Q21. How do you expect that country to progress when her government is corrupt, __________ and still largely feudal ?
A. demeaning
B. devalued
C. dwindling
D. despotic
Q22. There has been a _________ lack of efficiency in all the crucial areas of the working of Public Sector Undertakings.
A. positive
B. surprising
C. conspicuous
D. stimulative
Q23. Mounting unemployment is the most serious and __________ problem faced by India today.
A. profound
B. unpopular
C. dubious
D. intractable
Q24. Ravi had to drop his plan of going to picnic as he had certain __________ to meet during that period.
A. urgencies
B. commitments
C. observations
D. preparations
Q25. Contemporary economic development differs __________ from the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century.
A. literally
B. naturally
C. markedly
D. usually
Q26. His logic _________ everyone, including the experts.
A. confounded
B. surprised
C. defied
D. teased
Q27. These essays are intellectually __________ and represent various levels of complexity.
A. superior
B. revealing
C. demanding
D. modern
Q28. I will write a letter to you tentatively __________ the dates of the programme.
A. indicating
B. involving
C. urging
D. guiding
Q29. It was the help he got from his friends which __________ him through the tragedy.
A. boosted
B. perked
C. helped
D. sustained
Q30. Since one cannot read every book, one should be content with making a __________ selection.
A. judicious
B. standard
C. sample
D. normal
