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Solved Examples
Q.1-10) Complete the sentences by filling the appropriate pairs of
words. Choose the best pair that completes the sentences
appropriately.
Q.1) English, the language of ----------- and exclusion, can also be the
language of mobility and --------------------.
a) inclusion, freedom
b) privilege, emancipation
c) force, choice
d) arrogance, utility
e) rich, art
Answer- B
‘and’ is used to indicate similar ideas. Hence, exclusion and privilege (idea
of some characteristic separating you from the rest) will go together.
While mobility and emancipation (idea of freedom) will go hand in hand.
Remaining options do not fit the context as stated above.
Q.2) The State’s ------------ economic achievements evolved in ways that

are too ----------- to bear repetition.
a) splendid, obvious
b) disheartening, difficult
c) cheap, easy
d) miniscule, far-fetched
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e) only, envious
Answer- A
Only ‘splendid’ would suit to describe the economic achievements which
could be ‘obvious’ to be repeated elsewhere as they were good.
Q.3) If, the present generation of peoples’ representatives, bureaucrats

and the general public, --------------- any one or two of his virtues, the
scenario will definitely --------- for the better.
a) define, stall
b) commemorate, transition
c) show, stay
d) display, repair
e) emulate, change
Answer- E
‘Change’ or ‘transition’ for better will suit in the second blank. However,
in the first one, virtues can be emulated (copied as possessed by
someone else). Just ‘Commemorating’ (recall) the values will not really
change anything.
Q.4) Now that no one is listening for a long time, the farmers are -----------
- on the demand for a -----------.
a) adamant, agenda
b) quieter, change
c) aggressive, deal
d) unyielding, repeal
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e) dying, law
Answer- D
‘unyielding’ and ‘repeal’ (will suitably fill the blanks in the given context)
Q.5) According to the new order, if a couple gives it in writing that they
do not want the notice ------------, the Marriage Officer can ----------- the
marriage.
a) given, cancel
b) publicised, solemnise
c) torn, abdicate
d) fired, renounce
e) issued, negate
Answer- B
notice can either be ‘issued’ or ‘publicized’. However, solemnize (duly
perform a ceremony) would fill the second blank appropriately based on
the given context.
Q.6) The Supreme Court’s ----------- order in the ongoing contestation

between large sections of the farmers and the Centre over the new farm
laws may be motivated by a laudable intention to break the ------------ in
negotiations.
a) interim, deadlock
b) final, agreement
c) terminal, contract
d) doubtful, tone
Fill in the blanks
e) future, stall
Answer- A
As the investigation is ongoing it’ll be ‘interim’ order. ‘deadlock’ would
appropriately fill the second blank.
Q.7) The infrastructure sector is expected to get a significant push as it is

----------to put the economy back on a growth ----------------.
a) important, way
b) ubiquitous, trial
c) pointless, path
d) shrewd, history
e) pivotal, trajectory
Answer- E
Growth ‘path’ or ‘trajectory’ will be suitable in the second blank.
However, ‘pointless’ will not fit in the first blank as it gives an opposite
context to the given statement. ‘Pivotal’ (crucial, vital) in turn, will be
perfect.
Q.8) The device has its own ---------- of carrying out the first ----------- flight
from the surface of another planet.
a) chance, momentous
b) mission, powered
c) battery, ever
d) energy, small
e) probability, herculean
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Answer- B
‘mission’ and ‘powered’ would fill the blanks appropriately.
Q.9) The -------------- release of people from their safe barricades to

streets, movies, restaurants, travel places and so on has ---------- the
environment.
a) temporary, green
b) recent, indicted
c) rejoiced, failed
d) prospective, charged
e) final, destroyed
Answer- D
The release would ‘charge’ the environment as it depicts the energy.
Hence, option d would be suitable. Prospective (expected and likely to
happen) will fill the first blank.
Q.10) For --------- economies such as India, this risks a sudden -----------of
foreign capital flows with feedbacks to stocks, bonds and the exchange
rate.
a) troubled, issue
b) developing, improvement
c) affected, rebuttal
d) emerging, reversal
e) developed, increase
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Answer- D
‘Emerging’ will suit in the first blank for describing economies like India.
‘reversal’ of foreign flows would be apt in the second blank as we are
talking about the risks.
Q.11-20) Complete the sentence by filling in the blank/blanks with

appropriate set of words from the options provided.
Q.11) The stated reason is that the stay would “----------- the hurt feelings
of the farmers” and encourage them to go to the -------------table.
a) assuage, negotiating
b) pacify, top
c) transform, talking
d) pressure, decision
e) turn, deal
Answer- A
‘Assuage’ means to pacify. As we are talking about hurt feelings here,
‘assuage’ would suit the first blank. Also, once the feelings are
acknowledged, it would help farmers get to the negotiating table.
Q.12) Currently, there are strict exclusion -------- for the ------ of
applicants in many psychedelic studies.
a) criteria, pool
b) pitch, set
c) riots, collection
d) rules, number
Fill in the blanks
e) forms, list
Answer- A
‘Exclusion’ criteria ‘pool’ of applicants would be the appropriate choice
Q.13) We’re pretty good at getting things into our system, but we’re
really bad at-------------- what’s in the system.
a) figuring
b) prioritizing
c) killing
d) destroying
e) choosing
Answer- B
The blank indicates an action which we would perform about the things
which are already in the system. Also, the statement has a positive tone
which is why killing or destroying wouldn’t fit. ‘prioritizing’ what’s in the
system will make more sense.
Q.14) New research answers a longstanding question about ------------

