Exercise 43: Fill in the Blanks with suitable words- for SSC CGL, CHSL, Bank Po, UPSC & GMAT Exams

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421 Q) Canada does not require that U.S. citizens obtain passports to enter the country, and ............
(1) Mexico does neither
(2) Mexico doesn’t either
(3) neither Mexico does
(4) either does Mexico

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(2) Look at the sentences: He didn't remember and neither did i. He cannot go and I cannot either. 

422 Q) Are you really desirous ______ visiting Japan ?
(1) of
(2) in
(3) to
(4) about 

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(1) Desirous of something/of doing something = having' a wish for something Look at the sentence: At that point he was desirous of prolonging the game. 

423 Q) The statue __________ a global symbol of freedom.
(1) stands to
(2) stands for
(3) stands as
(4) stands against 

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(3) stands as 

424 Q) As the bare mountains turned green, the people found_______ looking forward to spring.
(1) they
(2) them
(3) their
(4) themselves 

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(4) Reflexive form of they is used when people performing an action are also affected by it. Look at the sentence: They have bought themselves a new car. 

425 Q) He always takes full _______of the mistakes made by his friends.
(1) benefit
(2) advantage
(3) profit
(4) use 

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(2) Take advantage of = to make use of something well; to make use of an opportunity. 

426 Q) She was remarkably______in singing and dancing.
(1) conducive
(2) fluctuating
(3) cooperative
(4) accomplished 

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(4) Accomplished = very good at a particular thing 

427 Q) Children below the age of fourteen should be______sent to school.
(1) compel
(2) compulsory
(3) compulsively
(4) compulsorily 

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(4) Here, Adverb i.e. compulsorily should be used. 

428 Q) It was said of Akbar that he rarely _____ more than three hours a day.
(1) sleeps
(2) is sleeping
(3) had slept
(4) slept 

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(4) Here, past simple should be used. 

429 Q) All jobs are respectable..............of their nature,
(1) irrelevant
(2) immaterial
(3) irresponsible
(4) irrespective 

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(4) The word Irrespective of (Preposition) means : without considering something or being influenced by it : regardless of 

430 Q) Children enjoy________the TV programmes.
(1) to see
(2) to watch
(3) to look at
(4) watching 

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(4) The word watch (verb) means: to look at somebody/ something for a time, paying attention to what happens.