1. There has been a . . . . . . . lack of efficiency in all the crucial areas of the working of Public Sector Undertakings.
a) positive
b) surprising
c) conspicuous
d) stimulative
2. These medicines are . . . . . . . for curing cold
a) real
b) effective
c) capable
d) powerful
3. The criminals managed to escape from the prison even though two armed policemen were . . . . . . . vigil over them.
a) taking
b) putting
c) guarding
d) keeping
4. The good is often . . . . . . . with their bones.
a) buried
b) covered
c) exhumed
d) interred
5. The library expects you to return each and every book that you have . . . . . . .
a) demanded
b) taken
c) lent
d) handed
6. He granted the request because he was . . . . . . . . to . . . . . . . . his friend.
a) bound , hurt
b) destine , agonise
c) unwilling , please
d) reluctant , disappoint
7. We are . . . . . . . . to have him . . . . . . . . here to make this function a great success.
a) proud , leave
b) happy , arrive
c) sure , come
d) pleased , over
8. He preaches liberal views but in practice, he is not . . . . . . . . and is . . . . . . . . narrow minded than almost any other person.
a) hard , openly
b) tolerant , more
c) ambitious , hardly
d) acceptable , genuinely
9. In a changing and . . . . . . . . unstructured business environment, creativity and innovation are being . . . . . . . . demanded of executives.
a) excessively , rapidly
b) highly , extremely
c) increasingly , moderately
d) progressively , increasingly
10. She had just . . . . . . . . down when the telephone rang.
a) laid
b) lain
c) lay
d) lie