RBI GRADE ‘B’ OFFICER’S EXAM Held on : 2007 (Part-II)

11. In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

With the U.S. military tied down on two fronts and the rest of the world growing (61) to American power, the challenges for Rice are as (62) as they have been for any Secretary of State in the past three decades. After six years of tussling with others on Bush's national- security team, Rice has seen off her rivals and (63) as the principal spokesperson for Bush's foreign (64). Her reward has been to (65) responsibility for selling a failed policy in Iraq and (66) a legacy for Bush at a time when (67) in the world are in the mood to help her. "Bush is severely (68) and has very little (69) or support at home or abroad," says Leslie Gelb, former president of the Council on Foreign Relations. "That is (70) true for his Secretary of State. So they are basically flailing around."

Correct Answer: (1) resistant

12. In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

With the U.S. military tied down on two fronts and the rest of the world growing (61) to American power, the challenges for Rice are as (62) as they have been for any Secretary of State in the past three decades. After six years of tussling with others on Bush's national- security team, Rice has seen off her rivals and (63) as the principal spokesperson for Bush's foreign (64). Her reward has been to (65) responsibility for selling a failed policy in Iraq and (66) a legacy for Bush at a time when (67) in the world are in the mood to help her. "Bush is severely (68) and has very little (69) or support at home or abroad," says Leslie Gelb, former president of the Council on Foreign Relations. "That is (70) true for his Secretary of State. So they are basically flailing around."

Correct Answer: (4) daunting

13. In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

With the U.S. military tied down on two fronts and the rest of the world growing (61) to American power, the challenges for Rice are as (62) as they have been for any Secretary of State in the past three decades. After six years of tussling with others on Bush's national- security team, Rice has seen off her rivals and (63) as the principal spokesperson for Bush's foreign (64). Her reward has been to (65) responsibility for selling a failed policy in Iraq and (66) a legacy for Bush at a time when (67) in the world are in the mood to help her. "Bush is severely (68) and has very little (69) or support at home or abroad," says Leslie Gelb, former president of the Council on Foreign Relations. "That is (70) true for his Secretary of State. So they are basically flailing around."

Correct Answer: (2) emerged

14. In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

With the U.S. military tied down on two fronts and the rest of the world growing (61) to American power, the challenges for Rice are as (62) as they have been for any Secretary of State in the past three decades. After six years of tussling with others on Bush's national- security team, Rice has seen off her rivals and (63) as the principal spokesperson for Bush's foreign (64). Her reward has been to (65) responsibility for selling a failed policy in Iraq and (66) a legacy for Bush at a time when (67) in the world are in the mood to help her. "Bush is severely (68) and has very little (69) or support at home or abroad," says Leslie Gelb, former president of the Council on Foreign Relations. "That is (70) true for his Secretary of State. So they are basically flailing around."

Correct Answer: (3) policy

15. In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

With the U.S. military tied down on two fronts and the rest of the world growing (61) to American power, the challenges for Rice are as (62) as they have been for any Secretary of State in the past three decades. After six years of tussling with others on Bush's national- security team, Rice has seen off her rivals and (63) as the principal spokesperson for Bush's foreign (64). Her reward has been to (65) responsibility for selling a failed policy in Iraq and (66) a legacy for Bush at a time when (67) in the world are in the mood to help her. "Bush is severely (68) and has very little (69) or support at home or abroad," says Leslie Gelb, former president of the Council on Foreign Relations. "That is (70) true for his Secretary of State. So they are basically flailing around."

Correct Answer: (5) inherit

16. In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

With the U.S. military tied down on two fronts and the rest of the world growing (61) to American power, the challenges for Rice are as (62) as they have been for any Secretary of State in the past three decades. After six years of tussling with others on Bush's national- security team, Rice has seen off her rivals and (63) as the principal spokesperson for Bush's foreign (64). Her reward has been to (65) responsibility for selling a failed policy in Iraq and (66) a legacy for Bush at a time when (67) in the world are in the mood to help her. "Bush is severely (68) and has very little (69) or support at home or abroad," says Leslie Gelb, former president of the Council on Foreign Relations. "That is (70) true for his Secretary of State. So they are basically flailing around."

Correct Answer: (2) framing

17. In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

With the U.S. military tied down on two fronts and the rest of the world growing (61) to American power, the challenges for Rice are as (62) as they have been for any Secretary of State in the past three decades. After six years of tussling with others on Bush's national- security team, Rice has seen off her rivals and (63) as the principal spokesperson for Bush's foreign (64). Her reward has been to (65) responsibility for selling a failed policy in Iraq and (66) a legacy for Bush at a time when (67) in the world are in the mood to help her. "Bush is severely (68) and has very little (69) or support at home or abroad," says Leslie Gelb, former president of the Council on Foreign Relations. "That is (70) true for his Secretary of State. So they are basically flailing around."

Correct Answer: (2) few

18. In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

With the U.S. military tied down on two fronts and the rest of the world growing (61) to American power, the challenges for Rice are as (62) as they have been for any Secretary of State in the past three decades. After six years of tussling with others on Bush's national- security team, Rice has seen off her rivals and (63) as the principal spokesperson for Bush's foreign (64). Her reward has been to (65) responsibility for selling a failed policy in Iraq and (66) a legacy for Bush at a time when (67) in the world are in the mood to help her. "Bush is severely (68) and has very little (69) or support at home or abroad," says Leslie Gelb, former president of the Council on Foreign Relations. "That is (70) true for his Secretary of State. So they are basically flailing around."

Correct Answer: (3) weakened

19. In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

With the U.S. military tied down on two fronts and the rest of the world growing (61) to American power, the challenges for Rice are as (62) as they have been for any Secretary of State in the past three decades. After six years of tussling with others on Bush's national- security team, Rice has seen off her rivals and (63) as the principal spokesperson for Bush's foreign (64). Her reward has been to (65) responsibility for selling a failed policy in Iraq and (66) a legacy for Bush at a time when (67) in the world are in the mood to help her. "Bush is severely (68) and has very little (69) or support at home or abroad," says Leslie Gelb, former president of the Council on Foreign Relations. "That is (70) true for his Secretary of State. So they are basically flailing around."

Correct Answer: (1) credibility

20. In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

With the U.S. military tied down on two fronts and the rest of the world growing (61) to American power, the challenges for Rice are as (62) as they have been for any Secretary of State in the past three decades. After six years of tussling with others on Bush's national- security team, Rice has seen off her rivals and (63) as the principal spokesperson for Bush's foreign (64). Her reward has been to (65) responsibility for selling a failed policy in Iraq and (66) a legacy for Bush at a time when (67) in the world are in the mood to help her. "Bush is severely (68) and has very little (69) or support at home or abroad," says Leslie Gelb, former president of the Council on Foreign Relations. "That is (70) true for his Secretary of State. So they are basically flailing around."

Correct Answer: (5) also