Directions (1-5): In each of the questions given below an incomplete sentence which must be filled/completed with one of the sentences/phrases given below i.e. one of the sentences/phrases can be fit into the given blanks. Choose the correct option and complete the given sentences.
Q1. Electricity is the ————————- for India’s development.
(a) driving
(b) driver
(c) forced
(d) pressured
(e) None of the above
Q2. Terrorism is a well-recognised form of asymmetric ———————– and has been around for centuries.
(a) alloy
(b) vulnerable
(c) warfare
(d) fought
(e) None of the above
Q3. Some terror strikes tend to resonate more than others, for reasons that are ———————-.
(a) awfulness
(b) explaining
(c) explain
(d) inexplicable
(e) None of the above
Q4. From 1963, India has been ————————- the ambition to appoint a Lokpal, a phrase coined by L.M. Singhvi.
(a) nurtured
(b) nurture
(c) nurturing
(d) grows
(e) None of the above
Q5. The 2011 Anna Hazare movement, which fought to get the Lokpal Bill passed, ————————– in many ways.
(a) flaw
(b) faltered
(c) halt
(d) cajole
(e) None of the above
Solutions:
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘Driver’ is the correct word here.
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘Warfare’ is the correct word here and it means engagement in or the activities involved in war or conflict.
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘Inexplicable’ is the correct word here and it means unable to be explained or accounted for.
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘Nurturing’ is the correct word here and it means help or encourage the development of.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘Faltered’ is the correct word here and it means lose strength or momentum.