1.The move to allow dumping of mercury______an outery from residents to the area who______that high levels of mercury will affect their health and destroy ecologically sensitive forest area.
a) resulted, insist
b) provoked, fear
c) incited, determined
d) angered, believe
2. There will be ____ new token counters opened in metros across the country to ____ the pressure on customer care executives.
a) few, easy
b) other, moderate
c) several, ease
d) fewer, remove
3.The government has ______ to _______its goal to send school going all children to school in the next three years.
a) vowed, achieve
b) denied, have
c) pledged, bring
d) assured, depart
4.______ has been taken against some wholesale drug dealers for dealing in surgical items without a valid license and maintaining a stock of _______ Drugs.
a) Note, overwhelming
b) Step, impressive
c) Execution, outdated
d) Action, expired
5. Behaving in a ___________and serious way, even in a _________ situation, makes people respect you.
a) calm, difficult
b) steady, angry
c) flamboyant, tricky
d) cool, astounding
6.Experts feel that the amendment to the Act will adversely _____________ private sector ___________in infrastructure development.
a) effect, participation
b) facilitate, claim
c) influence, involvement
d) measure, investment
7.Demand and supply do not _____________ the same relationship as the one that ______________ between height and weight.
a) possess, has
b) incur, is
c) bear, borne
d) have, exists
8.The country’s economic growth has been achieved _______________ exports and _______________large amounts of foreign direct investment.
a) on, boosting
b) despite, estimating
c) mostly, soliciting
d) via, attracting
9.Unless _____ replaces rhetoric both in India and Pakistan, talks between them will not make________.
a) Sincerity, Fruitful
b) Recognition, Start
c) Ideology, Sense
d) Pragmatism, Headway
10.A person’s formal educational background may ___________ rich but complex information. To some degree education ___________ a person’s knowledge and skill base.
a) reveal, advocates
b) yield, indicates
c) exhibit, develops
d) cover, evolves