volcanic eruptions like the ones at Mount St. Helens in 1980.
a) calm
b) explosive
c) dormant
d) active
e) serene
Fill in the blanks
Answer- B
Volcanic eruptions can only be ‘explosive’.
As of option c and d, Volcano can be active/dormant but not an eruption
as talked about in the given sentence.
Q.15) Throughout the 1950s and the 1960s, a wave of social-reform

legislation created a state-supervised infrastructure that managed ---------
-- religious institutions and removed
caste-based ------------ on entry.
a) famous, allowances
b) prominent, restrictions
c) criminal, policies
d) pious, redemption
e) anti, completely
Answer- B
‘prominent’ or ‘pious’ will suit in the first blank for religious institutions.
Removal of ‘restrictions’ on entry makes sense for the second blank.
Hence, option b would be the suitable choice.
Q.16) There is also an urgent need for the translation of -------- Adivasi
literature into English.
a) pristine
b) available
c) vernacular
d) modern
e) sophisticated
Fill in the blanks
Answer- C
‘Vernacular’ (the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a
particular country or region.) will make sense as we are talking about
translation of Adivasi literature.
Q.17) The Citizens Whistle Blower Forum is a civil-society collective that

provides a platform to whistle-blowers and ------------ on their behalf.
a) litigates
b) fights
c) ruins
d) argues
e) dances
Answer- B
‘fights’ would suitably fill the given blank.
Q.18) The PIL had stated that IHFL disbursed loans via similar ----------
routes to several large business groups.
a) clear
b) curious
c) circuitous
d) direct
e) fair
Answer- C
The sentence talks about the PIL regarding the disbursement of loans,
therefore ‘circuituous’ (indirect and roundabout) will fit the scenario.
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Q.19) The main --------- is that every meritorious student though poor is
provided with an opportunity to pursue education with the financial
support from the banking system with ----------terms and conditions.
a) commitment, mendable
b) guideline, usual
c) duty, agreeable
d) point, tough
e) emphasis, affordable
Answer- E
As we are talking about financial support, ‘affordable’ terms and
conditions will fill the second blank appropriately. ‘agreeable’ may also fill
in the second blank but ‘emphasis’(special importance, value, or
prominence given to something.) of the policy would be suitable in the
first blank and not ‘duty’.
Q.20) Geoscientists have long sought to use tiny bubbles in erupted lava
and ash to ------------some of the conditions, like heat and pressure, that
occur in these powerful eruptions.
a) coerce
b) reconstruct
c) emulate
d) dismantle
e) disparate
Fill in the blanks
Answer- B
‘reconstruct’ the conditions will be suitable here as it talks about making
the similar conditions again.
Q.21-25) In the given passage, there are blanks, each of which has been
numbered. Against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the
blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Q.21)
For much of the past decade the pace of innovation 21. ---------- many
people—especially those miserable economists. Productivity growth was
22. --------- and the most popular new inventions, the smartphone and
social media, did not seem to help much. Their 23. ---------- side-effects,
such as the creation of powerful monopolies and the pollution of the
public square, became painfully apparent. Promising technologies stalled,
including self-driving cars, making Silicon Valley’s evangelists look 24. ----
------. Security hawks warned that 25. ------------ China was racing past the
West and some gloomy folk warned that the world was finally running
out of useful ideas.
a) underwhelmed
b) disappointed
c) energize
d) sadden
e) cheered
Fill in the blanks
Answer- A
If we read a couple of lines of the given para, we will understand that the
tone is a negative one and the author is talking about the slow pace of
such innovations that may help economists.
In the first blank, ‘underwhelmed’ (failed to impress, disappointed) would
thus go with the tone and the context
Q.22)
a) sky-rocketing
b) lacklustre
c) rising
d) pessimistic
e) suspicious
Fill in the blanks
Answer- B
In line with the disappointing tone, ‘lacklustre’ (lacking in force,
uninspiring) growth will fit in this blank.
Q.23)
a) minor
b) robust
c) malign
d) benign
e) just
Answer- C
‘Malign’ (harmful, bad) side effects is appropriate here.
Fill in the blanks
Q.24)
a) coerce
b) reconstruct
c) believer
d) naive
e) desperate
Answer- D
As the sentence mentions that even the promising technologies stalled,
‘naïve’ would suit in this blank about the Silicon Valley people.
Fill in the blanks
Q.25)
a) authoritarian
b) culprit
c) considerate
d) neutral
e) joyful
Answer- A
China is compared here with the West which is considered ‘democratic’
in general. ‘Authoritarian’ would be apt here.
Fill in the blanks
Q.26)
When we hold someone 26. ------------, a guilt-prone person is likely to
hear you, while the shame-prone individual reacts with defensiveness
and avoids taking responsibility, all in the service of not feeling their
shame. In the 27. ---------- of intimate partner abuse, holding those
accountable for their abusive behavior is often unsuccessful because of
feelings of shame. Most attempts to address these behaviors frequently
lead to reactions of outright 28. ----------, anger, or more abuse. Shame
can lead to 29. ------------ behavior at the same time, lending itself to not
seeing the harm done. Importantly, shame and guilt are quite 30. ---------
emotions. Guilt feelings arise when we feel we did something bad. Shame
is about believing we are bad.
a) guilty
b) follower
c) leader
d) charged
e) accountable
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Answer- E
The first sentence clearly gives us an idea that guilt-prone and shame-
prone inviduals are being compared.
The first blank would take something which would be common for both
kind. Hold someone ‘accountable’ will thus be appropriate.
Q.27)
a) theory
b) course
c) idea
d) realm
e) history
Answer- D
‘realm’(domain/area/field) would suitably fill the given blank.
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Q.28)
a) denial
b) joy
c) reliable
d) power
e) betrayal
Answer- A
‘denial’ would suitably fill the blank.
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Q.29)
a) belligerent
b) respectful
c) harmful
d) fruitful
e) amicable
