Directions (Q.1-5): Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blanks to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
1.North Korea often fires short-range missiles _____ tensions rise on the Korean peninsula. Pyongyang gets particularly upset ____ the annual U.S.-South Korea drills, which, it says, are preparations for an invasion. (4)
- 1. were,for
- 2. for,on
- 3.to,at
- 4. when,about
- 5. on,at
2.The Southern Railway has launched an initiative ____ would enable women travelling on long-distance overnight trains to request _______ change of their berth. (5)
- 1.for,that
- 2.so,for
- 3.for,at
- 4.that,so
- 5. that,for
3. Nehra has shown terrific ambition to prove his critics wrong. The old warhorse from Delhi has been the real ______ package and former India coach Greg Chappell must be wondering how Nehra, likened to a brittle, thin wafer, has ______ to pull off this seeming miracle. (3)
- 1.managed,flown
- 2.set,watch
- 3.surprise,managed
- 4. wish,for
- 5. initiative,which
4.Thirteen banks, led by State Bank of India (SBI), ______ by Attorney-General Mukul Rohatgi and advocate Robin Ratnakar David, told a Bench of Justices Kurian Joseph and Rohinton Nariman _____ the liquor baron is said to have left the country on March 2, the day they approached the DRT. (1)
- 1.represented,that
- 2.that,for
- 3.shown,at
- 4.won,as
- 5. which,managed
5.North Korea has a large stockpile of short-range missiles and _____ developing long-range and intercontinental missiles as well. The missiles fired ___ Thursday flew about 500 km (300 miles) off its east coast city of Wonsan and were likely from the Soviet-developed Scud series, South Korea’s Defense Ministry said. (2)
- 1.for,set
- 2.is,on
- 3.was,at
- 4.will,since
- 5. has,from