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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Today, liberty, equality and fraternity are becoming (1)________ to a new idea of sovereignty. Ultra-nationalism has (2)________ over basic human rights and the dignities of citizens, especially of the “downtrodden” and the “minorities”. Constitutionalism (3)___________forgotten. As a result democratic principles are unable to check legislative, judicial and executive powers. Each organ is paying lip service to this fundamental principle. Examples are writ large in front of us and happen every day.
The government’s focus on certain ideological issues to drive home its agenda is a serious point to be debated. A political party that is in power can push through its policies. But when it becomes an (4)________to the point of neglecting real issues, it poses a challenge. The ruling party cannot be satisfied with (5)___________ on Triple Talaq or the abrogation of Article 370. Where are the much-needed discussions on poverty, the economic slowdown, hate crimes, the rise in population and agrarian distress? Why not ‘wage war’ on these issues?
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Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 1
Subservient means prepared to obey others unquestioningly.
Reverent means feeling or showing deep and solemn respect.
Ductile means (of a metal) able to be drawn out into a thin wire.
Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 2
Trample means to tread on and crush.
Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 3
Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 4
Obsession means the state of being obsessed with someone or something.
Musing means a period of reflection or thought.
Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 5
Chest-thumping is behaviour, especially by a man, that is intended to show how powerful and strong someone is.
Identify the best way to improve the bold part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘No improvement’.
The performance of the company’s various departments had not been satisfactory this year.
It should be ‘has not been’. The sentence conveys a sense of Present Tense.
A jury comprising of imminent professors from the various technical institute was set up.
‘eminent’ means excellent; unusual while imminent means likely to happen soon. Also, we don’t use ‘of’ with ‘comprise’ as it already means “consist of”.
Select the correct passive form of given sentence.
They have warned you.
Active Voice: In Active voice the subject is the one doing the action. Passive Voice: In Passive voice the subject is the recipient of the action. To convert active voice into passive voice the object becomes the subject and the subject becomes the object. Subject + verb + object Object+3rd form of verb + by +Subject. In Present Perfect Tense as given in the question and the structure for changing voice into active/passive is Subject + has/have+ v3+ object Object+ has/have+ been+ V3+ by + subject For Example- Active- He has completed a lap. Passive- A lap has been completed by him.
Has anybody answered your question?
Active Voice: In Active voice the subject is the one doing the action. Passive Voice: In Passive voice the subject is the recipient of the action. To convert active voice into passive voice the object becomes the subject and the subject becomes the object. Subject + verb + object Object+3rd form of verb + by +Subject. In Present Perfect Tense as given in the question and the structure for changing voice into active/passive is Subject + has/have+ v3+ object Object+ has/have+ been+ V3+ by + subject (For simple sentences.) Has/have+ subject+ v3 + object+? Has/Have + Object+ been+V3+ by subject +? (Interrogative sentences) For Example- Active- He has completed a lap. Passive- A lap has been completed by him.
Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
(P) Desperate residents demanded restoration of electricity, but normalcy is unlikely for at least a week.
(S) The administration on Sunday struggled to cope with the herculean task of restoring power and water supplies.
(R) The situation was no different in the capital Bhubaneswar.
(Q) Two days after the extremely severe Cyclone Fani hit coastal Odisha.
The correct order of given sentences is QSRP.
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