21)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Bhanu made a working model of an airplane ______ when he was sixteen.

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A)

itself

B)

himself

C)

oneself

D)

herself

22)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
In view of the excessive heat, schools in Delhi remained closed ______a week in July.

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A)

for

B)

about

C)

in

D)

to

23)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Right from the beginning ______ government’s focus has been on ______ development of the country.

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A)

the, the

B)

a, the

C)

the, a

D)

a, no word required

24)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
All human beings must learn to live in ______ with nature.

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A)

kindness

B)

pleasure

C)

admiration

D)

harmony

25)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
If your actions are ______ what you say, no one is going to believe you.

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A)

contrary for

B)

contrary with

C)

contrary to

D)

contrary at

26)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The mother said to her son, “You always do what you want. Do you always have to be so ______?

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A)

stubborn

B)

reasoning

C)

withdrawn

D)

awkward

27)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
It was quite a ______ matter but was escalated due to the media coverage.

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A)

humble

B)

trivial

C)

stingy

D)

ghastly

28)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The ______ speech did not impress the audience as they could not really make out the focus of her discussion.

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A)

contagious

B)

concurrent

C)

contaminated

D)

convoluted

29)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
My cousin’s study on the reading habits of school children across three states has been recognised as a ______ piece of research.

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A)

pioneering

B)

negligent

C)

useless

D)

proud

30)

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Suzerainty is having political control over a ______ state.

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A)

democratic

B)

backward

C)

dependent

D)

unified