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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
Directions:(1-5) Given below is a paragraph consisting of blanks. Identify the correct option among the five alternative pairs that perfectly fits the given blank against the respective number to make the paragraph contextually meaningful and grammatically correct.
Today’s fast- _____(1)____ life presents many triggers and stressors, resulting in a continuous state of ____(2)____ stress arousal. This impacts all bodily functions and states, creating a ____(3)____ of lasting negative effects. It ___(4)____ our breathing pattern (making it more rapid and shallow), shifts recruitment of breathing muscles from optimal to compensatory, and creates stress in our muscles and joints. These interdependent changes alter motor control patterns that are responsible for driving mobility and give rise to musculo-skeletal aches, pains, ___(5)___to injuries and poor recovery.
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‘pace/tempo’ is the correct set of words making the sentence meaningful. Pace/tempo goes best with the sentence as both are indicative to the speed and in the sentence fastness of life and its repercussions are mentioned in the sentence.
Botch means carry out (a task) badly or carelessly.
Mutilate means inflict serious damage on.
Astute means having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage. So the best answer choice is option (c).
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‘pace/tempo’ is the correct set of words making the sentence meaningful. Pace/tempo goes best with the sentence as both are indicative to the speed and in the sentence fastness of life and its repercussions are mentioned in the sentence.
Botch means carry out (a task) badly or carelessly.
Mutilate means inflict serious damage on.
Astute means having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage. So the best answer choice is option (c).
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
Today’s fast- _____(1)____ life presents many triggers and stressors, resulting in a continuous state of ____(2)____ stress arousal. This impacts all bodily functions and states, creating a ____(3)____ of lasting negative effects. It ___(4)____ our breathing pattern (making it more rapid and shallow), shifts recruitment of breathing muscles from optimal to compensatory, and creates stress in our muscles and joints. These interdependent changes alter motor control patterns that are responsible for driving mobility and give rise to musculo-skeletal aches, pains, ___(5)___to injuries and poor recovery.
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‘heightened/ elevated’ is the correct set of words making the sentence meaningful. heightened/ elevated goes best with the sentence to describe the quality of stress-arousal due to fast-life. So the best answer choice is option (e).
Hasten means move or travel hurriedly.
Stride means a long, decisive step.
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‘heightened/ elevated’ is the correct set of words making the sentence meaningful. heightened/ elevated goes best with the sentence to describe the quality of stress-arousal due to fast-life. So the best answer choice is option (e).
Hasten means move or travel hurriedly.
Stride means a long, decisive step.
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
Today’s fast- _____(1)____ life presents many triggers and stressors, resulting in a continuous state of ____(2)____ stress arousal. This impacts all bodily functions and states, creating a ____(3)____ of lasting negative effects. It ___(4)____ our breathing pattern (making it more rapid and shallow), shifts recruitment of breathing muscles from optimal to compensatory, and creates stress in our muscles and joints. These interdependent changes alter motor control patterns that are responsible for driving mobility and give rise to musculo-skeletal aches, pains, ___(5)___to injuries and poor recovery.
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‘cascade/torrent’ is the correct set of words making the sentence meaningful. Cascade/torrent goes best with the sentence as in the sentence ‘lasting effects’ is mentioned so cascade/torrent here means a series of small impacts on bodily functions and states.
Aberrant means departing from an accepted standard.
Awkward means causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with. So the best answer choice would be option (e).
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‘cascade/torrent’ is the correct set of words making the sentence meaningful. Cascade/torrent goes best with the sentence as in the sentence ‘lasting effects’ is mentioned so cascade/torrent here means a series of small impacts on bodily functions and states.
Aberrant means departing from an accepted standard.
Awkward means causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with. So the best answer choice would be option (e).
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
Today’s fast- _____(1)____ life presents many triggers and stressors, resulting in a continuous state of ____(2)____ stress arousal. This impacts all bodily functions and states, creating a ____(3)____ of lasting negative effects. It ___(4)____ our breathing pattern (making it more rapid and shallow), shifts recruitment of breathing muscles from optimal to compensatory, and creates stress in our muscles and joints. These interdependent changes alter motor control patterns that are responsible for driving mobility and give rise to musculo-skeletal aches, pains, ___(5)___to injuries and poor recovery.
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impair/impede is the correct set of words making the sentence meaningful. impair/impede goes best with the sentence as impair means to weaken or to affect negatively. In sentence the negative effects on breathing pattern and in our muscles and joints. So the best answer choice would be option (a).
