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- The worsening situation in urban areas is well known — not only the wage-earning poor but the middle class too is______________affected by the overnight artificial and extreme loss of purchasing power involved in the demonetisation exercise.
1) propitious
2) fortunate
3) adversely
4) advantageous
5) aiding
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 3)
Explanation: adversely – in a way that prevents success or development; harmfully or unfavourably. - There is nothing to prevent the government from continuing to investigate or______________suspected tax evaders.
1) submission
2) raid
3) raise
4) clinched
5) clinked
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 1)
Explanation: raid – a rapid surprise attack on an enemy by troops, aircraft, or other armed forces. - Citizens and leaders of all political parties, including the ruling party, should unite to demand immediate______________of the demonetisation measure before the situation worsens any further.
1) institution
2) revocation
3) legalization
4) confirmation
5) establishment
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 2)
Explanation: revocation – the official cancellation of a decree, decision, or promise. - When 86 per cent of currency notes in a country of 1.3 billion people are rendered illegal______________in a matter of hours, it is bound to create a short-term disruption in daily lives.
1) amid
2) tender
3) hard
4) rigid
5) rough
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 2)
Explanation: tender – showing gentleness, kindness, and affection. - It is disconcerting that the administrative affairs of Indian cricket should continue to be______________in controversy in the midst of a packed and interesting home season.
1) embroiled
2) pretended
3) blameless
4) exaggerated
5) exonerated
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 1)
Explanation: embroiled – involve (someone) deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation. - Just as paying taxes on their profits is uncharted territory for such traders, the government too is______________uncharted waters with the demonetisation drive, necessitating adjustments on the go.
1) navigating
2) abscond
3) escape
4) approach
5) cruise
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 1)
Explanation: navigating – plan and direct the course of a ship, aircraft, or other form of transport, especially by using instruments or maps. - Given our______________public health infrastructure, a thought should also have been spared for people’s healthcare costs.
1) enduring
2) inestimable
3) abysmal
4) immense
5) eternal
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 3)
Explanation: abysmal – extremely bad; appalling. - In his speech the Prime Minister had invoked the______________of a purification of the economy by rooting out black money.
1) metaphor
2) complex
3) hidden
4) intricate
5) vague
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 1)
Explanation: metaphor – a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. - In the______________Rs.2,000 note to come, displayed on television, we can see the denomination written in the Devanagari numeral.
1) simulacrum
2) cast
3) microfiche
4) prototype
5) ersatz
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 4)
Explanation: prototype – a first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed. - Government is considering______________to the Citizenship Act, 1955, to grant citizenship to religious minorities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
1) uncomplicated
2) onimus
3) manageable
4) amendments
5) alm
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 4)
Explanation: amendments – a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc.
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