1.Many tourists to India visit the beautiful _____of Kashmir____in spring and summer.
a) town, frequently
b) valley, especially
c) scenery, generally
d) lakes, rarely
2.Part of the confusion in our societies _______ from our pursuit of efficiency and economic growth, in the __________ that these are the necessary ingredients of progress.
a) sterns, conviction
b) derives, evaluation
c) emerges, consideration
d) extends, planning
3.The actress, wearing a dark grey suit and open necked shirt, sat ___________the proceedings looking nervous throughout, occasionally frowning as her lawyer ________ with the judge.
a) through, argued
b) on, spoke
c) for, addressed
d) with, discussed
4.Adding to a growing body of research_____cutting back on sweetened beverages it is now found that drinking _____Sugary drinks may help lower blood pressure.
a) sustaining, increased
b) against, lesser
c) behind, more
d) supporting, fewer
5.The Prime minister, who is______in his holiday home at the moment, said that he was very_____by the news of India winning the World Cup.
a) visiting, happy
b) residing, obliged
c) staying, pleased
d) resting, cheerful
6.The workers, several of_____had complained about their low wages earlier, have now _____move the court for the labour rights.
a) who, indicated
b) whom, decided
c) them, resolved
d) number, warned
7.The residents on this island are so_______that they do not_____even their closest relatives.
a) Callous, consider
b) Hospitable ,greet
c) Uncivilized ,recognize
d) Indifferent , hurt
8.There can be no denying the fact in sports, star coaches have the ____ to get something extra out of their _____.
a) apprehension, work
b) ability, teams
c) capability, house
d) desirous, players
9.In fact, except for duration of compulsory education and hours of _______ for pupils aged 9, India’s performance is ________.
a) instruction, lacklustre
b) coaching, nothing
c) lesson, zero
d) training, sombre
10.The domain name system (DNS) is ________ to make internet ________ to human beings.
a) devised, handy
b) drafted, open
c) cast, usable
d) designed, accessible