Answer- C
‘harmful’ behavior will go in line with the tone set in the given context.
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Q.30)
a) diversity
b) dark
c) different
d) similar
e) strong
Answer- C
‘different’ will come here as the next line talks about the difference
between the two.
Fill in the blanks
Q.31)
We sometimes get stuck thinking that everything was so much better,
and easier, in the past. It’s one of the 31. -------- our minds play on us,
especially when we are feeling 32. --------- or overwhelmed. However,
rarely is it actually the case that things were “objectively” better in the
past. Psychologists refer to this 33. --------- thought pattern as rosy
retrospection. It is a well-studied cognitive bias. It happens because when
we think about the past, we are more likely to think about people,
events, places, and things in the abstract. And, when we think about
things in the abstract, we are more likely to focus on positive generalities
than the nitty gritty and sometimes 34. --------- details. Here’s an
example: If you think back to a holiday you had with your family, say, five
years ago, you’re likely to 35. -----------about the enjoyable conversations
you had, the good food you ate, and the great family photos you were
able to take.
a) tricks
b) tantrums
c) games
d) thoughts
e) events
Fill in the blanks
Answer- A
‘tricks’ will fit in here as the statement talks about the mind playing those
on us.
Q.32)
able to take.
a) futuristic
b) vulnerable
c) ecstatic
d) cherished
e) ignorant
Fill in the blanks
Answer- B
‘Vulnerable’ (exposed/at risk) will go in line with overwhelming to fit in
the given scenario.
Q.33)
able to take.
a) scary
b) flawed
c) peculiar
d) forgettable
e) pure
Fill in the blanks
Answer- B
As the author already mentions in the previous sentence that it rarely
happens. He might as well refer to it as ‘flawed’.
Q.34)
able to take.
a) gory
b) pleasant
c) fine
d) soothing
e) deadly
Fill in the blanks
Answer- A
The author says that we tend to focus on positivity of abstract ideas
rather than the ‘gory’ (gruesome, violent) details. We needed something
antonymous to positive for comparison which is why ‘gory’ would fit.
Q.35)
able to take.
a) cry
b) conceal
c) imagine
d) reminisce
e) presume
Fill in the blanks
Answer- D
As the author goes on explaining about nostalgia ‘reminisce’(indulge in
enjoyable recollection of past events) would suit in the given context.
Q.36-40) Choose the word from each of the given pair in the paragraph
which would grammatically and logically fit in the given places.
Q.36)
During the first years of my field research among the Songhay people in
the Republic of Niger, a Songhay i) elder/ii) older taught me an important
lesson. We had been treating a man suffering from what seemed to me a
deadly illness. The elder said that the man’s iii) sole/iv) soul had been
stolen from his body and that if we didn’t find it, the patient would die. I
v) accompanied/vi) supported him to the outskirts of the village. When
we came upon mounds of discarded millet husks, he sifted through the
debris in search of the sick man’s soul. Suddenly, he jumped up and
proclaimed that the man’s soul had been liberated.
a) ii, iii,v
b) i, iii, v
c) i, iv, v
d) i, iii, vi
e) ii, iii, iv
Answer- C
‘elder’ would fit in the first blank as we use older just as an adjective. We
need a noun here (elder is used both as an adjective and a noun)
‘Soul’ from his body will be apt here. Sole means only.
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‘Accompanied’ (to go somewhere with) will be suitable.
Q.37)
Cannabis was legalized in Canada in October 2018 and is now i)
present/ii) available at a variety of stores. Interestingly, Health Canada
just released the results of its 2020 Canadian Cannabis Survey, finding
that 27% of Canadians had used cannabis in the last year. Approximately
half of those using cannabis iii) noticed/iv) stated that they used it for
medical purposes, with rates of usage particularly high v) among/vi)
between people reporting poor or fair mental health.
a) ii, iv, v
b) i, iii, v
c) i, iv, v
d) i, iii, vi
e) ii, iii, iv
Answer- A
A product is ‘available’ at a store or not.
As we are talking about statements made by people, we would use
‘stated’.
‘among’ will be used as we are talking about multiple people in general.
‘between’ is used only to indicate the involvement of two entities.
Fill in the blanks
Q.38)
While some people find it easy to use time i) alone/ii) lonely to think
clearly, others do better thinking aloud—in iii) partnership/iv)
combination with others as sounding boards. If that’s the case, it can be
hard to take the extra step of asking other people for their help with our
problems. Or even if we can prepare effectively alone, this still requires
the discipline to avoid distraction from all the other issues calling for our
v) attention/vi) focus.
a) ii, iii,v
b) i, iii, v
c) i, iv, v
d) i, iii, vi
e) ii, iii, iv
Answer- B
‘alone’ (by oneself) would fit here as the given context is positive, as
against ‘lonely’ (being sad due to lack of company) which in fact has a
negative connotation.
In ‘partnership’ with others is the correct phrase to indicate involvement
of two or more people.
Calling for ‘attention’ is the appropriate phrase used.
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Q.39)
Why the gap between international and domestic prices? The OECD
assumes government i) interventions/ii) interruptions lead to a gap
between the international and domestic prices. However, even if the
government does not implement any programme, the gap can still iii)
arise/iv) rise due to domestic and international factors. Changes in
supply and demand conditions in the domestic and international market
due to v) surprises/vi) shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic, weather
conditions, depressed international price due to subsidies given by other
countries, among other factors, can generate a gap.
a) ii, iii,v
b) i, iii, v
c) i, iv, v
d) i, iii, vi
e) i, iv, vi
Answer- E
‘Intervention’ (involvement/interference by state in another’s affairs)
would suit the given context. ‘Interruption’ refers to a disturbance.
The gap is already there and being talked about. Hence, ‘rise’ will fit.
‘Shocks’ will fill in the last blank as it indicates something negative.
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Q.40)
Convenience is i) addictive/ii) additive. But after transforming our lives,