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impair/impede is the correct set of words making the sentence meaningful. impair/impede goes best with the sentence as impair means to weaken or to affect negatively. In sentence the negative effects on breathing pattern and in our muscles and joints. So the best answer choice would be option (a).
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
Today’s fast- _____(1)____ life presents many triggers and stressors, resulting in a continuous state of ____(2)____ stress arousal. This impacts all bodily functions and states, creating a ____(3)____ of lasting negative effects. It ___(4)____ our breathing pattern (making it more rapid and shallow), shifts recruitment of breathing muscles from optimal to compensatory, and creates stress in our muscles and joints. These interdependent changes alter motor control patterns that are responsible for driving mobility and give rise to musculo-skeletal aches, pains, ___(5)___to injuries and poor recovery.
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predisposition/proneness is the correct set of words making the sentence meaningful. predisposition/ proneness goes best with the sentence as predisposition means the state of being susceptible to something, especially to a disease.
Waned means have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size.
Undaunted means not intimidated or discouraged by difficulty, danger, or disappointment. So the best answer choice would be option (c).
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predisposition/proneness is the correct set of words making the sentence meaningful. predisposition/ proneness goes best with the sentence as predisposition means the state of being susceptible to something, especially to a disease.
Waned means have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size.
Undaunted means not intimidated or discouraged by difficulty, danger, or disappointment. So the best answer choice would be option (c).
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
Directions:(6-10) Given below is a paragraph with few words being omitted against each number. Each number is given below along with five alternatives. Choose the most suitable alternative among the given five that DOES NOT fill the blank to form a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful paragraph.
The decriminalisation of homosexuality in the Navtej Johar judgment holds special relevance for transgender rights. Not only was Section 377 used (6) _______________________ against transgender persons, the (7) _______________________ battle also took a new and positive turn from 2014 after the Supreme Court recognised the right to gender identity in NALSA v. Union of India. Therefore, it is only (8) _______________________ that we (9) _______________________ some attention to the contributions of the trans community to this outcome and (10) _______________________ how the judgment takes transgender rights forward.
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The context of the sentence suggests that the provisions of Section 377 were used unnecessarily against transgender person.
Disproportionate [adjective] means ‘too large or too small in comparison to something else, or not deserving its importance or influence’; excessive; unduly;
Superfluously [adverb] means ‘unnecessarily’;
So, options (a), (c), (d) and (e) are synonyms.
So, the options (a), (c), (d) and (e) fulfill the contextual and grammatical requirement imposed on the blank. The correct part would be ‘Section 377 used disproportionately against transgender persons.’
But the option (b) is completely irrelevant to the context of the sentence.
Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.
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The context of the sentence suggests that the provisions of Section 377 were used unnecessarily against transgender person.
Disproportionate [adjective] means ‘too large or too small in comparison to something else, or not deserving its importance or influence’; excessive; unduly;
Superfluously [adverb] means ‘unnecessarily’;
So, options (a), (c), (d) and (e) are synonyms.
So, the options (a), (c), (d) and (e) fulfill the contextual and grammatical requirement imposed on the blank. The correct part would be ‘Section 377 used disproportionately against transgender persons.’
But the option (b) is completely irrelevant to the context of the sentence.
Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
The decriminalisation of homosexuality in the Navtej Johar judgment holds special relevance for transgender rights. Not only was Section 377 used (6) _______________________ against transgender persons, the (7) _______________________ battle also took a new and positive turn from 2014 after the Supreme Court recognised the right to gender identity in NALSA v. Union of India. Therefore, it is only (8) _______________________ that we (9) _______________________ some attention to the contributions of the trans community to this outcome and (10) _______________________ how the judgment takes transgender rights forward.
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The blank would be filled by an adjective which would qualify the noun ‘battle’. The context of the passage suggests that the rights which they are talking about are the legal, constitutional rights of the transgender community.
Options (b), (c), (d) and (e) are sort of synonyms and all satisfy the contextual and grammatical requirements imposed on the blank.
Incessant [adjective] means ‘(of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption’; The correct part would be ‘, the legal battle also took a new’.
But the option (a) is completely different and irrelevant.
Hence, the correct answer is option (a).
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The blank would be filled by an adjective which would qualify the noun ‘battle’. The context of the passage suggests that the rights which they are talking about are the legal, constitutional rights of the transgender community.
Options (b), (c), (d) and (e) are sort of synonyms and all satisfy the contextual and grammatical requirements imposed on the blank.
Incessant [adjective] means ‘(of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption’; The correct part would be ‘, the legal battle also took a new’.
But the option (a) is completely different and irrelevant.
