1 |
The hubble space telescope will search for planets around other stars, a key to the ___________ for extra terrestrial life, and examine interstellar dust and gases out of which stars are born. |
quest
enquiry
discovery
Perception
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2 |
He is working under such ________ conditions that it is difficult to maintain his self-respect. |
inimical
humiliating
low
difficult
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3 |
A person who constantly calls attention to his trials and sufferings is in danger of developing a martyr complex and impressing others that he is ________ seeking sympathy. |
consciously
willingly
purposefully
emphatically
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4 |
Colgate has also set an ambitious ais of ______ an eight percent value share of the tooth paste market by the end of the first year. |
cornering
soliciting
keeping
distributing
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5 |
He is very ____________ on meeting foreigners and befriending them. |
Insistent
Keep
anxious
Fond
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6 |
Once I forgot the piece of paper on which the name of the hotel was written, I was as _____ as lost. |
good
bad
much
sure
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7 |
Our flight was ___________ from Multan to Lahore airport. |
Diverted
Reverted
Deflected
Shifted
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8 |
The manager tried hard to ________ his men to return to work before declaring a lockout. |
encourage
permit
motivate
Persuade
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9 |
The most important task of the Air Force is to __________ the country against air attack by an enemy. |
defend
secure
protect
save
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10 |
In these days of inflation, the cost of consumer goods is _______ |
climbing
raising
ascending
Soaring
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11 |
He lost the match easily because he had played a _______ five set match in the earlier round. |
Wonderful
controversial
sensational
gruelling
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12 |
The child's earliest words deal with concrete objects, only later he is able to grapple with ________ |
Opinions
Decisions
abstractions
maxima
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13 |
A crescendo of metallic thuds arose from the market, where the ironsmiths were _____ the pieces of metals. |
thrashing
Striking
Hammering
Flattening
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14 |
The crescendo of metallic thuds across from the market, where the ironsmiths were ___________ the pieces of metals. |
Thrashing
Striking
hammering
Flattening
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15 |
Will you, like the _______ gentleman and soldier you are, leave at once before he finds you here? |
chivalrous
Luminous
Barbarous
Ostentatious
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16 |
Though Bonsai, a well-known art form originated in China, it was _____ by the Japanese. |
Cultivated
Perfected
Finished
borrowed
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17 |
He ___________ that he could speak five languages. |
submitted
suggested
challenged
boaster
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18 |
He did not register his ________ to the proposal. |
Disfavour
dissent
Deviation
Divergence
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19 |
He lives in the world of ______________ |
conclusions
delusions
allusions
illusions
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20 |
Manpower is the ________ means of converting other resources to mankind's use and benefit. |
insuperable
inimitable
indivisible
Indispendable
Inequitable
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