internet-based technologies are getting to the stage where we have to
mind the repercussions of using them. Over the past several months,
we’ve seen a iii) convergence/iv) divergence of concerns over free
speech and privacy on the one hand and the monopolistic practices of
communication technology providers on the other. The communication
technology giants, meanwhile, are up against both governments and
more rabid users of their platforms. The confrontation promises to v)
assist/vi) persist.
a) ii, iii,v
b) i, iii, v
c) i, iv, vi
d) i, iii, vi
e) ii, iii, iv
Answer- D
‘additive’ is used for adding things. ‘addictive’(habit-forming) would be
more suitable here.
The statement talks about how different ideas are coming together and
hence ‘convergence’ will fit in the second blank.
There is no one (object) to assist. Hence, ‘persist’ (continue/persevere)
will be suitable to be used for the confrontation.
Fill in the blanks

Q.41) Multi-tasking ----------- havoc on our ability to focus and significantly

increases our overall stress levels.
a) debilitates
b) wreaks
c) kills
d) pushes
e) affects
Answer- B
‘wreaks’ havoc which means to cause or inflict harm/destruction would
be suitable in the given context.
Q.42) When intrusive thoughts or -------------- occur, mindfulness teaches

us to respond without judgment.
a) passes
b) schemes
c) introspection
d) distractions
e) processes
Answer- D
‘distractions’ would be in line with the idea of intrusive thoughts as
stated in the given sentence.
Fill in the blanks
Q.43) The popular image of Muslims as a community of rulers continues

to be derived from the past, against the present reality of a group ----------
- with great social disadvantage.
a) differed
b) afflicted
c) enhanced
d) dipped
e) blessed
Answer- B
‘afflicted’ is followed by with. The phrase means affected adversely by
something.
Q.44) Acceptability and ------------- are linked to the vulnerability of the

minority and the anxiety of the majority.
a) honour
b) empathy
c) sympathy
d) virtue
e) disability
Answer- B
As two words are joined by and, they should depict similar idea.
‘Empathy’ (the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.)
would be suitable here.
Fill in the blanks
Q.45) The massive negative market price support to the producers of

different products has resulted in the total negative producer support,
overshadowing the increase in the ---------------- support over the years.
a) production
b) budgetary
c) moral
d) physical
e) spiritual
Answer- B
Given the context of the sentence, ‘budgetary’ would appropriately fill
the given blank.

Q.46) Now other platforms have come under renewed ------------- for their
role in ----------------- the attack on the Capitol.
a) filing, furthering
b) scrutiny, fomenting
c) search, violent
d) upgrade, ending
e) flash, starting
Fill in the blanks
Answer- B
We are talking about the attack on the capitol. Hence,
‘scrutiny’(inspection) and ‘fomenting’ (instigate/provoke) would be
appropriately used in the given context.
Q.47) We go a step ahead and ------------ our women as goddesses but -----
----- them equal rights, and under the latest Uttar Pradesh and Madhya
Pradesh Ordinances, even the right to choose their spouses.
a) name, give
b) discover, forget
c) glorify, deny
d) consider, allow
e) revere, ignore
Answer- C
‘Revere’ (respect/admire/worship) or ‘Glorify’ would suit in the first blank
as we talk about treating women as goddesses. However, in the second
blank, only ‘deny’ rights would fit.
Q.48) Though science struggles to be the ----------, the antagonist virus

dexterously mutates its skill and weaponry before which hopes ------------
and antidotes stand redundant.
a) significance, dismount
b) saviour, dwindle
c) enemy, die
d) armour, decry
e) champion, raise
Fill in the blanks
Answer- B
Basis the given context of science trying to fight the virus, ‘saviour’ and
‘dwindle’ would fit appropriately in the given blanks.
Q.49) A smaller ------------- of Trump diehards found ----------in more

outlandish prophesies that were fed to them within echo chambers on
Twitter, YouTube etc.
a) deck, peace
b) team, creativity
c) contingent, solace
d) group, material
e) pool, extravagance
Answer- C
‘Contingent’ (a group of people sharing a common feature, forming part
of a larger group.), group or pool can fill the first blank.
Found ‘solace’ (peace) would only go in the second blank from among the
given options.
Q.50) Rather than being ---------- by the OECD numbers suggesting

negative support, farmers, policymakers, and other stakeholders need to
understand the pitfalls and ---------------- in the underlying methodology.
a) enervated, emergencies
b) quashed, cons
c) fooled, benefits
d) influenced, pros
e) swayed, limitations
Fill in the blanks
Answer- E
Given the context, only ‘cons’ or ‘limitations can fill the second blank.
‘Swayed’ (influenced) by the numbers will be appropriate. ‘Quashed’
(suppressed/ended) would not fit here.
Thus, option e is suitable.
Fill in the blanks
Practice Questions
Q.1-10) Complete the sentences by filling the appropriate pairs of
words. Choose the best pair that completes the sentences
appropriately.
Q.1) We do not need lessons in political morality from a ---------- that took
control of India without any justification, ruled over it without any ---------
---, and left it only when continuance had become untenable.
a) party, success
b) regime, compunction
c) rule, policy
d) person, guilt
e) government, logic
Q.2) The --------- US Senate confirmation hearings of the incoming

