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20 th BCS Preliminary

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence:

16. If a substance is cohesive, it tends to ----------.

[20 th BCS Preliminary : 1998]

1. retain heat

1

2. bend without too much difficulty

2

3. stick together

3

4. break easily

4
Answer

Each sentence contains two blanks, Choose the set of words for each blank that best completes the sentence.

17. The influence of the technological revolution in ‒ and ‒ the concentration of wealth and power in the hands of the few should worry us all.

[20 th BCS Preliminary : 1998]

1. aggravating ‒ demolishing

1

2. proliferating ‒ diminishing

2

3. accelerating ‒ intensifying

3

4. undermining ‒ neutralizing

4
Answer
18. Few people would care to take the negative side of the proposition that the women of the world are ---- and ----.

[20 th BCS Preliminary : 1998]

1. admired ‒ provoked

1

2. oppressed ‒ scorned

2

3. rebuked ‒ regaled

3

4. slighted ‒ celebrated

4
Answer
19. Anger, even when it is --------- has one virtue, it overcomes --------.

[20 th BCS Preliminary : 1998]

1. sinful ‒ sloth

1

2. inevitable ‒ desire

2

3. unnecessary ‒ malice

3

4. intense ‒ hate

4
Answer
20. The word ‘dilly-dally’ means:

[20 th BCS Preliminary : 1998]

1. to dilute

1

2. wait impatiently

2

3. repeat

3

4. waste time

4
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