Fill In The Blanks part -4

1. When you apply the medicine, the wound________ [Matriculation Level 30/06/2023 (Shift - 3)]

(a) feels
(b) kills
(c) heals
(d) deals

Correct Answer: (c) heals

Solution:'Heal' means to restore health. The given sentence states that - When you apply the medicine, the wound heals. Hence, 'heals' is the most appropriate answer.

2. The Thar desert is________ in the state of Rajasthan. [Matriculation Level 30/06/2023 (Shift - 4)]

(a) bounded
(b) seen
(c) situated
(d) placed

Correct Answer: (c) situated

Solution:'Situated' means located at a particular place. The given sentence states that the thar desert is located in the state of Rajasthan. Hence, 'situated' is the most appropriate answer.

3. The invade propaganda was made to invade________ neighbouring countries. [Matriculation Level 30/06/2023 (Shift - 4)]

(a) smaller
(b) largest
(c) stranger
(d) strongest

Correct Answer: (a) smaller

Solution:We generally use comparative degree (smaller) to compare things. Hence, 'smaller' is the most appropriate answer.

4. Fingernails and toenails helped our to climb trees, peel fruits and use simple tools. While their colour and condition offer clues about your health. Nail polish turns them into fashion accessories. [SSC CHSL Tier II (26/06/2023)]

(a) ancestors; overall
(b) predecessor; universal
(c) forefather; all in all
(d) general; altogether

Correct Answer: (a) ancestors; overall

Solution:'Ancestors' refers to the people who came before us in our family or evolutionary history and 'overall' means considering or including everything. The given sentence states that fingernails and toenails helped our ancestors to climb trees, peel fruits and use simple tools. While their colour and condition offer clues about your overall health. Hence, 'ancestors; overall' is the most appropriate answer.

5. Reptiles from amphibians. For a long period of 160 million years in earth's history, reptiles were the dominant form of life on the planet and in an enormous variety of shapes and sizes. [SSC CHSL Tier II (26/06/2023)]

(a) developed; continued
(b) came; exhausted
(c) evolved; existed
(d) involved; lived

Correct Answer: (c) evolved; existed

Solution:'Evolved' means to develop or undergo changes gradually over time and 'existed' means to be present or to have lived during a specific period in history. The given sentence states that reptiles Evolved from amphibians. For a long period of 160 million years in earth's history, reptiles were the dominant form of life on the planet and existed in an enormous variety of shapes and sizes.Hence, 'Evolved; existed' is the most appropriate answer.

6. Quarrels confrontations result in_________ confrontations and bring all conversations to a complete standstill. [SSC CHSL Tier II (26/06/2023)]

(a) cold
(b) hot
(c) heated
(d) disputed

Correct Answer: (c) heated

Solution:'Heated' means in an intense or angry way. The given sentence states that quarrels lead to intense confrontations, causing all conversations to come to a standstill. Hence, 'heated' is the most appropriate answer.

7. Police used _________ evidence to convict a victim who was innocent [SSC MTS 02/05/2023 (Morning)]

(a) stunted
(b) fabricated
(c) hateful
(d) authentic

Correct Answer: (b) fabricated

Solution:Fabricated means to invent (something) in order to deceive. The given sentence states that police used fabricated evidence to convict a victim who was innocent. Hence, 'Fabricated' is the most appropriate answer.

8. Wheat is widely________ but the output is not large. [SSC MTS 02/05/2023 (Morning)]

(a) gross
(b) grilled
(c) grown
(d) groan

Correct Answer: (c) grown

Solution:Grown means 'planted' in terms of vegetation. The given sentence states that wheat is widely grown(Planted) but the output is not large. Hence, 'Grown' is the most appropriate answer.

9. The person driving the car ________control over the wheels and knocked her down. [SSC MTS 02/05/2023 (Morning)]

(a) lose
(b) lost
(c) losing
(d) loose

Correct Answer: (b) lost

Solution:We will use the V₁ form of the verb 'lose' as the second clause of the sentence is in the past. Hence, 'Lost' is the most appropriate answer.

10. His intent was to become sole lord and to________ his tiny principality. [SSC MTS 02/05/2023 (Morning)]

(a) subsidize
(b) aggrandize
(c) jeopardize
(d) methodize

Correct Answer: (b) aggrandize

Solution:Aggrandize means to increase the power, status, or wealth. The given sentence states that his intent was to become the sole lord and to aggrandize his tiny principality. Hence, 'aggrandize' is the most appropriate answer.