Banks should be left free to set their lending rates, in ______ with their cost of funds and market conditions, apart from borrower profile.
(A) lending
(B) meeting
(C) settling
(D) accordance
The presence of the prepositions ‘in’ and ‘with’ before and after the blank respectively indicates that
the correct phrase to be used here is ‘in accordance with’ which means ‘in a way that agrees with or follows something’.
‘Accordance’ makes the sentence correct both grammatically and contextually.
The police commissioner condemned the _________ murder and vowed to apprehend the wrongdoers within a fortnight.
(A) grisly
(B) gruesome
(C) ghastly
(D) All of the above
All of the given words mean the same thing: ‘causing horror/ extremely shocking/ causing great horror or fear/ terror’.
All of them fit perfectly in the given blank both contextually and grammatically.
The ________ apparition stalked Reshma for days and ultimately threw her off the cliff.
(A) vindictive
(B) benevolent
(C) magnanimous
(D) callous
The apparition (=ghost) that stalked Reshma for days, ultimately threw her off the cliff.
So, ‘benevolent’ and magnanimous’ won’t fit the blank as these are positive words.“Benevolent” means well-meaning and kindly
“Magnanimous” means generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person.
“Callous” means indifferent/ showing or having an insensitive disregard. It does not make any sense in the given context, and hence, can be eliminated
Only ‘vindictive’ fits the blank appropriately.“Vindictive” means having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge/ revengeful
A heavy storm was forecast _____ the weather was clear.
(A) but
(B) because
(C) unless
(D) and
• The conjunction “but” will be applied in this sentence.
• When linking things that share the same grammatical type of coordinating conjunction, we employ the word “but.”
• The conjunction “but” joins concepts that contradict.
Example: I love fruits but I am allergic to dragonfruit.
They’ve bought a house in Mumbai but they still haven’t sold their house in Delhi.
• As we can see, the sentence is linking two phrases that are in contrast, thus,
the conjunction “but” is appropriate for this sentence.
• Therefore, the complete sentence is: A heavy storm was forecast but the weather was clear
If he had gone to Agra, he _____ the Taj Mahal.
(A) have been seen
(B) saw
(C) had been seen
(D) would have seen
• The correct tense to be applied in this sentence is “would have seen”
• The third conditional form of the sentence is used to discuss a hypothetical previous circumstance and its potential outcome.
• The past perfect tense of the “if-clause” in this sentence (had gone) denotes that the situation did not actually occur.
• The conditional perfect tense (would have seen), which denotes a hypothetical outcome in the past if the fictitious circumstance had occurred, is thus necessary for
the main phrase.
Example: I would have received a better grade on the exam if/ had studied harder.
• The speaker is imagining a scenario in which they didn’t put enough effort into their studies, which led to a poorer grade.
• Therefore, the complete sentence is: If he had gone to Agra, he would have seen the Taj Mahal.
It will make a bad economic situation marginally ______ and, perhaps, even create a black market in certain articles.
(A) good
(B) worse
(C) better
(D) weaker
The presence of a ‘bad economic situation’ indicates that the statement has a negative tone.
Further, the word ‘marginally’ before the blank indicates that the answer should be in comparative form.
The word ‘worse’ makes the sentence both grammatically and contextually correct .
India’s problem is not the paucity of traffic rules and regulations but a general ______ for them.
(A) insistence
(B) absence
(C) allocation
(D) disregard
The blank is a reason of the ‘problem’ and hence it should be a negative word. This word should also be one that can be followed by the preposition ‘for’.
The word ‘disregard’ makes the sentence both grammatically and contextually correct.
The Mekong is also home ______ the world’s largest catfish.
(A) for
(B) in
(C) to
(D) within
• Option 1 For’ cannot be used because the phrase ‘home for something’ is incorrect.
• Option 2 ‘In’ cannot be chosen because ‘home in something’ does not make any sense in the given context.
• Option 4 ‘within’ cannot be chosen because it does not make the sentence meaningful.
• Option 3 ‘to’ is the best fit. The phrase ‘to be home to something’ means to be the place where that thing is located or, in the case of living things, where they
live, precisely for talking about inhabitants of a given place (be it plants, animals, people, or robots)
• Here, The Mekong is also home to the world’s largest catfish which are the inhabitants of the Mekong.
He hinted ____ some loss of treasure.
(A) of
(B) for
(C) with
(D) at
• Here, in the given sentence the most appropriate preposition is ‘at’.
• In the given sentence ‘hinted at’ is a phrasal verb.
It means •to talk about (something) in an indirect way
o Example: He’s been hinting at the possibility of running for mayor.
Increasing concerns about climate change point to the need for enhanced efforts towards _____ sustained growth.
(A) to achieve
(B) achieve
(C) achieved
(D) achieving
The most appropriate word for the given blank is ‘achieving’
In the given sentence ‘towards’ is a preposition.
If we want to follow a preposition by a verb, we must use the “-ing” form which is really a gerund or verb in noun form.
Example: I will call you after arriving at the office.
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