Q. No. 19: ________ as president, a candidate must win a majority of votes.
A : Elected
B : To be elected
C : Having elected
D : Electing
Answer: B The verb should be in passive as doer of 'to elect' is not present in the sentence. Options A,C and D are active.
Q. No. 20: Encounters between people from different countries can result in misunderstandings _________ different conceptions about space.
A : because they
B : is because they
C : is because their
D : of their
Answer: D Since after the gap a complete sentence is not there, that's why 'because' cannot be used as it is conjunction.
Q. No. 21: Research in the work place reveals that people work for many reasons ________.
A : money beside
B : money besides
C : beside money
D : besides money
Answer: D 'Besides' means in addition to 'Beside' means by the side of.
Q. No. 22: William Shakespeare was _______ greatest playwright of his time.
A : a
B : an
C : the
D : thee
Answer: C In superlative 'the' is used.
Q. No. 23: The angry officer called ________ an explanation from his subordinate for the error.
A : on
B : for
C : out
D : in
Answer: B 'Called' should be followed by far. The phrasal verb 'call for' something means to demand that something happens.
Q. No. 24: I shall keep _______ nothing from you regarding my family affairs as you are a close friend.
A : on
B : out
C : back
D : in
Answer: C The word 'back' is the most appropriate word to fit into the blank. To keep something back means not to tell someone everything you know about a situation or event.