) refrain
b) refute
c) refuse
d) refuge