English Quiz – Set Twenty Nine (Fill in the Blanks)

1. A toddler’s lifeless body _____ up on a Turkish beach.
a) Discovered
b) Found
c) Washed
d) Cornered

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Answer c) Washed

2. The Police are hunting for the ________ of Thailand’s deadliest bombing.
a) Perpetrators
b) Invaders
c) Intruders
d) Terrorists

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Answer a) Perpetrators.

3. A boat carrying about 50 people has _______ off the western coast of Malaysia near the busy Strait of Malacca.
a) Run
b) Keeled
c) Capsized
d) Halted

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Answer c) Capsized.

4. China’s economic _______ is having a broader impact on the global economy than originally expected.
a) Recession
b) Slowdown
c) Appreciation
d) Stimulation

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Answer b) Slowdown

5. It was a __________ that Indian youngsters are bad players of spin.
a) Rumour
b) Misconception
c) Scepticism
d) Dubeity

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Answer b) Misconception

6. The GOI has ________ to opposition parties to extend support for the passage of GST Bill in Parliament.
a) Ordered
b) Instructed
c) Appealed
d) Commanded

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Answer c) Appealed

7. Police have ________ a man amid suspicions that the blaze was started intentionally.
a) Released
b) Alleged
c) Detained
d) Emancipated

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Answer c) Detained

8. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has _______ Google of abusing its dominant position in online search.
a) Browbeat
b) Domineered
c) Accused
d) Purveyed

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Answer c) Accused

9. Parineeti Chopra is __________ that her next film will be received well as she feels that it has an interesting premise.
a) Divulged
b) Upended
c) Perturbed
d) Confident

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Answer d) Confident

10. Aiding and __________ totalitarian regimes by censoring search results and turning over email correspondence is evil.
a) Accusing
b) Abetting
c) Deconstructing
d) Opposing

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Answer b) Abetting

11. There has never been an instance of a __________ being carried away by affairs of the heart.
a) Desolation
b) Gauntlet
c) Bluestocking
d) Glowing

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Answer c) Bluestocking.

12. The Chief Minister ______ himself to help expand financial inclusion projects.
a) Appreciated
b) Pledged
c) Supported
d) Evicted

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Answer b) Pledged

13. In the attack the Pakistani Militants were completely wiped
a) Off
b) Over
c) In
d) Out

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Answer d) Out

14. __________ of the old paintings is a job for the experts.
a) Construction
b) Exploration
c) Restoration
d) Finalization

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Answer c) Restoration

15. The Toppers of the class will be ________ scholarships.
a) Guaranteed
b) Honored
c) Interested
d) Awarded

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Answer d) Awarded