administration’s principal foreign and defence policy aides attracted
some ----------.
a) recent, attention
b) only, crowd
c) significant, media
d) popular, traction
e) ageing, journalists
Fill in the blanks
Q.3) Some inferences on altered policies are ----------- since such

customary policy reviews after changes of government are yet to -----------
-.
a) acceptable, happen
b) fruitful, occur
c) awaited, conclude
d) worthless, finalise
e) premature, commence
Q.4) We have seen ---------- demand in sedans and SAVs and the demand
mix between these two bodytypes is more or less equal with a slight-------
-- for SAVs.”
a) low, connection
b) enhanced, more
c) eccentric, inequality
d) declined, rush
e) robust, preference
Q.5) With the state slipping down the dark ------- of crime and the police
failing miserably in checking it, mediapersons reportedly found the men
in khaki, -------- them by not even taking their phone calls.
a) statues, hitting
b) alleys, avoiding
c) path, rebuking
d) rooms, impelling
e) areas, welcoming
Fill in the blanks
Q.6) When the two sides decided to create a -----------working group

some years ago, they had agreed that there would be no ------------- or
loss of life.
a) joint, violence
b) isolated, ecstasy
c) new, peace
d) controlled, death
e) master, births
Q.7) The humanitarian approach that has been expected to be the ---------
---- of the approach to this conflict, has not always been -------------.
a) centre, senile
b) direction, derogatory
c) charity, faded
d) foundation, weary
e) cornerstone, discernible
Q.8) If implemented, this could be the biggest ---------- of the regulatory

framework for such ----------companies (or shadow banks) in over two
decades.
a) rectification, forgery
b) overhaul, finance
c) check, non-governmental
d) victory, small
e) catch, native
Fill in the blanks
Q.9) A comprehensive solution, one that would severely ----------

unauthorised fishing and help in an ----------- sharing of and sustainable
use of resources by fishermen from both sides, is long overdue.
a) cut, inadvertent
b) hamper, unbiased
c) ban, amazing
d) curtail, orderly
e) control, indefinite
Q.10) To enable small farmers to diversify their crops or ---------- their

income, they must have access to credit at ------------- rates of interest.
a) increase, higher
b) balance, alarming
c) reduce, low
d) improve, reasonable
e) impact, open

Q.11) Any other sector which has access to a low rate of interest credit
has always boomed and ------------------- so much so it has created a --------
-- of its own.
a) ballooned, bubble
b) risen, place
c) fallen, transaction
d) thundered, pile
Fill in the blanks
e) flown, region
Q.12) In recent times, across different countries, we have ------------ the

rise of right-wing nationalist parties with patriotic nationalism and
religion ------------ the popular imagination.
a) witnessed, capturing
b) experienced, firing
c) seen, omitting
d) controlled, being
e) captured, gaining
Q.13) We must be able to put ourselves in another’s shoes, see the world
from their -----------, and understand what they are likely thinking and
feeling.
a) ideals
b) perspective
c) thought
d) eyes
e) vision
Q.14) The concept of romantic competence is related to similar ideas,

such as mindfulness and emotional intelligence, often recommended as --
------- to failing relationships.
a) catalysts
b) antidotes
c) medicine
d) lotion
Fill in the blanks
e) spite
Q.15) Reservations for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in educational

institutions and government jobs have been a matter of -------------- in
India over three decades.
a) contract
b) contention
c) agreement
d) time
e) revelry
Q.16) Empathy is the capacity to ------------- and even ---------- the

experience of another.
a) comprehend, deny
b) showcase, think
c) understand, feel
d) deliberate, link
e) learn, despise
Q.17) Roads across Manipur are ephemeral, foregrounding the politics

behind their development as well as their spatial and --------- nature.
a) phenomenal
b) temporal
c) spiritual
d) monetary
e) dances
Fill in the blanks
Q.18) As the unipolar world has been eclipsed by a levelling of the

international playing field, the ------------ effects have been felt across
Asia.
a) ample
b) temporary
c) ripple
d) direct
e) ongoing
Q.19) The deﬁnition of criminal contempt is couched in extremely wide

language, facilitating the ----------------- of greater restraints on free press,
at the ----------- of the courts.
a) verification, future
b) removal, honour
c) demolition, order
d) application, whims
e) imposition, discretion
Q.20) The traditional ------------- envisaged between "religion" and

