Directions (Q. 1-5) : The following questions have two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
1. Owners of private hostels located in residential areas are not only ……. Taxes, but are also functioning whimsically in the ……… of any regulatory body.(4)
(a) avoiding; front (b) paying; absence
(c) checking; dearth (d) evading; absence
(e) destroying; life
2. Contractors across the state have ………. To stop work on the scheme after the Minister failed to given them concrete ……… of timely payment.(2)
(a) thought; prove (b) decided; assurance
(c) wished; demand (d) started; guarantee
(e) determined; promise
3. Every third person visiting a doctor happen to ……… from a clinical or psychological disorder ……….. with temblors. (3)
(a) ail; regarding (b) sick; related
(c) suffer; associated (d) agonise; respect
(e) experience; connected
4. ……….. makes the actress’ trip to the country different this year is that she is ……… to raise funds for the biopic of a literary icon. (4)
(a) It; aiming (b) Which; trying
(c) This; attempting (d) What; looking
(e) How; waiting
5. ………… it out in vehicle while remaining stuck in a traffic snarl for hours, has become a ………. matter for commuters. (1)
(a) Sweating; routine (b) Waiting; everyday
(c) Thinking; regular (d) Harrowing; habitual
(e) Fretting; practice