1. Mr. Srinivasan is________ to become Chairman of the group ________ the retirement of his father.
a) set, following
b) voted, subsequent
c) Selected, despite
d) Approved, because
e) decided, after

2. ________ to your error the ________ consignment has been delayed by a week.
a) According, important
b) Duly, urgent
c) Owing, entire
d) Added, crucial
e) Admitting, special

3. On account of the ________ in sales the software ?rm has achieved an eight per cent ________ in net profit.
a) surge, fall
b) increase, rise
c) decline, slope
d) hike, loss
e) growth, advance

4. We are proud to say that today ________ 26 per cent of our total accounts are ________ by women and senior citizens.
a) approximate, held
b) nearly, authorised
c) over, maintain
d) above, open
e) around, operated

5. The company has ________ special training to employees on ________ to trade online.
a) announced, bene?ts
b) offered, course
c) imparted, risks
d) sanction, skills
e) provided, how

6. People were ________ of the two brothers because their behaviour seemed________.
a) anxious, notorious
b) suspicious, unusual
c) unmindful, gentle
d) aware, dispassionate
e) cautious, generous

7. The army regime has announced some steps on ________ democracy and fighting ________.
a) clamping, anarchy
b) ruling, voters
c) restoring, terrorism
d) enlightening, anti-corruption
e) waiving, minorities

8. ________the death of one of the contestants, the election to the seat has been________ .
a) Despite, postponed
b) Because of, conducted
c) With, skipped
d) In spite of, stopped
e) Owing to, countermanded

9. The captain of our team was ________ because of the ________ performance of our opponents.
a) upset, poor
b) nervous, uneventful
c) happy, excellent
d) elated, bad
e) annoyed, thorough

10. He objected to the proposal because it was founded on a ________ principle and also was ________ at times.
a) Faulty, desirable
b) Imperative, reasonable
c) Wrong, inconvenient
d) Sound, acceptable
e) Conforming, deplorable