Selecting Words


Direction: Each of the following sentences is followed by four words or group of words. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word or group of words.

  1. When indecision grips a nation, free men feel the need for an ____________ ruler and are prepared to throw democracy overboard.









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    Autocratic is the adjective from autocracy (autos = self + kratos = power). An autocratic ruler concentrates all power in himself. He makes decisions without asking anyone else’s advice.

    Correct Option: B

    Autocratic is the adjective from autocracy (autos = self + kratos = power). An autocratic ruler concentrates all power in himself. He makes decisions without asking anyone else’s advice.
    The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
    When indecision grips a nation, free men feel the need for an autocratic ruler and are prepared to throw democracy overboard.
    Hence , option B is correct word .


  1. The stock market is very ____________ at the moment.









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    If something is sensitive to a physical force, it is easily affected by it. A sensitive “stock market” implies that there are chances of big changes in the stock market index due to government changes or certain governmental decisions; etc.

    Correct Option: B

    If something is sensitive to a physical force, it is easily affected by it. A sensitive “stock market” implies that there are chances of big changes in the stock market index due to government changes or certain governmental decisions; etc.
    The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
    The stock market is very sensitive at the moment.
    Hence , required answer will be option B .



  1. The President today ___________ the committee with the induction of the five new general secretaries in place of those dropped.









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    When you review something, it is merely a study, not an action (implementation). But “induction” is an action. Again, “the committee” already existed, otherwise how could five persons have been “dropped”. And you don’t form that which already exists.

    Correct Option: A

    When you review something, it is merely a study, not an action (implementation). But “induction” is an action. So we reject (2). Again, “the committee” already existed, otherwise how could five persons have been “dropped”. And you don’t form that which already exists. So (3) is rejected. (4) is rejected because “enlarging” would only involve “induction”, no “dropping”. Similar is the case with supplemented (5). Since it involves both adding (“induction”) and “dropping”, it is a “reconstitution” — forming it again
    The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
    The President today reconstituted the committee with the induction of the five new general secretaries in place of those dropped.
    Therefore , option A will be required word .


  1. The final electoral rolls have been intensively revised through house - to - house _____________.









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    As we know that ,
    Enumeration is the naming of things on a list (here “electoral rolls”) one by one.

    Correct Option: C

    As we know that ,
    Enumeration is the naming of things on a list (here “electoral rolls”) one by one.
    The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
    The final electoral rolls have been intensively revised through house-to-house enumeration.
    Hence , required word is option C .



  1. Though fond of many acquaintances, I desire _____________ only with a few.









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    As per the above given sentence , we know that
    The correct choice should have a meaning similar to acquaintances but have a greater intensity. An acquaintance is a person whom one knows, especially through work or business, but who is not a close (intimate) friend.

    Correct Option: C

    As per the above given sentence , we know that
    The correct choice should have a meaning similar to acquaintances but have a greater intensity. An acquaintance is a person whom one knows, especially through work or business, but who is not a close (intimate) friend.
    The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
    Though fond of many acquaintances, I desire intimacy only with a few.
    Hence , option C is correct word .