Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
His only (1)_____ was that he had no rifle. While running away from the village below, he had forgotten the rifle in a hurry. An unpardonable (2)_____, but it was now too late to make amends for it. (3)_____ he had the rifle, his pursuers would not have dared follow him with such brazen confidence. He would have hidden behind a rock and waited for them. As they came within his rifle's range, he would have picked them off one by one. But now he could do (4)_____ about it. He was unarmed. But come what may, he must (5)_____ of their rifle's range.
Question
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: lapse
Option 2: yearn
Option 3: reward
Option 4: crime
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Correct Answer: lapse
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Lapse means a temporary failure, and it helps convey the intended meaning that an unpardonable failure has occurred for which it was too late to make amends.
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: Has
Option 2: Had
Option 3: Have
Option 4: Did
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.
Option 1: consolation
Option 2: regret
Option 3: shock
Option 4: joy
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: anything
Option 2: something
Option 3: much
Option 4: nothing
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.
Option 1: keep from
Option 2: keep within
Option 3: keep out
Option 4: keep of
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. 2.
Option 1: reputation
Option 2: disapproval
Option 3: dismay
Option 4: censure
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