A collective investment fund (CIF), also known as a collective investment trust (CIT), is a group of ___________ accounts held by a bank or trust company. The financial institution ________ assets from individuals and organizations to _______ a single larger, diversified portfolio.
 

a) diverse, discounts, conceive

b) different, collected, simulate

c) financial, covered, synthesise

d) pooled, groups, develop

Cool-headed and rational, Jo Eun-cha is a talented and driven anchorman who commands as well as demands respect. After _______ to get elected as new director, he aims to _________ to his job as the top news anchor to increase his _________ of being elected the next year.
 

a) happening, quit, hopes

b) failing, return, chances

c) hoping, upgrade, certainty

d) going, give up, luck

The ability to ___________ and __________ a cohesive team is particularly critical in hi-tech firms where the ___________ landscape can shift dramatically in the face of disruptive technologies.
 

a) mentor, keep, sustainable

b) shape, guide, competitive

c) drive, maintain, tectonic

d) involve, manage, green

It is a __________ to live in a land without ___________. Even with all the technological advancement and economic growth, there are still millions who live in war zones where life every day is filled with __________.
 

a) coincidence, prejudice, adventures

b) privilege, bigotry, terror

c) lovely, pride, episodes

d) punishment, hate, agony

Coral reefs are one of the most _________, biologically complex, and diverse marine ecosystems on Earth. This ecosystem is one of the ___________ paradoxes of the biosphere : how do clear, and thus nutrient-poor, waters support such ____________ and productive communities ?
 

a) common, sensitive, fruitful

b) fragile, fascinating, prolific

c) deep, strange, exuberant

d) frail, unrecognised, wealthy

When people move from one city or country to another, the spread of diseases may result. People often bring in germs which may not have been there before. These new germs can spread quickly and cause previously unknown diseases. ________________. They become ill more easily and could even die. In turn, newcomers may catch diseases which were not present where they came from.
 

a) If they had gone back, they would have started an epidemic.

b) Pollution also can lead to the spread of disease.

c) If a germ is completely new to a region, people have no natural protection against it.

d) Such changes may result in enhancing conditions for people who live in big cities.

Samar, a young man from a village in Tripura is a social media star who hopes to make it big as a model and actor. While his minute-long videos are very popular, his series titled, “Who wore it better?” showcases his creative side. He uses a variety of filters and visual effects to improve his videos. ______________.
 

a) It is clear that short videos are very popular among the youth than television.

b) This is one of the ways young men make money on the internet.

c) It is possible to be popular on the internet, although making money here is difficult.

d) This shows how it is possible today for people with limited resources to express their creativity.

The animal activist has raised awareness not only on the plight of abandoned dogs, but also on overworked bulls and temple elephants.
 

a) on the plight of not only the abandoned dogs, but also on those of overworked bulls

b) not only on the plight of the abandoned dogs, but also on that of overworked bulls

c) the plight of abandoned dogs, as well as the overworked bulls

d) the plight of abandoned dogs, but also on overworked bulls

Besides offering physiological reward such as toned muscles, when regular karate is practised the body can be turned into dangerous weapon.
 

a) one can turn the body into a dangerous weapon through karate, if it is practised regularly

b) the body can be turned into a dangerous weapon as a result of karate if practised regularly

c) when karate is practised regularly, the body can be turned into a dangerous weapon

d) karate, if practised regularly, can turn the body into a dangerous weapon

The pharmaceutical company hired a consultant to supervise a taskforce studying lower salaries as to their effects on employees’ morale.
 

a) studying what the effect lower salaries would have one employees morale

b) studying the effects of lower salaries on employees’ morale

c) for studying what are the effects in employees’ morale that lower salaries would cause

d) studying the effects of employee morale on lower salaries

After the unearthing of relics at the archeological site, the historian was asked to __________ the significance of the discovery. (IPM Indore 2020)
 

a) throw light on

b) shed meaning on

c) turn light on

d) focus meaning on

Before the start of the meeting, I am _______ on the latest developments. (IPM Indore 2020)
 

a) taking you through

b) going to share

c) going to bring you up to speed

d) going to be exploring

Despite statistics to prove that there was a slowdown in the economy of the country, the professor was _______ about it.
(IPM Indore 2020)
 

a) in affirmation

b) in denial

c) in protest

d) in shock

It is irritating when co-workers dismiss your ideas as worthless, and later, present those very ideas as their own. They just want to ____________. (IPM Indore 2020)
 

a) steal your credit

b) steal your crown

c) steal your thunder

d) steal your gloating

During the debate, when the minister appeared to be vague about his stand on the controversial energy project, his opponent asked him to _______ and declare outright if the government would go ahead with the project or not. (IPM Indore 2020)
 

a) be curt to the face

b) cut to the chase

c) curb the farce

d) cut to the mark

It came as a shock to me that my friend had lost the _________ he had built carefully over the years when in a moment of madness he lent it out to his neighbour. (IPM Indore 2020)
 

a) nest egg

b) nests and eggs

c) bird’s nest

d) nestled egg