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My third..(1)..is that, yet again, beedis, the most widely used tobacco product in India, now well..(2)..as being just as deadly, if not more, as ordinary cigarettes, escape taxation. One commentator suggested this was to protect lakhs of workers in the beedi industry and I wondered how this might square with the loss of income..(3)..to the deaths of lakhs of those who consume this deadly product. The failure to hike taxes on the high-sugar food industry whose products include cola beverages, even though their..(4)..with diabetes and obesity is now well documented, remains perplexing. Instead, it seems the government is enthusiastic to fund the expensive dialysis that is..(5)..as a result of the consumption of these products.
So, yet another year goes by when we have..(6)..an opportunity to address one of India’s most shameful truths: A country enjoying high levels of economic growth, producing..(7)..numbers of health professionals and volumes of cheap drugs, and boasting amazing ingenuity for creative innovations to address health problems at low-cost, also has the dubious distinction of being one of the most..(8).. healthcare systems of all middle-income countries. While universal health coverage has been a mantra for several years, no government has yet taken the firm steps needed, either in terms of..(9).. financing or re-designing the architecture of the healthcare system. We are back to hoping that next year turns out to be a..(10)..one for India’s health.

  1. 1) speak
    2) straightforward
    3) facile
    4) grudge
    Answer – 4)
    Explanation: grudge – Complaint, शिकायत

  2. 1) adrift
    2) recognised
    3) extinct
    4) romp
    Answer – 2)
    Explanation: recognised

  3. 1) just
    2) collapse
    3) because of
    4) consequent
    Answer – 4)
    Explanation: consequent – result, परिणाम

  4. 1) association
    2) divergent
    3) conflicting
    4) contradictory
    Answer – 1)
    Explanation: association

  5. 1) process
    2) productive
    3) rewarding
    4) needed
    Answer – 4)
    Explanation: needed

  6. 1) weighty
    2) squandered
    3) appreciable
    4) memorable
    Answer – 2)
    Explanation: squandered – lost, खोना

  7. 1) less
    2) unique
    3) small
    4) large
    Answer – 4)
    Explanation: large

  8. 1) conquer
    2) defeat
    3) regressive
    4) subdue
    Answer – 3)
    Explanation: regressive

  9. 1) quit
    2) adequate
    3) distant
    4) isolated
    Answer – 2)
    Explanation: adequate – enough,पर्याप्त

  10. 1) better
    2) less
    3) skilled
    4) modest
    Answer – 1)
    Explanation: better