"nation" in the Western discourse of modernity has by now been
flattened.
a) war
b) dichotomy
c) rivalry
d) opportunity
e) debate
Fill in the blanks
Q.21)
Conflict in the workplace is an 21. ------------- reality of working life, and it
can be compounded by the fact that it may come at you from more than
one direction at a time. For example, employees may experience a
conflict between the 22. ------------ of a job and their obligations to their
families, while at the same time there can be a conflict between an
employee and the organization as a whole if the employee feels unfairly
treated and 23. ---------------. There may be interpersonal conflicts
between individuals who simply do not like each other very much and
who have a simmering history of 24. ------------- and there can be
intragroup conflict between different 25. ------------- within a department
or office.
a) inescapable
b) amazing
c) incorrect
d) innocuous
e) undermining
Fill in the blanks
Q.22)
or office.
a) conditions
b) demands
c) remuneration
d) perks
e) circumstances
Fill in the blanks
Q.23)
or office.
a) rejoiced
b) scolded
c) exploited
d) gifted
e) appreciated
Fill in the blanks
Q.24)
or office.
a) oppression
b) camaraderie
c) wrongdoing
d) animosity
e) companionship
Fill in the blanks
Q.25)
or office.
a) factions
b) people
c) races
d) causes
e) genders
Fill in the blanks
Q.26)
One of the issues often missing in ordinary conversation and public
discourse is a concern for ethics. We talk forcefully about management,
ecology, politics, or the economy, but the ethical aspect in a substantial
sense 26. ----------- enters the discourse. Even if it does, it 27. ------------ as
a pomposity, as a term of piety or even a fundamentalist intolerance. The
missingness of ethics in everyday language that is replete with
pragmatism and utilitarianism is 28. -----------. Even professional ethics,
which sociologist Émile Durkheim (1957) once thought of as an antidote
to capitalism as a form of amorality, has become 29. ---------. The ethical
codes of the professional academies have become a 30. ---------. There
might be references to gender out of regard to political correctness, but
there is hardly a nod to violence.
a) merrily
b) surely
c) never
d) always
e) rarely
Fill in the blanks
Q.27)
a) plays
b) roars
c) boasts
d) emerges
e) stays
Fill in the blanks
Q.28)
a) worrying
b) appealing
c) bizarre
d) rudimentary
e) interesting
Fill in the blanks
Q.29)
a) different
b) weird
c) trite
d) novice
e) innovative
Fill in the blanks
Q.30)
a) winner
b) champion
c) cliche
d) crude
e) obsolete
Fill in the blanks
Q.31)
Inflation remains a major concern for every economy. High inflation is
generally believed to be costly because it makes the price mechanism a
less effective 31.------------ in allocating resources efficiently (Friedman
1977). One of the most remarkable macroeconomic developments over
the past two decades has been a significant 32. ---------- in inflation across
a number of countries. It is agreed that the 33. ---------- of monetary
policy on price stability has been the main cause of disinflation in these
countries (Greenspan 2004). Decisions regarding targeting the level of
inflation or stabilising monetary policy requires knowledge about the 34.-
------------between inflation and its associated uncertainty. One of the
most important costs of inflation is the uncertainty it creates about
future levels of inflation. This uncertainty makes the decision-making of
businesses and consumers more difficult and reduces the economic 35. --
-------- (Golob 1994).
a) apparatus
b) hegemony
c) thing
d) doctrine
e) formula
Fill in the blanks
Q.32)
-------- (Golob 1994).
a) alteration
b) decline
c) rise
d) change
e) less
Fill in the blanks
Q.33)
-------- (Golob 1994).
a) reason
b) focus
c) desire
d) show
e) root
Fill in the blanks
Q.34)
-------- (Golob 1994).
a) linkage
b) history
c) abhorrence
d) attraction
e) collusion
Fill in the blanks
Q.35)
-------- (Golob 1994).
a) discourse
b) thinking
c) power
d) well-being
e) state
Fill in the blanks
Q.36-40) Choose the word from each of the given pair in the paragraph
which would grammatically and logically fit in the given places.
Q.36)
In 1979, India faced a severe flash drought, affecting about 40% of the
country and taking a toll on agriculture. An article published that year in
the i) general/ii) journal India International Centre Quarterly iii)
noted/iv) noticed that the big granaries of Uttar Pradesh and Andhra
were affected, and the country suffered a loss of about Rs. 5,000 crores.
A new study has now pointed out that India could experience more such
flash droughts by the end of this v) sanctuary/vi) century.
a) ii, iii,v
b) i, iii, v
c) i, iv, v
d) i, iii, vi
e) ii, iii, vi
Q.37)
Unlike any other flying animal, butterflies have i) usually/ii) unusually

short, broad and large wings iii) relative/iv) relevant to their body size.
By studying the aerodynamics of butterflies in a wind tunnel, researchers
have now answered this question which has confused lepidopterologists
(who study moths and butterflies) for v) ears/vi) years. The results
suggested that butterflies use a clap technique which helps them take off
rapidly. “
Fill in the blanks
a) ii, iv, v
b) i, iii, v
c) i, iv, v
d) i, iii, vi
e) ii, iii, vi
Q.38)
In a situation where about 58,000 people die in India every year due to
snake bites and three times this number i) suffer/ii) refer permanent
disabilities, it is necessary to take cognisance of the difference between
the venoms of the different species and their distribution across the
country, according to the researchers. Sequencing the venom glands, the
group found that while the iii) abundance/iv) abundant of RNA that
codes for the toxin proteins was similar, each krait v) species/vi) specie
was producing distinct compositions of proteins (toxins) using the same
set of RNA. “There are molecular mechanisms that have been described
that can contribute to this. However, more work is needed to fully
understand this,” he says.
a) ii, iii,v
b) i, iii, v
c) i, iv, v
d) i, iii, vi
e) ii, iii, vi
Fill in the blanks
Q.39)
Early in the pandemic, Japan was able to keep its virus caseload
manageable with non-binding i) requests/ii) orders for businesses to
close or operate with social distancing and for people to stay home. But
recent weeks have seen several highs in new cases per day, in part iii)
blamed/iv) ashamed on eased attitudes toward the anti-virus measures,
and doubts are growing as more contagious v) variance/vi) variants
spread while people wait for vaccines and the Olympics draw closer.
a) ii, iii,v
b) i, iii, v
c) i, iv, v
d) i, iii, vi
e) ii, iv, vi
Q.40)
A squat is the i) act/ii) acting of crouching — of folding the knees with
feet flat on the ground, glutes almost down to the floor. A squat can be
performed to iii) difference/iv) different depths, ranging from the deep
(where your glutes are below your knees) to shallow (where you bend
knees only slightly). It can v) either/vi) neither be done with our body
weight or with added weights like a Kettlebell or a barbell.
a) ii, iii,v
b) i, iii, v
c) i, iv, vi
d) i, iii, vi
Fill in the blanks
e) i, iv, v
Q.41-45) Complete the sentence by filling in the blank with appropriate

