1. A toddler’s lifeless body _____ up on a Turkish beach.
a) Discovered
b) Found
c) Washed
d) Cornered
2. The Police are hunting for the ________ of Thailand’s deadliest bombing.
a) Perpetrators
b) Invaders
c) Intruders
d) Terrorists
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
4. China’s economic _______ is having a broader impact on the global economy than originally expected.
a) Recession
b) Slowdown
c) Appreciation
d) Stimulation
5. It was a __________ that Indian youngsters are bad players of spin.
a) Rumour
b) Misconception
c) Scepticism
d) Dubeity
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
7. Police have ________ a man amid suspicions that the blaze was started intentionally.
a) Released
b) Alleged
c) Detained
d) Emancipated
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
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
10. Aiding and __________ totalitarian regimes by censoring search results and turning over email correspondence is evil.
a) Accusing
b) Abetting
c) Deconstructing
d) Opposing
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
12. The Chief Minister ______ himself to help expand financial inclusion projects.
a) Appreciated
b) Pledged
c) Supported
d) Evicted
13. In the attack the Pakistani Militants were completely wiped
a) Off
b) Over
c) In
d) Out
14. __________ of the old paintings is a job for the experts.
a) Construction
b) Exploration
c) Restoration
d) Finalization
15. The Toppers of the class will be ________ scholarships.
a) Guaranteed
b) Honored
c) Interested
d) Awarded