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- It is unlikely: other national federations are under the RTI and there is no reason to believe it would be any different for the BCCI. In fact, as a complement to the structural___________, it may ___________ to the game’s interest
1) disapprove, accessible
2) counteract, agape
3) revamp, redound
4) transient, depthless
5) continue, elegant
Answer & Explanation
Answer : 3)
Explanation:
revamp – give new and improved form, structure, or appearance to.
redound – contribute greatly to (a person’s credit or honour).
- There is little surprise in the Law Commission of India___________ that the Board of Control for Cricket in India be brought under the ___________ of the Right to Information Act.
1) maintain, withhold
2) preserve, neglect
3) fleeting, shun
4) recommendation, purview
5) condemnation, exclusory
Answer & Explanation
Answer : 4)
Explanation:
recommendation – a suggestion or proposal as to the best course of action, especially one put forward by an authoritative body.
purview – the scope of the influence or concerns of something.
- Even though a five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court in 2005 held by a 3-2 majority that the BCCI could not be termed an instrumentality of the ‘State’ under Article 12 of the Constitution, ___________ developments have ensured that the public character of its functioning is widely ___________.
1) disapproval, exclusionary
2) remain, discriminative
3) retain, confined
4) subsequent, recognised
5) anteceent, cliquish
Answer & Explanation
Answer : 4)
Explanation:
subsequent – coming after something in time; following.
recognized – identify (someone or something) from having encountered them before; know again.
- In recent years, especially against the ___________ of the betting scandal that hit the Indian Premier League tournament a few years ago, the view that the cricket board is functioning in an ___________ manner and not entirely in the game’s interest has gained ground.
1) discouragement, clannish
2) backdrop, opaque
3) sustain, aristocratic
4) earlier, circumscribed
5) passable, yawning
Answer & Explanation
Answer : 2)
Explanation:
backdrop – a painted cloth hung at the back of a theatre stage as part of the scenery.
opaque – not able to be seen through; not transparent.
- The Supreme Court’s ___________ l ed to the constitution of the Justice R.M. Lodha Committee, which recommended ___________ reforms in the board’s structure and the rules governing its administration.
1) intervention, sweeping
2) former, absolute
3) previous, peeled
4) defense, patulous
5) beginning, extensive
Answer & Explanation
Answer : 1)
Explanation:
intervention – the action or process of intervening.
sweeping – extending or performed in a long, continuous curve.
- Not surprisingly, the Centre, already under fire for ___________ with high fuel taxes despite the rise in the global prices of crude in recent months, faced fresh flak over this ___________ cut.
1) ephemeral , expanded
2) protection, ,aloof
3) center, revealed
4) persisting, cursory
5) flight, exposed
Answer & Explanation
Answer : 4)
Explanation:
persisting – continue in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.
cursory – hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.
- For the BJP-led government at the Centre, ___________ for several Assembly elections this year followed by the general election in 2019, the pressure to check pump-level fuel prices is ___________.
1) forepart, spacious
2) shrinking, withering
3) resistance, visual
4) gearing up, intensifying
5) retreat, patent
Answer & Explanation
Answer : 4)
Explanation:
gearing up – to prepare for an activity or event: Politicians are alreadygearing up for the next election.
intensifying – become or make more intense.
- It is in this context that Kerala’s decision to slash the sales tax on fuel changes the ___________ of the debate as States have also been raking in easy oil ___________.
1) limelight, navigable
2) narrative, revenue
3) shelter, mannerisms
4) travel, kinesics
5) proceed, gestures
Answer & Explanation
Answer : 2)
Explanation:
narrative – a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
revenue – income, especially when of an organization and of a substantial nature.
- Industry has warned that domestic oil pricing policies are hurting the ___________ recovery, and global rating agencies are already ___________ India’s growth expectations for this calendar year, citing the oil issue.
1) shield, gesture
2) spearhead, vacated
3) continue, susceptible
4) sustenance, stripped
5) nascent, slashing
Answer & Explanation
Answer : 5)
Explanation:
nascent – (especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential.
slashing – vigorously incisive or effective.
- The logic: consumers could become vulnerable if exposed to low prices and feel a greater pinch when prices went up. The obvious ___________ of that ___________ that high taxes on fuel need to be cut when prices rise again — has been ignored so far.
1) dying, airy
2) corollary, stance
3) support, extended
4) surrender, emptied
5) vanguard, dehiscent
Answer & Explanation
Answer : 2)
Explanation:
corollary – a proposition that follows from (and is often appended to) one already proved.
stance – the way in which someone stands, especially when deliberately adopted (as in cricket, golf, and other sports); a person’s posture.
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