General English

Directions (1 – 5): Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word/set of words from among the given options.

1. His voice was very ___ which immensely pleased the audience. (4)

(1) mephitic

(2) cacophonic

(3) dissonant

(4) mellifluous

(5) None of these

2. Your ____ In releasing the prices has cost us the deal. (1)

(1) accuracy

(2) precision

(3) accuracy

(4) propinquity

(5) requiem

3. There is a clear ____ between theoretical and practical implementation and the difference is very prominent. (3)

(1) resemblance

(2) relation

(3) schism

(4) rabble

(5) association

4. The conditions here are ____ for making a vineyard as the temperature is optimum. (1)

(1) propitious

(2) ominous

(3) inauspicious

(4) adverse

(5) audacious

5. The defender was ____ for being lazy. (1)

(1) censured

(2) censored

(3) cynosure

(4) broached

(5) cantered