Directions (1-5): In the given passage several blanks are given and for each blank four alternatives are provided with two words each. Choose the option from which both words can fill in the blanks to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. If none of the given options can fit the blank then choose option (e) ‘None of these’ as your answer.
In the continuing social ___________ (1) and widespread citizen protests, it would seem out of place to direct thought towards issues such as data protection. The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, which was introduced in the Lok Sabha this month, is a _______________ (2) piece of legislation that promises to return power and control to people in our digital society. Pending ______________ (3) before a Joint Parliamentary Committee, it is intimately connected to the very same fundamental rights and constitutional principles that are being defended today on the streets and in the fields.
The Bill has seen ______________ (4) movement, passing expert committees, central ministries and then the Lok Sabha in the winter session. Before focusing on the ____________ (5) and finer details which merit deliberation we must take a step back to look at the broader politics of personal data protection.
Q1.
(a) Disturbance, Chaotic
(b) Causing, Noise
(c) Churn, Unrest
(d) Turbulence, Conflicted
(e) None of these
Q2.
(a) Revolutionary, Necessary
(b) Innovation, Mandatory
(c) Essential, Efficacy
(d) Activism, Required
(e) None of these
Q3.
(a) Debate, Deterrent
(b) Argument, Augmented
(c) Deliberation, Discussion
(d) Dialogue, Conversing
(e) None of these
Q4.
(a) Bizarre, Weirdly
(b) Strange, Differential
(c) Serpentine, Flexuous
(d) Distinguishing, Diversification
(e) None of these
Q5.
(a) Nuances, Modulations
(b) Adjustments, Tune
(c) Assorted, Accent
(d) Variation, Consistency
(e) None of these
Solutions
S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. Both Churn, Unrest can fill in the blanks to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S2. Ans. (a)
Sol. Both ‘Revolutionary, Necessary’ can fill in the blanks to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. Both ‘Deliberation, Discussion’ can fill in the blanks to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S4. Ans. (c)
Sol. Both ‘Serpentine, Flexuous’ can fill in the blanks to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S5. Ans. (a)
Sol. Both ‘Nuances, Modulations’ can fill in the blanks to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
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