Urbanisation is the
talk of the town. A number of new initiatives have been..(1)..by the
government of India in the last two years, raising the level of ambition of
Indian cities — smart cities, clean cities (Swachh Bharat), rejuvenated cities
(Amrut), and housing for all. The first recognition of the importance of
urbanisation, after years of neglect by both the Centre and the states, came in
2005 when the government of India launched the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban
Renewal Mission (JNNURM) in December 2005. The..(2)..ran its course till
March 2014, with mixed results. Public service delivery improved only in cities
where state governments provided an enabling environment for innovation and
better governance.
Indian cities mostly
remain in very..(3)..condition with respect to public service-delivery
and governance. For the new initiatives to succeed, it is important to
recognise that while some funding through the new missions will help the key
issue is whether our cities will be empowered with finances and capacity by the
state governments and helped by the government of India. Without this, private
funds will not come forth to supplement the limited funds of the government and..(4)..of
public-private partnership will not materialise. There must, of course, be
elected local governments as the Constitution mandates, but there must also be
greater autonomy to the elected urban local governments in the running of city
affairs. Unless this is done, our cities will not be able to improve the
quality of life of their citizens and also play their role as engines of
rapid growth.
In order to explain why
cities matter, particularly for India’s current stage of development, let me
begin with some frequently asked questions about the relationship between rapid
economic growth, structural..(5)..and urbanisation.
Q1. (a) Increased
(b) Launched (c)
Published
(d) Posted (e) involved
Q2. (a) Mission
(b) Target (c) Premier
(d) Bestowed (e) infringe
Q3. (a) Rich
(b) Wretched
(c) Prosperous (d)
Claimed (e) pious
Q4. (a) Harass
(b) Figment (c)
Aggressive (d) Hope
(e) careless
Q5. (a) Transformation
(b) Penetration (c) Diffusion (d)
Sentiment (e) intrude
Directions
(6-10): In each of the following sentences there are certain blank spaces.
Below each sentence there are five option can be used to fill up the blank in
the sentence in the same sequence to make it meaningfully complete.
Q6. It is a _____________ phase in this country’s history when the
government at the Centre is seen to be actively assisting in a right-wing
effort to ____________ the discourse on nationalism.
(a) Dangerous, restructure
(b) Tricky, model
(c) Unsafe, build (d) Dangerous, shape
(e) Chancy, figure
Q7. Besides taking the __________ to the country’s campus that is
most identified with Left politics, the JNU development was obviously a chance
for the BJP to ____________ from the excesses of Hyderabad.
(a) Conflict, offset
(b) Dispute, harm
(c) Contest, destroy
(d) Encounter, resume
(e) Fight, recover
Q8. The issue will now be dealt with by a Commission to
_______________ provincial borders within three months, but politically the two
sides appear to be inching _____________ agreement that the criteria can be
combined.
(a) Decide, towards
(b) Procrastinate, for
(c) Select, with
(d) Resolve, approaches
(e) Identify, from
Q9. Turkey widened its massive post-coup …………….. to the state
education sector after …………….. to root out supporters of an exiled cleric it
accuses of orchestrating the attempted power grab.
(a)Deposition, committing
(b)Revamping, vowing
(c)purge, vowing
(d)Eradication, claiming
(e)Reckoning, pledging
Q10.
The mill workers were not__________ with their low wages and non-payment of
wages for last three months ____________ fuel to the flames.
(a)
Good, put
(b)
Satisfied, added
(c)
Joyful, poured
(d)
Pleased, directed
(e)
Enjoyed, moved
Directions
(11-15) :Find out the error, if any. If there is no error, the answer is (e),
i.e. No error. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)
Q11.
By so early as next year (a)/ the leading investment bank (b)/ has plans to
open (c)/ an office in New Delhi. (d)/ No error (e).
Q12.
There is lots of (a)/ supports from the employees for (b)/ the proposal to (c)/
merge with the parent company. (d)/ No error (e).
Q13.
Experts have recommended that (a)/ the government reconsidered (b)/
restrictions imposed on foreign (c)/ investment in real estate. (d)/ No error
(e).
Q14.
Because of the pace at (a)/ which the company is growing (b)/ I believe it will
easily (c)/ achieve their target. (d)/ No error (e).
Q15.
Accidents usually (a)/ result into (b)/ negligence, ignorance (c)/ recklessness
or carelessness. (d)/ No error (e).
SOLUTIONS:
Q1. Ans. (b)
Q2. Ans. (a)
Q3. Ans. (b)
Q4. Ans. (d)
Q5. Ans. (a)
S6.
Ans. (d)
Sol.
‘Dangerous, shape’ is the correct use.
DANGEROUS : Liable to harm.
RESTRUCTURE : To provide with a new
structure.
SHAPE: To take up a stance or set oneself to perform a
particular action.
S7.
Ans. (e)
Sol.
‘Fight, recover’ is the correct use.
RECOVER : To regain or make up for.
S8.
Ans. (a)
Sol.
‘Decide, towards’ is the correct use.
S9.
Ans. (c)
Sol.
‘purge, vowing’ is the correct use.
Vowing -a solemn
promise
S10.
Ans. (b)
Sol.
‘Satisfied, added’ is the correct use.
S11.
Ans. (a)
Sol.
Replace ‘so’ with ‘as’ because correct expression is As+Adverb+As.
S12.
Ans. (b)
Sol.
Use ‘support’ in place of ‘supports’ because it has been used as an uncountable
noun here.
S13.
Ans. (b)
Sol.
Since the sentence is in the present tense, use ‘reconsiders’ in place of
‘reconsidered’
S14.
Ans. (d)
Sol.
Replace ‘their’ with ‘its’ because ‘company’ is a singular noun and this
pronoun has been used for it.
S15.
Ans. (b)
Sol.
Replace ‘into’ with ‘from’ because ‘result from’ means ‘to be the outcome of or
consequence of’.
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