Hence, the correct answer is option (a).
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
The decriminalisation of homosexuality in the Navtej Johar judgment holds special relevance for transgender rights. Not only was Section 377 used (6) _______________________ against transgender persons, the (7) _______________________ battle also took a new and positive turn from 2014 after the Supreme Court recognised the right to gender identity in NALSA v. Union of India. Therefore, it is only (8) _______________________ that we (9) _______________________ some attention to the contributions of the trans community to this outcome and (10) _______________________ how the judgment takes transgender rights forward.
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‘Fitting’ [adjective] means ‘suitable or right for a particular situation or occasion’;
The context of the sentence suggests that the word which would fill the blank would be ‘suitable or apt’ etc.
Options (a), (c), (d) and (e) are synonyms and all could fill up the blank, satisfying the contextual and grammatical requirement of the blank. The correct phrase would be ‘it is only fitting’.
But, only, the option (b) is completely irrelevant to the context of the requirements imposed on the blank.
Hence, the correct answer is option (b).
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‘Fitting’ [adjective] means ‘suitable or right for a particular situation or occasion’;
The context of the sentence suggests that the word which would fill the blank would be ‘suitable or apt’ etc.
Options (a), (c), (d) and (e) are synonyms and all could fill up the blank, satisfying the contextual and grammatical requirement of the blank. The correct phrase would be ‘it is only fitting’.
But, only, the option (b) is completely irrelevant to the context of the requirements imposed on the blank.
Hence, the correct answer is option (b).
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
The decriminalisation of homosexuality in the Navtej Johar judgment holds special relevance for transgender rights. Not only was Section 377 used (6) _______________________ against transgender persons, the (7) _______________________ battle also took a new and positive turn from 2014 after the Supreme Court recognised the right to gender identity in NALSA v. Union of India. Therefore, it is only (8) _______________________ that we (9) _______________________ some attention to the contributions of the trans community to this outcome and (10) _______________________ how the judgment takes transgender rights forward.
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The tone of the sentence suggests that the word which should fill the blank is ‘provide’- ‘we provide some attention to the contributions…’
Bestow [verb] means ‘to give something as an honour or present’;
Grant [verb] means ‘an amount of money given especially by the government to a person or organization for a special purpose’;
Flays [verb] means ‘strip the skin off (a corpse or carcass)’;
Options (a), (b), (c) and (d) are synonyms, and also satisfy the grammatical and contextual requirement of the sentence.
But only option (e) is completely irrelevant to the context of the sentence and is the correct answer. The correct phrase would be ‘that we bestow some attention’.
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The tone of the sentence suggests that the word which should fill the blank is ‘provide’- ‘we provide some attention to the contributions…’
Bestow [verb] means ‘to give something as an honour or present’;
Grant [verb] means ‘an amount of money given especially by the government to a person or organization for a special purpose’;
Flays [verb] means ‘strip the skin off (a corpse or carcass)’;
Options (a), (b), (c) and (d) are synonyms, and also satisfy the grammatical and contextual requirement of the sentence.
But only option (e) is completely irrelevant to the context of the sentence and is the correct answer. The correct phrase would be ‘that we bestow some attention’.
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
The decriminalisation of homosexuality in the Navtej Johar judgment holds special relevance for transgender rights. Not only was Section 377 used (6) _______________________ against transgender persons, the (7) _______________________ battle also took a new and positive turn from 2014 after the Supreme Court recognised the right to gender identity in NALSA v. Union of India. Therefore, it is only (8) _______________________ that we (9) _______________________ some attention to the contributions of the trans community to this outcome and (10) _______________________ how the judgment takes transgender rights forward.
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The tone of the sentence suggests that the word which would fill the blank is ‘study or examine or etc.’
Zap [verb] means ‘go quickly’;
Options (a), (b), (c) and (e) satisfy the contextual and grammatical requirement of the blank. Also, they, upon filling the blank, make meaningful sentence.
The correct phrase would be ‘ examine how the judgment takes transgender rights forward.’
Among the options, only option (d) is completely irrelevant to the context of the blank and is the correct answer.
Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.
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The tone of the sentence suggests that the word which would fill the blank is ‘study or examine or etc.’
Zap [verb] means ‘go quickly’;
Options (a), (b), (c) and (e) satisfy the contextual and grammatical requirement of the blank. Also, they, upon filling the blank, make meaningful sentence.
The correct phrase would be ‘ examine how the judgment takes transgender rights forward.’
Among the options, only option (d) is completely irrelevant to the context of the blank and is the correct answer.
Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.
