Directions (1-5): Fill in the blanks choosing the word that is
most appropriate in the context of the passage.
most appropriate in the context of the passage.
Throughout modern times _____(1)_____ states have always co-existed alongside
many kinds of tyranny. Similarly, the modern world has always contained
_____(2)_____ economic systems – many varieties of capitalism, planned and
guided economies, and a host of hybrid economic systems not easily
_____(3)_____. Diplomacy and international law developed to cope with the fact
of _____(4)_____ regimes. Yet throughout the 20th century global
politics was shaped by the project of _____(5)_____ the world within a single
regime. The whole world was to be a single socialist economy, administered by
forms of governance that were to be everywhere the same.
Q1.
(a) liberal
(b)
political
political
(c)
autocratic
autocratic
(d) military
(e)
civilized
civilized
Q2.
(a) Marxist
(b) Fabian
(c) numerous
(d) poor
(e) rich
Q3.
(a)
structured
structured
(b) unstructured
(c) perceived
(d) classified
(e)
understood
understood
Q4.
(a)
totalitarian
totalitarian
(b) tyrannical
(c) closed
(d) diverse
(e)
democratic
democratic
Q5.
(a)
describing
describing
(b) unifying
(c) destroying
(d) conquering
(e)
globalizing
globalizing
Directions
(6-11): Fill in the blanks choosing the word that is most appropriate in the
context of the passage.
(6-11): Fill in the blanks choosing the word that is most appropriate in the
context of the passage.
China’s decision to _____(6)_____ the head of its drug regulatory agency has
rekindled international debate about capital punishment. It is an age-old
question, one that harks back to Plato, who in his “Laws” saw the need to
punish by death those who commit _____(7)_____ crimes. Supporters of capital
punishment usually put forward three arguments to _____(8)_____
state-sanctioned killing of those who take the life of another. First, there is
the old law of “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.” In the words of
Immanuel Kant no other _____(9)_____ is capable of satisfying justice. Then
there is a _____(10)_____ argument: capital punishment deters many criminals
from murder. Furthermore, killing murderers prevents _____(11)_____: if
released from prison, they might kill again.
Q6.
(a) punish
(b) banish
(c) absolve
(d) exonerate
(e) execute
Q7.
(a)
egregious
egregious
(b) munificent
(c) carnal
(d) philistine
(e)
corporeal
corporeal
Q8.
(a) vilify
(b) disparage
(c) justify
(d) undermine
(e)
eviscerate
eviscerate
Q9.
(a) penalty
(b) compensation
(c) amends
(d)
atonement
atonement
(e)
cessation
cessation
Q10.
(a)
contrarian
contrarian
(b) useful
(c) fashionable
(d) strange
(e)
utilitarian
utilitarian
Q11.
(a)
extravagance
extravagance
(b) dogmatism
(c) fanaticism
(d) recidivism
(e)
stubbornness
stubbornness
Directions
(12-15): Fill in the blanks choosing the word that is most appropriate in the
context of the passage.
(12-15): Fill in the blanks choosing the word that is most appropriate in the
context of the passage.
The reality
of the world’s epic _____(12)_____
is well known. We have seen how financial engineering in the United States can
_____(13)_____ economic growth in every part of the world; how carbon-dioxide
emissions from China end up _____(14)_____ crop yields and livelihoods in
Vietnam, Bangladesh, the Maldives, and beyond; how an epidemic in Mexico
endangers the rhythm of public life in the United States; or how volcanic ash
from Iceland _____(15)_____ travel across Europe.
of the world’s epic _____(12)_____
is well known. We have seen how financial engineering in the United States can
_____(13)_____ economic growth in every part of the world; how carbon-dioxide
emissions from China end up _____(14)_____ crop yields and livelihoods in
Vietnam, Bangladesh, the Maldives, and beyond; how an epidemic in Mexico
endangers the rhythm of public life in the United States; or how volcanic ash
from Iceland _____(15)_____ travel across Europe.
Q12.
(a)
calamities
calamities
(b) tragedy
(c) problems
(d)
recession
recession
(e)
interdependence
interdependence
Q13.
(a)
undermine
undermine
(b) determine
(c) encourage
(d)
accelerate
accelerate
(e)
complicate
complicate
Q14.
(a)
ameliorating
ameliorating
(b) acculturating
(c) among
(d) influencing
(e) emending
Q15.
(a) prevents
(b) affects
(c) boosts
(d) augments
(e) ramifies
Solutions
S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. liberal-willing to respect or accept behaviour or opinions different from
one’s own; open to new ideas.
one’s own; open to new ideas.
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘numerous’ fits in the context of
the sentence correctly.
the sentence correctly.
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. Classified- fits in the context
of the sentence correctly.
of the sentence correctly.
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. diverse- showing a great deal of variety; very different.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. unify-make or become united, uniform, or whole.
S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. execute-carry out a sentence of death on (a legally condemned person).
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. egregious-outstandingly bad; shocking.
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Justify- fits in the context of
the sentence correctly.
the sentence correctly.
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. penalty-a punishment imposed for breaking a law, rule, or contract.
S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. utilitarian-designed to be useful
or practical rather than attractive.
or practical rather than attractive.
S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. recidivism-a tendency to relapse
into a previous condition or mode of behavior; especially : relapse into criminal behavior
into a previous condition or mode of behavior; especially : relapse into criminal behavior
S12. Ans.(e)
Sol. Interdependence is mutual
dependence between things. If you study biology, you’ll discover that there is
a great deal of interdependence between plants and animals.
dependence between things. If you study biology, you’ll discover that there is
a great deal of interdependence between plants and animals.
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. determine-cause (something) to
occur in a particular way or to have a particular nature.
occur in a particular way or to have a particular nature.
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Influencing-
fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. Affects-
fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
fits in the context of the sentence correctly.
