English Practice set for exam free

1.——-your instruction, we have closed your bank account.(a) In lieu of(b) With regard of(c) In accordance with (d) On account of

2.Experts fail to understand the—–behind the decision.(a) ideology(b) judgment(c) politics(d) rationale

3.Many of the advances of civilisation have been conceived by young people just on the——-of adulthood.(a) horizon(b) boundary(c) peak(d) threshold

4.The servant obeyed the master’s orders in—-manner.(a) candid(b) plaintive(c) obsequious(d) complaisant

5.The ship, was———from its course by bad weather.(a) drawn(b) diverted(c) distracted(d) pushed

6.Can anything———a mother’s love for her child?(a) exchange(b) replace(c) compensate(d) displace

7.The accused——-that he had met the deceased before.(a) remarked(b) refused(c) exclaimed(d) denied

8.Pandit Nehru’s life——some of the greatest events of the century.(a) overcame(b) spanned(c) included(d) encompassed

9.His father-in-law—–him up in business.(a) made (b) put (c) built(d) set

10.There was an——silence after the announcement.(a) awkward(b) uneasy(c) eternal(d) eerie

11.This was the first time Roshan had been found——guilty.

12.There was no—–of projects to be posed for aid.(a) want(b) paucity(c) dearth(d) scarcity

13.The—–to distinguish differences is the basis of science and art.(a) power(b) paucity(c) dearth(d) scarcity

14.The firm is——heavy losses due to wrong policies.(a) in(b) for(c) at(d) with

15.The basic issue is that the system of. education has got—— within.(a) oppressed(b) exhausted(c) cored(d) deteriorated

16.The Defense Minister said today that the Government was determined to——the accord and fulfill the legitimate aspirations of the people. (a) perform(b) practice (c) implement (d) entertain

17.Speeding and blocking are traffic offences which lead to——-accidents.(a) winsome(b) urban(c) gruesome(d) minor

18.He did not make a single——to any controversial matter in his speech.(a) illusion(b) allusion(c) elision(d) elucidation

19.The strike in the paper mill has resulted in a——-loss.(a) commendable(b) voluminous(c) colossal(d) comprehensive

20: However, the group’s long term strategy is to——on core sector businesses connected withinfrastructure and energy.(a) depend(b) breed(c) develop(d) concentrate

21.He begged leave of the king on the——had to attend his ill wife.(a) offer(b) excuse(c) pardon(d) pretext

22.Finding that there was no use moving any further,the officer ordered the army’s—(a) withdrawal(b) retreat(c) restoration(d) revival

23.Kavita—–a sum of Rs. 200 out of the bank every Monday.(a) extracts(b) draws(c) obtains(d) pulls

24.We offered a——-of incentives to attract anew banker.(a) bundle(b) assurance(c) gift(d) package

25These facts had been——-into them.(a) digested(b) dictated(c)drummed(d) spoken