set of words from the options provided.
Q.41) Samvaad Covid-19 Helpline is a humane initiative that helps

provide some ---------- to the families facing grave times.
a) action
b) respite
c) disease
d) trouble
e) penury
Q.42) It was when he was 19 yrs that Basit encountered some people
propagating hate and ---------- ideas.
a) ludicrous
b) essential
c) humble
d) extremist
e) magnanimous
Q.43) Due to the low literacy levels and bad connectivity in the town,
there is barely any ------------ among the people of the global pandemic
world is currently facing.
a) strength
b) awareness
c) activity
Fill in the blanks
d) solace
e) unity
Q.44) Doing nothing is the greatest expression of privilege, but also of ----
--------and possibility.
a) repentance
b) humility
c) arrogance
d) intelligence
e) richness
Q.45) With the idea of ‘doing nothing’ gaining importance, we should ask
whether these upcoming technologies will help us wait, or create silence,
or develop -----------
a) toughness
b) serenity
c) ambiguity
d) enthusiasm
e) skills
Fill in the blanks

Q.46) If you were not paying attention to your mental health before
2020, chances are you became --------- of it while house-bound.
a) bored
b) aware
c) nauseous
d) evident
e) sharp
Q.47) Our mission, if we choose to accept it, is to embrace nothing, to let

it be our guide to a new way of experiencing life in all its -------- and --------
-.
a) journeys, pauses
b) pros, cons
c) forms, energies
d) blessings, curse
e) truth, happiness
Q.48) The first United Nations High-level Advisory Board was established
in June 2018 as a key element of the efforts to ----------- the U.N. Member
States in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
a) entertain
b) fight
c) support
d) oppose
Fill in the blanks
e) deceit
Q.49) With the Monetary Policy Committee --------- rates, interest rates
on loans have been falling quite ---------- in the last couple of years.
a) sharpening, slowly
b) increasing, decently
c) reducing, sharply
d) manipulating, heavily
e) accepting, gradually
Q.50) Diplomats are usually able to craft a solution to a conflict, but it will
not necessarily be the best one for all of the --------- parties.
a) existing
b) involved
c) debating
d) playing
e) conflicting
Fill in the blanks
Answer Key
1(B) 2(A) 3(E) 4(E) 5(B)
6(A) 7(E) 8(B) 9(D) 10(D)
11(A) 12(A) 13(B) 14(B) 15(B)
16(C) 17(B) 18(C) 19(E) 20(B)
21(A) 22(B) 23(C) 24(D) 25(A)
26(E) 27(D) 28(A) 29(C) 30(C)
31(A) 32(B) 33(B) 34(A) 35(D)
36(E) 37(E) 38(B) 39(D) 40(E)
41(B) 42(D) 43(B) 44(B) 45(B)
46(B) 47(C) 48(C) 49(C) 50(E)
Solutions
Q.1) Answer- B
‘party’, ‘regime’ or ‘government’ could fill in the first blank as we talk
about ruling over India. However, in the second blank, only compunction
(guilt) would fit basis the given scenario.
Q.2) Answer- A
‘Recent’ and ‘attention’ would be appropriate to fill in the given blanks.
Q.3) Answer- E
‘Premature’ and ‘commence’ (begin) would be appropriate to fill in the
given blanks. This indicates that the inferences were too early to be made
as the reviews were yet to start.
Fill in the blanks
Q.4) Answer- E
While any of the given options may come in the first blank, as we read
ahead, we can observe that ‘preference’ would suitably fill in the second
blank as we talk about the comparison.
Q.5) Answer- B
Not taking their phone calls in the second part indicates ignorance.
Hence, ‘avoiding’ would fit.
‘Dark alleys of crime’ is a sensible phrase which means dark and
dangerous path of crime.
Q.6) Answer- A
‘joint’ will come in the first blank as we talk about two sides. ‘violence’
will come in the second blank in line with the ‘loss of life’.
Q.7) Answer- E
‘cornerstone’ or ‘foundation’ of the approach would fit in the first blank.
Weary (tired) couldn’t be used for describing an approach in the second
blank. ‘Discernible’ which means noticeable or observable would fit in the
second blank as we talk about the humanitarian approach.
Q.8) Answer- B
Shadow banks hint us to use ‘financial’ for the second blank. ‘overhaul’ (a
thorough examination of machinery or a system, with repairs or changes
made if necessary) would rightly fit in the first blank.
Q.9) Answer- D
As we talk about unauthorized fishing, ‘curtail (reduce in extent or
quantity; impose a restriction on), or ‘control’ would fit in the first blank.
Fill in the blanks
‘indefinite’ sharing wouldn’t make sense as a solution. ‘orderly’ sharing

