Fill in the Blanks - VIII

Each sentence in the questions has one or two blanks, each blank indicates that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are four lettered words or sets of words. Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits into the meaning of the sentence as a whole

Ques 1. A .............. is a.................... .
(a) norm, standard
(b) knowledge, mistake
(c) student, school
(d) doctrine, follower
(e) thesis, superstition
Ques 2. A ........... shade of distinction is a ................. .
(a) beautiful, vindication
(b) complete, profanity
(c) subtle, nuance
(d) thorough, prejudice
(e) entire, paradox
Ques 3. ............ flattery is known as ...................... .
(a) regular, maturity
(b) indiscriminate, encomium
(c) servile, adulation
(d) unasked for, gratitude
(e) cowardly, temerity
Ques 4. At some private schools pupils are under the ............. of a ........... .
(a) guidance, palladium
(b) tutelage, preceptor
(c) coaching, verity
(d) assiduity, palladium
(e) consensus, mentor
Ques 5. A large .............. centre is a/an ............. .
(a) district, affliction
(b) transport, automobile
(c) civic, utarchy
(d) shopping, emporium
(e) educational, indignity

Ques 6. .............. persons are inclined to .............. .
(a) obese, corpulence
(b) generous, leanness
(c) domineering, temperance
(d) vacillating, determination
(e) cowering, effrontery
Ques 7. A .............. is a temporary ................. .
(a) deviation, rest
(b) shambles, journey
(c) respite, relief
(d) paradox, enchantment
(e) feint, spell
Ques 8. .......... language may also be termed ............ .
(a) eloquent, exiguous
(b) frenzied, placid
(c) abusive, scurrilous
(d) contumelious, flattering
(e) denunciatory, peripatetic
Ques 9. A ........... of small stones is called a ............... .
(a) design, numismatist
(b) collar, tiara
(c) seller, connoisseur
(d) mound, lithograph
(e) pattern, mosaic
Ques 10. Suzerainty is ........ control over a .......... state.
(a) full, democratic
(b) domestic, backward
(c) central, unified
(d) political, dependent
(e) economic, federate

Answers :
(1) (a), (2) (c), (3) (c), (4) (b), (5) (d),
(6) (a), (7) (c), (8) (c), (9) (e), (10) (d).