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  1. I am not questioning the decision of the government. My main concerns are two: one is the_________of the institution of the chief and two, the kind of__________that are taking place, both among politicians and in the media, are uncalled for.
    1) nonpartisan, debatable
    2) highbrow, vexed
    3) credibility , controversies
    4) impervious,  disputed
    5) heartless, moot
    Answer – 3)
    Explanation : credibility , controversies 

  2. A large comfortable room with a neat carpet, and enough space at the fringes, sofas, for the players to catch-up sleep as the game goes on 24×7 if there is a holiday at a_________for five to seven days.
    1) detached
    2) diffident
    3) loathe
    4) superior
    5) stretch
    Answer – 5)
    Explanation : stretch

  3. The present_________has highlighted the difference between__________versus armoured corps.
    1) stoical,
    2) controversy, infantry
    3) apathetic,
    4) distant,
    5) nonchalant,
    Answer – 2) 
    Explanation : controversy, infantry 

  4. Seniority is an important factor, no doubt about it. But we have selected up to eight army commanders on the basis of_________and merit through the system of five selection boards.
    1) minor
    2) callous
    3) seniority
    4) phlegmatic
    5) silent
    Answer – 3) 
    Explanation : seniority

  5. Let’s start with a clear vision for the services and an impartial and non-parochial mind in terms of __________, arm, service or regiment, __________mindset because all wars have to be fought together and preferably have some tri-service organisational experience.
    1) passionless, doughboys
    2) ethnicity, collaborative
    3) aloof, dogfaces
    4) equitable, grunts
    5) supercilious, shock
    Answer – 2)
    Explanation : ethnicity, collaborative 

  6. The army chief should be able to explain the__________of military employment and institutional conduct.
    1) inception
    2) source
    3) commencement
    4) consequences
    5) beginning
    Answer – 4)
    Explanation : consequences

  7. The chief should also__________a___________to speak up, and when necessary, speak out especially in opposition to strategic flaws in policies.
    1) dissemble, collaborate
    2) enshroud, befriend
    3) obscure, conspire
    4) harbor,  succor
    5) demonstrate , willingness
    Answer – 5) 
    Explanation : demonstrate , willingness 

  8. Since Indian cricket has been widely_________for disregarding the longest format, the Test record becomes more_________.
    1) explored, substances
    2) released, unsuitable
    3) castigated , pertinent
    4) cleared,  inappropriate
    5) exonerated, irrelevant
    Answer – 3)
    Explanation : castigated , pertinent

  9. This is a national security issue and all controversies have an_________impact not only on the personalities involved but also on the men of the three services.
    1) auspicious
    2) propitious
    3) aiding
    4) adverse
    5) advantageous
    Answer – 4)
    Explanation : adverse

  10. The venue can often be________by a line of fifteen to twenty luxury cars lined up in front of a wholesaler’s or jeweller’s bungalow, and a car driving in or out every thirty minutes, either__________pick extra packets of a brand of cigarettes, tobacco, or money.
    1) reviled , on
    2) considers, for
    3) judged ,  to
    4) played, with
    5) cancelled, within
    Answer – 3) 
    Explanation : judged ,  to