Advanced Grammar / Fill in the Blanks
Maths MCQs for AD (ASF)
Q21. The committee __________ the proposal after careful deliberation.
- A) approved
- B) approve
- C) approves
- D) approving
Answer: A
Past tense “approved” matches the completed action.
Q22. Neither the manager nor the employees __________ willing to compromise.
- A) is
- B) are
- C) was
- D) be
Answer: A
With “neither…nor,” singular verb “is” is correct.
Q23. The project will be completed on time, __________ unforeseen circumstances.
- A) provided
- B) providing
- C) provide
- D) provision
Answer: A
“Provided” means “if” in formal English usage.
Q24. Had he __________ earlier, the crisis could have been averted.
- A) acted
- B) acts
- C) action
- D) acting
Answer: A
Third conditional requires past perfect: had acted.
Q25. He insisted on __________ the report personally.
- A) reviewing
- B) review
- C) reviewed
- D) reviews
Answer: A
After preposition “on”, gerund form is used.
Advanced Synonyms MCQs
Q26. Abstruse
- A) Obvious
- B) Complex
- C) Simple
- D) Clear
Answer: B
Abstruse means difficult to understand; complex is the closest synonym.
Q27. Recalcitrant
- A) Obedient
- B) Defiant
- C) Compliant
- D) Cooperative
Answer: B
Recalcitrant means stubbornly resistant or defiant.
Q28. Magnanimous
- A) Generous
- B) Selfish
- C) Harsh
- D) Greedy
Answer: A
Magnanimous means generous and noble in spirit.
Q29. Ephemeral
- A) Eternal
- B) Transient
- C) Permanent
- D) Enduring
Answer: B
Ephemeral means short-lived or transient.
Q30. Obfuscate
- A) Clarify
- B) Confuse
- C) Simplify
- D) Explain
Answer: B
Obfuscate means to make something unclear or confusing.
Maths MCQs
