English Questions: Sentence Fillers(Double)

1. It is unlikely: other national federations are under the RTI and there is no reason to believe it would be any different for the BCCI. In fact, as a complement to the structural___________, it may ___________ to the game’s interest
   1) disapprove, accessible
   2) counteract, agape
   3) revamp, redound
   4) transient, depthless
   5) continue, elegant
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer : 3)
   Explanation:
   revamp – give new and improved form, structure, or appearance to.
   redound – contribute greatly to (a person’s credit or honour).
2. There is little surprise in the Law Commission of India___________ that the Board of Control for Cricket in India be brought under the ___________ of the Right to Information Act.
   1) maintain, withhold
   2) preserve, neglect
   3) fleeting, shun
   4) recommendation, purview
   5) condemnation, exclusory
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer : 4)
   Explanation:
   recommendation – a suggestion or proposal as to the best course of action, especially one put forward by an authoritative body.
   purview – the scope of the influence or concerns of something.
3. Even though a five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court in 2005 held by a 3-2 majority that the BCCI could not be termed an instrumentality of the ‘State’ under Article 12 of the Constitution, ___________ developments have ensured that the public character of its functioning is widely ___________.
   1) disapproval, exclusionary
   2) remain, discriminative
   3) retain, confined
   4) subsequent, recognised
   5) anteceent, cliquish
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer : 4)
   Explanation:
   subsequent – coming after something in time; following.
   recognized – identify (someone or something) from having encountered them before; know again.
4. In recent years, especially against the ___________ of the betting scandal that hit the Indian Premier League tournament a few years ago, the view that the cricket board is functioning in an ___________ manner and not entirely in the game’s interest has gained ground.
   1) discouragement, clannish
   2) backdrop, opaque
   3) sustain, aristocratic
   4) earlier, circumscribed
   5) passable, yawning
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer : 2)
   Explanation:
   backdrop – a painted cloth hung at the back of a theatre stage as part of the scenery.
   opaque – not able to be seen through; not transparent.
5. The Supreme Court’s ___________ l ed to the constitution of the Justice R.M. Lodha Committee, which recommended ___________ reforms in the board’s structure and the rules governing its administration.
   1) intervention, sweeping
   2) former, absolute
   3) previous, peeled
   4) defense, patulous
   5) beginning, extensive
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer : 1)
   Explanation:
   intervention – the action or process of intervening.
   sweeping – extending or performed in a long, continuous curve.
6. Not surprisingly, the Centre, already under fire for ___________ with high fuel taxes despite the rise in the global prices of crude in recent months, faced fresh flak over this ___________ cut.
   1) ephemeral , expanded
   2) protection, ,aloof
   3) center, revealed
   4) persisting, cursory
   5) flight, exposed
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer : 4)
   Explanation:
   persisting – continue in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.
   cursory – hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.
7. For the BJP-led government at the Centre, ___________ for several Assembly elections this year followed by the general election in 2019, the pressure to check pump-level fuel prices is ___________.
   1) forepart, spacious
   2) shrinking, withering
   3) resistance, visual
   4) gearing up, intensifying
   5) retreat, patent
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer : 4)
   Explanation:
   gearing up – to prepare for an activity or event: Politicians are alreadygearing up for the next election.
   intensifying – become or make more intense.
8. It is in this context that Kerala’s decision to slash the sales tax on fuel changes the ___________ of the debate as States have also been raking in easy oil ___________.
   1) limelight, navigable
   2) narrative, revenue
   3) shelter, mannerisms
   4) travel, kinesics
   5) proceed, gestures
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer : 2)
   Explanation:
   narrative – a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
   revenue – income, especially when of an organization and of a substantial nature.
9. Industry has warned that domestic oil pricing policies are hurting the ___________ recovery, and global rating agencies are already ___________ India’s growth expectations for this calendar year, citing the oil issue.
   1) shield, gesture
   2) spearhead, vacated
   3) continue, susceptible
   4) sustenance, stripped
   5) nascent, slashing
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer : 5)
   Explanation:
   nascent – (especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential.
   slashing – vigorously incisive or effective.
10. The logic: consumers could become vulnerable if exposed to low prices and feel a greater pinch when prices went up. The obvious ___________ of that ___________ that high taxes on fuel need to be cut when prices rise again — has been ignored so far.
    1) dying, airy
    2) corollary, stance
    3) support, extended
    4) surrender, emptied
    5) vanguard, dehiscent
    
    Answer & Explanation

    Answer : 2)
    Explanation:
    corollary – a proposition that follows from (and is often appended to) one already proved.
    stance – the way in which someone stands, especially when deliberately adopted (as in cricket, golf, and other sports); a person’s posture.