English Questions: Fill in the Blanks Set – 33

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1. As Parliament_______nationalism in the aftermath of the JNU and Rohith Vemula incidents, many clashing views were aired.
   1) concord
   2) agreement
   3) debated
   4) entente
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3)
   Explanation: debated
   
   
2. He reminded us of the historical evidence that state-condoned campaigns against “anti-nationals” lead to_______rule and erode democracy.
   1) individualistic
   2) liberal
   3) democratic
   4) authoritarian
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4)
   Explanation: authoritarian
   
   
3. Tagore not only composed the Indian national anthem, but also Bangladesh’s and_______ Sri Lanka’s composition.
   1) inspired
   2) discourage
   3) dissuade
   4) exhort
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1)
   Explanation:  inspired
   
   
4. Battle lines are drawn at the opening of Parliament’s budget session, with clashes breaking out principally on the government’s_______of university students, from Rohith Vemula’s suicide to the JNU sedition cases.
   1) slowing
   2) handling
   3) halting
   4) hindering
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation: handling
   
   
5. When din drowns out work in Parliament people sometimes look_______towards China, whose economy is now five times that of India’s.
   1) dispassionate
   2) disinterested
   3) uncaring
   4) wistfully
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3)
   Explanation: uncaring
   
   
6. Things have gone downhill since the last UPA government which BJP opposed at every step, coming up with slogans such as “not allowing Parliament to_______is also a form of democracy”.
   1) glitch
   2) malfunction
   3) function
   4) idle
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3)
   Explanation: function
   
   
7. Change is desperately needed and it should be vigorously_______by Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself.
   1) unimportance
   2) background
   3) rear
   4)  spearheaded
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4)
   Explanation: spearheaded
   
   
8. The government also needs to choose wisely the political battles it will fight, instead of _______its capital.
   1) creating
   2) redeeming
   3) wasting
   4) ugly
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3)
   Explanation: wasting
   
   
9. It has let the ball drop, for example, on the critical land_______issue – when job creation will be hit if industries cannot acquire land.
   1) need
   2) lack
   3) acquisition
   4) dearth
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3)
   Explanation: acquisition
   
   
10. The two are now looking to team up in Bengal – with one opinion poll________that if this were to happen, BJP wouldn’t even be able to open its account in coming assembly elections.
    1) hiding
    2) predicting
    3) assuming
    4) consenting
    

    Answer & Explanation

    Answer – 2)
    Explanation: predicting