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. The speaker did not properly use the time as he went on ____________ on one point alone.









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    If you deliberate on something, you consider it carefully, often in formal meetings with other people.

    Correct Option: B

    If you deliberate on something, you consider it carefully, often in formal meetings with other people.
    The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
    The speaker did not properly use the time as he went on deliberating on one point alone.
    Hence , option B is correct word .


  1. He became the Governor of a Province ____________.









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    As we can say that ,
    If something changes or becomes true in the course of time, it has so become over a long period of time.

    Correct Option: B

    As we can say that ,
    If something changes or becomes true in the course of time, it has so become over a long period of time.
    The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
    He became the Governor of a Province in the course of time.
    Therefore , option B is required word .



  1. Happiness consists in being _________what we have.









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    ‘With’ is used for ‘contentment’.

    Correct Option: B

    ‘With’ is used for ‘contentment’. All other options are not valid and do not have any sense.
    The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
    Happiness consists in being contented with what we have
    Hence , option B is correct word .


  1. The last __________ were performed before the body was cremated.









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    As we know that ,
    A rite is a traditional ceremony carried out by a particular group or within a particular society.

    Correct Option: A

    As we know that ,
    A rite is a traditional ceremony carried out by a particular group or within a particular society. The last rites are performed when a person dies.
    The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
    The last rites were performed before the body was cremated.
    So , required word will be option A .



  1. The official____ the Chief Minister of the situation in the town.









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    As we can say that ,
    Both (a) and (b) are correct but apprised is a formal usage. Such formal usages are preferred when the persons involved include “the Chief Minister” himself - a stately personage.
    The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
    The official apprised the Chief Minister of the situation in the town.

    Correct Option: A

    As we can say that ,
    Both (a) and (b) are correct but apprised is a formal usage. Such formal usages are preferred when the persons involved include “the Chief Minister” himself - a stately personage.
    The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
    The official apprised the Chief Minister of the situation in the town.
    Thus , option A is correct word .