1. The flash of the torch ___________ a cobra.
a) exposed
b) displayed
c) disclosed
d) revealed

2. He _____________ himself a stiff drink before making his statement to the police officer.
a) threw
b) poured
c) filled
d) sipped

3. It was his _____________ that led him to penury.
a) flamboyance
b) arrogance
c) extravagance
d) ebullience

4. Gita was known to be a ______________ so nobody entrusted any important work to her.
a) joker
b) worker
c) shocker
d) shriker

5. The statue was so ______________ that people started it in horror.
a) grotesque
b) exquisite
c) beatific
d) cumbersome

6. He was caught red-handed and could not _____________ the charges.
a) refute
b) refuse
c) rebuke
d) revoke

7. Unhappy about the treatment mated out to her, Shanti ____________ demanded justice.
a) sumptuously
b) voraciously
c) spasmodically
d) vociferously

8. They sprayed tear gas _____________ on the protesters.
a) indirectly
b) intensively
c) indifferently
d) indiscriminately

9. We are happy to ______________ the receipt of your order no. 4071 dated 13.4.99.
a) admit
b) accept
c) acknowledge
d) respond

10. All jobs are respectable _____________ of their nature.
a) irrelevant
b) immaterial
c) irresponsible
d) irrespective