would be appropriate.
Q.10) Answer- D
‘improve’ and ‘reasonable’ perfectly fit in the given blanks.
To increase incomes through diversification of crops reasonable rate of
interest for credit lines will make sense.
Q.11) Answer- A
‘ballooned’ will appropriately fit in along with boomed. ‘bubble’ will
follow in the second blank in coherence with the given line of thought in
the statement.
Q.12) Answer- A
‘witnessed’ or ‘seen’ may fill in the first blank. However, ‘capturing’
would be the apt choice for the second and ‘omitting’ (leave out or
exclude) wouldn’t suit.
Q.13) Answer- B
Being in someone else’s shoes clearly hints on using ‘perspective’ in the
given scenario.
Q.14) Answer- B
‘antidotes’ or ‘medicine’ may fit in. However, medicines will be followed
by ‘for’ and antidotes by ‘to’.
Thus, we will use ‘antidotes to’
Fill in the blanks
Q.15) Answer- B
‘contention’ (heated disagreement) will appropriately fill in the given
blank.
Q.16) Answer- C
Considering the meaning and definition of empathy, ‘understand’ and
‘feel’ would be apt choices.
Q.17) Answer- B
‘Spatial’ and ‘temporal’ nature is usually talked about in tandem
(meaning with respect to space and time)
Q.18) Answer- C
‘ripple’ effects (effect that spreads through someone or something) fit in
appropriately in the context of the statement.
Q.19) Answer- E
‘imposition’ of restraints is the correct phrase. At the ‘discretion’ of
courts makes sense as they are the ruling body here.
Q.20) Answer- B
As we are talking about two elements here, ‘dichotomy’ (a division or
contrast between two things that are or are represented as being
opposed or entirely different) will be the apt choice.
Q.21) Answer- A
‘inescapable’ would fit in the first blank as no other word goes in the
context of talking about conflict.
Fill in the blanks
Q.22) Answer- B
‘demands’ of a job makes perfect sense.
Q.23) Answer- C
‘exploited’ (take advantage of) would be in line with the thought of being
‘unfairly treated’.
Q.24) Answer- D
‘animosity’ (hatred) would be coherent with the dislike being mentioned
on the sentence.
Q.25) Answer- A
It’s a comparison b/w two individuals and/or two ‘factions’ (groups)
having a conflict.
Q.26) Answer- E
It’s clear from the first sentence that we are talking about ‘ethics’ not
being talked about much as a field. Hence, in the given context, ‘rarely’
would suitably fill in the given blank.
Q.27) Answer- D
‘emerges’ will be appropriate to fill in the given blank.
Q.28) Answer- A
Considering the tone of the para, missingness can’t be anything but
‘worrying’.
Fill in the blanks
Q.29) Answer- C
Considering the tone of the para, ‘trite’ (dull and obvious) would suit the
blank.
Q.30) Answer- C
Considering the tone of the para, ‘cliché’ would be appropriate choice for
this blank.
Q.31) Answer- A
Price mechanism has been indicated as a less effective ‘apparatus’
Q.32) Answer- B
Development would be ‘decline’ in inflation and not increase. Mention of
‘disinflation’ in the next line corroborates this.
Q.33) Answer- B
‘focus’ of monetary policy only makes sense in this blank as against other
options.
Q.34) Answer- A
‘linkage’ b/w two elements is what makes sense in this case.
Q.35) Answer- D
Basis the context of the para, economic ‘well-being’ would be
appropriate to be used.
Q.36) Answer- E
We are talking about the article, so ‘journal’ would make sense. Also, the
name of journal follows the blank.
Fill in the blanks
The piece of writing would ‘note’ (record in writing) and not ‘notice’
(observe).
In the reference of time frame, it’ll be ‘century’.
Q.37) Answer- E
Unlike any other animal indicates that we shall use ‘unusual’ in the first
blank.
We are comparing the body size and hence we would use ‘relative’ (with
respect to).
With respect to time frame, clearly ‘years’ is the right choice.
Q.38) Answer- B
We are talking about disabilities, thus ‘suffer’ would fill in suitably.
A noun form ‘abundance’ is required in the given blank.
‘Species’ is grammatically correct.
Q.39) Answer- D
As it was non-binding, ‘requests’ makes more sense than ‘orders’.
The sentence talks about reason for increasing the cases, and hence,
‘blame’ would suit in the context.
‘Variants’ of the virus would be apt to use here in this context.
Q.40) Answer- E
‘act’, ‘different’ and ‘either’ will grammatically and logically fill in the
given blanks.
Q.41) Answer- B
Providing ‘Respite’ (rest and relief) to the families would be appropriate
to use in the given context.
Fill in the blanks
Q.42) Answer- D
‘extremist’ ideas will go in line with hate being mentioned.
Q.43) Answer- B
Given the low literacy levels, use of the word ‘awareness’ will be
appropriate.
Q.44) Answer- B
We need something in contrast of ‘privilege’ as ‘but’ is being used and
also in tone with ‘possibility’. ‘Humility’ would be the apt choice
considering the given statement.
Q.45) Answer- B
In line with the concept of ‘doing nothing’ and ‘silence’, ‘serenity’ (calm
or peaceful) will be the right choice.
Q.46) Answer- B
The word needs to be a contrast of ‘not paying attention’. ‘Aware’ would
be appropriate in this context.
Q.47) Answer- C
Different ‘forms’ and ‘energies’ of life would be appropriate for the given
blank.
Q.48) Answer- C
‘Support’ would suitably fill in the given blank.
Q.49) Answer- C
Falling interest rates indicates the use of ‘reducing’ and ‘sharply’.
Fill in the blanks
Q.50) Answer- E
The conflict situation clearly shows that we would use ‘conflicting’ in the
given blank.

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