Directions (1-15): In each of the questions given below an incomplete sentence which must be filled/completed with one of the sentences/phrases given below i.e. one of the sentences/phrases can be fit into the given blanks. Choose the correct option and complete the given sentences.
Q1. In 1962, a meteorite ------------------------ 21 kg was found at Efremovka, now in Kazakhstan.
weighs
weigh
weighing
measuring
None of the above
Solution:
'Weighing' is the correct fit for the blank here and it means to have a specified weight.
Q2. ------------- the first-formed solids of the solar system were the calcium aluminium-rich inclusions (CAI).
Amongst
Furious
Between
Among
None of the above
Solution:
'Among' is the correct fit for the blank here.
Q3. The CAIs become the refractory components within meteorites with irregular shape and are predominantly ---------------------- of oxides and silicates of calcium and aluminium.
composition
composed
consists
composes
None of the above
Solution:
'Composed' is the correct fit for the blank here and it means to consist of.
Q4. The first suggestion of irradiation by the Sun as a source of elements found in early solar system solids came from a ------------------- of the beryllium-10 radio nuclide in the Allende meteorite.
theories
studied
studies
study
None of the above
Solution:
'Study' is the correct fit for the blank here.
Q5. The 0.7 m GROWTH-India telescope at the Indian Astronomical Observatory located in Hanle, Ladakh, has made its first science ------------------------- which is a follow-up study of a nova explosion.
observation
observe
gather
look
None of the above
Solution:
'Observation' is the correct fit for the blank here and it means the action or process of closely observing or monitoring something or someone.
Q6. Buried beneath a kilometre of snow and ice in northern Greenland, scientists have ---------------------- an asteroid impact crater, bigger than the area of Paris.
covers
uncovering
uncovered
covering
None of the above
Solution:
'Uncovered' is the correct fit for the blank here.
Q7. The mailman ----------------------- all of the packages, sorting them by location so that they could be easily delivered.
process
processed
processing
unite
None of the above
Solution:
'Processed' is the correct fit for the blank here.
Q8. For the ‘readers’ who had --------------------- at the British Council Library on Sunday, the books they were about to go through were of the human variety.
assembled
assemble
assembling
gathering
None of the above
Solution:
'Assembled' is the correct fit for the blank here.
Q9. As Japan’s Emperor Akihito prepares to -------------------, the country gears up for the Reiwa era.
gone
refusal
abdicate
manipulate
None of the above
Solution:
'Abdicate' is the correct fit for the blank here and it means to resign from (a responsibility or duty).
Q10. Since he smokes regularly, the ---------------------- cigar-smoker has a high risk for lung cancer.
random
frequent
often
rapidly
None of the above
Solution:
'Frequent' is the correct fit for the blank here.
Q11. The basic laws of physics have been established for a long time, so long that they are considered ---------------- by almost all educated people.
disputable
doubting
converts
irrefutable
None of the above
Solution:
'Irrefutable' is the correct fit for the blank here and it means impossible to deny or disprove.
Q12. The world famous orchestra will ------------------- on its international tour after tomorrow’s concert.
embark
embarking
showing
taking
None of the above
Solution:
'Embark' is the correct fit for the blank here and it means begin (a course of action).
Q13. A long-lost relative of the ---------------------- king insisted that he was heir to the throne.
died
death
deceased
long
None of the above
Solution:
'Deceased' is the correct fit for the blank here and it means the recently dead person in question.
Q14. The rebels killed all the members of the -------------------- family in order to stop the dynasty from continuing its reign.
imperial
fight
imperialism
superiority
None of the above
Solution:
'Imperial' is the correct fit for the blank here and it means imperious or domineering.
Q15. Even though he is my relative, I ----------------- the way my greedy uncle runs his business.
degrade
hateful
despise
hatred
None of the above
Solution:
'Despise' is the correct fit for the blank here and it means feel contempt or a deep repugnance for.