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Directions (Q.1-10): In the following questions, a paragraph is given with three blanks, followed by six words. You have to choose the most suitable combination of words among the five alternative options, that will fill the blank coherently, forming a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful paragraph. If none of the given combination is appropriate to fill the blank, mark option (e) i.e. “none of these” as your answer choice.
- The fear of insurgency in red terror hit districts is such that every year, the civil administration _________ its success based on how many more kilometres away from the headquarters its officials can go freely to ________ state schemes. Review and monitoring of programmes has taken a back seat. Many state welfare schemes are, in fact, carried out by NGOs like the Ramakrishna Mission Ashram that has been working__________ in the these regions for more than three decades.
I. contrive
II. arduously
III. implement
IV. connive
V. assesses
VI. joviality
1. III, IV, II
2. IV, I, II
3. V, IV, II
4. V, III, II
5. None of theseAnswer – 4)
Explanation:
Assess – evaluate or estimate the nature of something
Implement – put (a decision, plan, agreement, etc.) into effect.
Arduously – involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring. - The Madras High court in November _________ the government’s populist policy and so called ‘freebies’ governance which puts extreme pressure on State finances. It is a _______ that the judiciary has to step in to counsel reforms in governance. While giving ________ to the poor people is appreciable, offering groceries to all cardholders is preposterous.
I. succour
II. pilfer
III. lambasted
IV. help
V. harangue
VI. pity
1. II, I, VI
2. III, VI, I
3. VI, I, IV
4. I, IV, V
5. None of theseAnswer – 2)
Explanation:
Lambasted – criticize (someone or something) harshly
Pity – a cause for regret or disappointment.
Succour – assistance and support in times of hardship and distress. - The diligence with which Mary Kom has __________ the sports and excelled at the world stage is extremely inspiring. At 35 years of age, with five world titles already in the bag, she ________ the talk against her opponent in front of the packed stadium and increased her tally to an all time _________ record of six world championships.
I. historical
II. prodigious
III. walked
IV. pursued
V. spectacularly
1. III, V, IV
2. II, I, V
3. IV, III, I
4. II, I, IV
5. None of theseAnswer – 3)
Explanation:
Pursued – continue or proceed along (a path or route)
Walk the talk – (phrase) To do what one said one could do, or would do - According to the scientists from the IIT Madras in collaboration with researchers from Purdue University,US ; the devastation _______ by Kerala floods could not be attributed to the release of water from dams. It was the _______ volumes of rainfall Kerala received which was 42 percent above the normal and 100 percent above in Idukki that caused the ________.
I. torrential
II. relentless
III. travailed
IV. wrought
V. inundation
VI. swamp
1. III, II, VI
2. IV, I, V
3. I, IV, VI
4. II, VI, IV
5. None of theseAnswer – 2)
Explanation:
Wrought – caused to happen
Torrential – (of rain) falling rapidly and in copious quantities
Inundation – flooding - Due to short-sighted policies the entire Kashmiri population has now become ________. However, development can bring the positive ________change in many of those problems. For instance, with goods jobs and school’s children and youth would focus on study and work. Similarly, development will reduce _________ among the people out there, who see themselves as pawns who have been sandwiched between Indian and Pakistan bilateral issues.
I. impetus
II. resentment
III. alienated
IV. steadfast
V. ferociously
VI. catalytic
1. V, I, IV
2. III, II, VI
3. V, III, I
4. III, VI, II
5. None of theseAnswer – 4)
Explanation:
Alienated – make (someone) feel isolated or estranged.
Catalytic – something which increases the speed of any process
Resentment – bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly. - Given our _______legal system, sale and realisation of confiscated assets is more easier said than done. Already in cases where banks have received court verdicts for disposal of assets, realisation by sale has been _________. Also, a look at the huge stockpile of assets seized by law-enforcing agencies convinces one about the ________of confiscating assets.
I. incommodious
II. jejune
III. futility
IV. cumbersome
V. insipid
VI. tardy
1. VI, IV, III
2. II, I, V
3. V, VI, II
4. I, II, V
5. None of theseAnswer – 1)
Explanation:
Tardy – slow in action or response; sluggish.
Cumbersome – slow or complicated and therefore inefficient.
Futility – pointlessness or uselessness. - It is a _______task to enforce economic discipline in a highly corrupt and unscrupulous nation who are habitual of __________rules and bribing for the easy way-out, of all situations in life. However with the correct and progressive reforms, the system can be ________.
I. circumventing
II. formidable
III. revamped
IV. herculean
V. rejig
1. II, V, III
2. IV, I, II
3. IV, I, III
4. V, IV, II
5. None of theseAnswer – 3)
Explanation:
Herculean – requiring great strength or effort.
Circumventing – overcome (a problem or difficulty) in a clever and surreptitious way.
Revamped – give new and improved form, structure, or appearance to. - The ________ docket burden that weighs down the judiciary is not because of its __________judicial processes alone, as it is often made out. The chronic shortage of judges and severe understaffing of the courts they _______over are significant reasons.
I. mushrooming
II. preside
III. exuding
IV. burgeoning
V. waddle
VI. lumbering
1. V, VI, I
2. IV, VI, II
3. III, V, I
4. II, IV, III
5. None of theseAnswer – 2)
Explanation:
Burgeoning – begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.
Lumbering – move in a slow, heavy, awkward way.
Preside – be in the position of authority in a meeting or other gathering. - The Supreme Court has _________diminished the possibility of a final verdict before the next Lok Sabha election. The _________is both welcome and necessary, as it pushes back the prospect of any judgment in the run-up to the polls. It hardly needs ___________that regardless of which way it goes, any verdict would polarise the nation.
I. subpoena
II. adjournment
III. righteousness
IV. judiciously
V. reiteration
VI. declamation
1. III, I, V
2. IV, I, II
3. V, III, IV
4. IV, II, V
5. None of theseAnswer – 4)
Explanation:
Judiciously – with good judgement or sense.
Adjournment – an act or period of adjourning or being postponement
Reiteration – the action of repeating something, typically for emphasis or clarity. - In the ________of the entirely preventable carnage, in which spectators crowding a railway track to watch burning of effigies were mowed down by a train, there is a _______effort to pin responsibility on agencies and individuals, and, deplorably, to _________public anger for political ends.
I. exploit
II. distraught
III. frantic
IV. aftermath
V. pervade
VI. harness
1. II, V, VI
2. VI, III, IV
3. IV, III, I
4. IV, II, V
5. None of theseAnswer – 3)
Explanation:
Aftermath – the consequences or after-effects of a significant unpleasant event.
Frantic – conducted in a hurried, excited, and disorganized way.
Exploit – make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource).
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