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Directions (Q.1-10): The following statements has two blanks which are to be filled with the options given below. Each blank can be filled with more than one option. Find the combination/s which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering the meaning of the statement.
- The antibiotic resistance crisis which is threatening to render many diseases __________ is being fuelled not just by overuse of the drugs, but a/an ______ supply chain that is at risk of collapse.
I. ramification
II. untreatable
III. suffrage
IV. fragile
V. prerogative
1. II-IV
2. II – V
3. I – III
4. III- IV
5. no combination fits
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 1)
Explanation:
Untreatable and fragile gives the paragraph a coherent meaning
- Universal ________ and the principle that everyone’s vote must carry equal value were part of the Indian Constitution originally. Subsequent constitutional amendments have _______ that the distribution of parliamentary representation among various States be based on the 1971 Census, until the first Census after 2026.
I. franchise
II. plebiscite
III. mandated
IV. carte blanche
V. charter
1. II – IV
2. I-III
3. III – V
4. I – II
5. no combination fits
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 2)
Explanation:
Franchise and mandated gives the paragraph a coherent meaning
- The Constitution embodies a /an ______ vision. But it stands on brittle foundations. Protecting its text and its values requires an independent judiciary that is not only committed to constitutionalism but that is also democratically ________.
I. validating
II. rousing
III. ratifying
IV. sanction
V. accountable
1. I – IV
2. III – IV
3. II – V
4. I – II
5. no combination fits
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 3)
Explanation:
Rousing and accountable gives the paragraph a coherent meaning
- Argentina is not alone among major _______ economies in trying to weather the current run on currencies due to the rallying U.S. dollar and rising interest rates. But with a history of _____ defaults and devaluation of the peso, Buenos Aires has greater cause for concern.
I. assent
II. groove
III. emerging
IV. recurrent
V. contemporaneous
1. III – IV
2. I – II
3. III – V
4. II – III
5. no combination fits
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 1)
Explanation:
Emerging and recurrent gives the paragraph a coherent meaning
- _______ monsoon rains are unlikely to lift India’s rural economy this year, and may instead compound the woes of millions of debt-ridden farmers who are struggling with low prices amid a/an ____ of produce such as lentils, oilseeds and cereals
I. efficacy
II. precept
III. bountiful
IV. exhortation
V. glut
1. II – IV
2. I – III
3. I – II
4. III – V
5. no combination fits
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 4)
Explanation:
Bountiful and glut gives the paragraph a coherent meaning
- Utility theory bases its beliefs upon individuals’ preferences. It is a theory _______ in economics to explain behavior of individuals based on the premise people can consistently rank order their choices depending upon their preferences. Each individual will show different preferences, which appear to be ___________ within each individual.
I. postulated
II. hard-wired
III. abstinence
IV. lustrous
V. obsolete
1. IV – V
2. III – IV
3. I – II
4. II – III
5. no combination fits
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 3)
Explanation:
Postulated and hard-wired gives the paragraph a coherent meaning
- The Centre’s decision to increase customs duty on imports of 19 “non-essential” items amounts to _______ at the margins to address a structural macro-economic issue. Using tariffs to curb imports of these items will not have a ______ impact on narrowing the current account deficit (CAD), which is the Centre’s stated objective.
I. irksome
II. dwelling
III. scorch
IV. tinkering
V. significant
1. II – IV
2. I – III
3. III – V
4. IV – V
5. no combination fits
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 4)
Explanation:
Tinkering and significant gives the paragraph a coherent meaning
- The Constitution protects religious freedom in two ways. It protects an individual’s right to profess, practise and propagate a religion, and it also assures similar protection to every religious _________to manage its own affairs. The legal challenge to the exclusion of women in the 10-50 age group from the Sabarimala temple in Kerala represented a conflict between the group rights of the temple authorities in enforcing the presiding deity’s strict __________ status and the individual rights of women to offer worship there.
I. denomination
II. clinching
III. celibate
IV. flounder
V. tribulation
1. I – III
2. II – IV
3. I – II
4. III – IV
5. no combination fits
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 1)
Explanation:
Denomination and celibate gives the paragraph a coherent meaning
- Apart from the fact that the right to privacy decision ________ privacy and regards dignity as an integral aspect of privacy, the majority opinions ignore the message of the great sociological jurist Roscoe Pound, who developed the theory of law as an ad hoc balancing of the interests – sacrificing some, and supporting others for the time being – _______ only when interests in conflict are put on the same plane (inter-translatability); the tasks of balancing begin only when all interests are translated as individual, social, or public.
I. belligerent
II. foregrounds
III. carcass
IV. justified
V. ambush
1. I – III
2. II – IV
3. III – V
4. II – IV
5. no combination fits
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 2)
Explanation:
Foregrounds and justified gives the paragraph a coherent meaning
- No one doubts the high constitutional status of the Speaker, but a very _______ view suggests that any bill which involves recourse to Consolidated Fund of India is a Money Bill and the finality of the Speaker’s decision is _________ unchallengeable.
I. besiege
II. tedious
III. expansive
IV. acerbic
V. virtually
1. I – V
2. II – IV
3. III – V
4. I – III
5. no combination fits
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 3)
Explanation:
Expansive and virtually gives the paragraph a coherent meaning
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