Question : Comprehension:

In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Sudden changes in the gilts market are (1)______, but when they do happen they can cause (2)_______ problems for certain types of pension schemes, such as UK pension savers (3)_______ recently. In addition to raising borrowing costs for the government, the market mayhem following September’s mini-budget (4)______ many pension providers to quickly cash in some of their holdings to try to weather the (5)_____.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.

Option 1: untidy

Option 2: major

Option 3: scanty

Option 4: bulky

Question : Comprehension:

In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Sudden changes in the gilts market are (1)______, but when they do happen they can cause (2)_______ problems for certain types of pension schemes, such as UK pension savers (3)_______ recently. In addition to raising borrowing costs for the government, the market mayhem following September’s mini-budget (4)______ many pension providers to quickly cash in some of their holdings to try to weather the (5)_____.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.

Option 1: easy

Option 2: rare

Option 3: severe

Option 4: high

Question : Comprehension:

In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Sudden changes in the gilts market are (1)______, but when they do happen they can cause (2)_______ problems for certain types of pension schemes, such as UK pension savers (3)_______ recently. In addition to raising borrowing costs for the government, the market mayhem following September’s mini-budget (4)______ many pension providers to quickly cash in some of their holdings to try to weather the (5)_____.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.

Option 1: forced

Option 2: uncontrived

Option 3: seized

Option 4: slated

Question : Comprehension:

In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Sudden changes in the gilts market are (1)______, but when they do happen they can cause (2)_______ problems for certain types of pension schemes, such as UK pension savers (3)_______ recently. In addition to raising borrowing costs for the government, the market mayhem following September’s mini-budget (4)______ many pension providers to quickly cash in some of their holdings to try to weather the (5)_____.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.

Option 1: seen

Option 2: have seen

Option 3: has seen

Option 4: did saw

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

With his slight build and his simple white clothes, Narad (1)_______ harmless, but he had quite a (2)_________. He had powerful family connections and was a (3)________ devotee of Lord Vishnu. His favourite (4)________ was to travel from court to court and world to world, collecting gossip and (5)_______ mayhem.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 5.

Option 1: spreading

Option 2: scattering

Option 3: diffusing

Option 4: advancing