Each of the following questions has a word or group of words missing. Four or five alternative words are given. You have to find out which one of them would make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

Production of crude oil during the first six months of the last year was 15 million tonnes as ............  14 million tonnes this year.

Each of the following questions has a word or group of words missing. Four or five alternative words are given. You have to find out which one of them would make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

The Defence Minister said today that the Govern­ment was determined to _____  the accord and fulfil the legitimate aspirations of the people.

Each of the following questions has a word or group of words missing. Four or five alternative words are given. You have to find out which one of them would make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

The unprecedented rise in the price of gold in India contrary to the _____ elsewhere in the world, is baffling the experts.

Each of the following questions has a word or group of words missing. Four or five alternative words are given. You have to find out which one of them would make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

AIDS is not a disease that can be _____ through the air or by insect.

Each of the following questions has a word or group of words missing. Four or five alternative words are given. You have to find out which one of them would make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

A controversial issue was _____ by a member of the opposition in the Assembly, but there was no time to discuss it.

Each of the following questions has a word or group of words missing. Four or five alternative words are given. You have to find out which one of them would make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

Infant mortality rate in China has _____ from 200 per thousand to 14 per thousand.

Each of the following questions has a word or group of words missing. Four or five alternative words are given. You have to find out which one of them would make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

The labour leader _____ the Government in the Assembly of not protecting the interests of textile workers.

Each of the following questions has a word or group of words missing. Four or five alternative words are given. You have to find out which one of them would make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

A five year old boy was _____ from his school on Monday last by his servant for a ransom of Rs. 80000.

Each of the following questions has a word or group of words missing. Four or five alternative words are given. You have to find out which one of them would make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

All the national bodies responsible for _____  the standards of education will be brought under an apex body to be set-up shortly.