Directions (Q. 1-5): Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
1.Having played the piano since the age of eight, he was sure he was _______ to pursue a career in the music industry. (2)
(1) assured (2) meant (3) dreamt (4) reduced (5) declined
2.If honesty, humility, hope and power __________ Sachine Tendulkar, then his era is something we should learn from. (5)
(1) marks (2) reflects (3) figures (4) proposes (5) symbolise
3.The promise of a new Nepal seems to be on the retreat, with the Maoists losing peoples goodwill and __________ an opportunity to create a more democratic nation under a new constitution. (3)
(1) reeling (2) enduring (3) squandering (4) crushing (5) extorting
4.The author fairly records the _________ realities which faced the man. (1)
(1) grim (2) stern (3) trim (4) baseless (5) welcome
5.The deal signed in November could have been clinched easily when Iran met in Geneva earlier in the same month, but was undermined at the ___________ hour by France. (4)
(1) beginning (2) end (3) twelfth (4) eleventh (5) first
