Directions (16 – 20): Sentences are given with blanks to be fi | GOPAL VERMA ENGLISH

Directions (16 – 20): Sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by blackening the appropriate oval in the Answer Sheet.
16. The photographer rolled a machine ____ the middle __ the room.
(a) in, off                        (b) by, across
(c) into, of                      (d) above, from
17. If I ___ a more reliable car, I __ to Delhi rather than fly.
(a) would have, would drive
(b) had, had driven
(c) had, would driver
(d) would have had, would drive
18. Telling a small lie sometimes enables one to avoid ____ another’s feelings.
(a) nothing                     (b) harming
(c) stopping                    (d) hurting
19. We should not laugh ____ physically challenged people.
(a) for                                      (b) about
(c) at                              (d) on
20. He’s been bitten ___ a dog.
(a) from                          (b) of
(c) by                             (d) at
21. ______ resigned, we would have been forced to sack him.
(a) Had he not                (b) Hadn’t he
(c) He had not                (d) He not had
22. Women who swear _____ beauty products are in for a shock.
(a) for                                      (b) in
(c) by                             (d) with
23. ______ of people come here to gossip.
(a) Most                          (b) A lot
(c) Lot                            (d) Few
24. Do congratulate him ___ his success.
(a) in                              (b) on
(c) for                                      (d) over
25. He is _____ the top of the class.
(a) in                              (b) upon
(c) at                              (d) on