Q-1-10. In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words have been suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Land of opportunity. World’s largest democracy. Aspirational India. Young India. As glorious as these descriptions sound, as majestic our achievements and our phoenix-like rise, our collective failures have also (1) many. Healthy economic growth in the last two decades has (2) in the last few years, and many of the basic (3) of a population, be it health or an end to chronic hunger, are yet to be (4). India is still a country that is (5) to one-third of the world’s poor. It has seen a sustained period of high inflation and low growth, which threatens to waste our demographic dividend. Our democratic and political order has faced serious (6) in the past year and policy paralysis has become a catchphrase of sorts. Be it a new development paradigm that includes sustainable business models, equitable distribution of wealth or a better and more (7) government, the nation needs solutions to problems, which won’t be easy to find. The Hindustan Times Leadership Summit has brought these issues to the table in the past 10 years and set new (8) for the nation. Given the challenges, it is time to look for new solutions, and there won’t be any without innovation, optimism and (9) all, leadership. The 11th edition of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit brings together leaders from the country and around the world to (10) how to build a better and more inclusive India.
Q.1. Choose the correct option for (1).
01. Achieve
02. seen
03. been
04. done
05. showed
Q.2. Choose the correct option for (2).
01. Sputtered
02. fumed
03. emanated
04. overflowed
05. circulated
Q.3.Choose the correct option for (3).
01. Involvement
02. essential
03. plenty
04. needs
05. commitment
Q.4. Choose the correct option for (4).
01. Abandoned
02. dispatched
03. achieved
04. manageable
05. concluded
Q.5. Choose the correct option for (5).
01. Locally
02. alienate
03. contrary
04. targeted
05. home
Q.6. Choose the correct option for (6).
01. contests
02. challenges
03. claims
04. addresses
05. salutes
Q.7. Choose the correct option for (7).
01. immune
02. tied
03. responsible
04. obedient
05. exposed
Q.8. Choose the correct option for (8).
01. ambitions
02. objects
03. matter
04. traditional
05. challenged
Q.9. Choose the correct option for (9).
01. much
02. at
03. for
04. above
05. as
Q.10. Choose the correct option for (10).
01. guidance
02. controversy
03. related
04. bereft
05. debate
Answers
Q.1. (3)
Q.2. (1)
Q.3. (4)
Q.4. (3)
Q.5. (5)
Q.6. (2)
Q.7.(3)
Q.8.(1)
Q.9.(4)
Q.10.(5)
