Directions (1-15): In the passage given below there are
blanks which are to be filled with the options given below. Find out the
appropriate word in each case which can most suitably complete the sentence
without altering the meaning of the statement.
Q1. The
Indian media has never been a (1)………..
For every (2)………… news
outlet, there has been a (3)………..
sensationalist tabloid as a (4)……….
But the sensationalists were kept under (5)………..;
there was some form of a social (6)………..
There was an (7)………. firewall
that (8)……….. these two
universes. However, in the last five to six years, this firewall seems to have
lost its (9)………. —
disinformation is (10)………..
into credible sections of the media because the (11)………… of disinformation happens to be our own leaders.
This poses a (12)………. question
about the nature of reporting. (13)……….
reporting means reporting what was said. But if statements themselves are
wrong, do reporters (14)……….
about them or not? Wouldn’t not reporting (15)……….
to censorship?
(a)
enormous
(b)
monolith
(c)
burden
(d)
mammoth
(e)
bug bear
Q2. The
Indian media has never been a (1)………..
For every (2)………… news
outlet, there has been a (3)………..
sensationalist tabloid as a (4)……….
But the sensationalists were kept under (5)………..;
there was some form of a social (6)………..
There was an (7)………. firewall
that (8)……….. these two
universes. However, in the last five to six years, this firewall seems to have
lost its (9)………. —
disinformation is (10)………..
into credible sections of the media because the (11)………… of disinformation happens to be our own leaders.
This poses a (12)………. question
about the nature of reporting. (13)……….
reporting means reporting what was said. But if statements themselves are
wrong, do reporters (14)……….
about them or not? Wouldn’t not reporting (15)……….
to censorship?
(a)
controversial
(b)
imaginary
(c)
bogus
(d)
credulous
(e)
credible
Q3. The
Indian media has never been a (1)………..
For every (2)………… news
outlet, there has been a (3)………..
sensationalist tabloid as a (4)……….
But the sensationalists were kept under (5)………..;
there was some form of a social (6)………..
There was an (7)………. firewall
that (8)……….. these two
universes. However, in the last five to six years, this firewall seems to have
lost its (9)………. —
disinformation is (10)………..
into credible sections of the media because the (11)………… of disinformation happens to be our own leaders.
This poses a (12)………. question
about the nature of reporting. (13)……….
reporting means reporting what was said. But if statements themselves are
wrong, do reporters (14)……….
about them or not? Wouldn’t not reporting (15)……….
to censorship?
(a)
alternate
(b)
similarity
(c)
emulated
(d)
corresponding
(e)
opposite
Q4. The
Indian media has never been a (1)………..
For every (2)………… news
outlet, there has been a (3)………..
sensationalist tabloid as a (4)……….
But the sensationalists were kept under (5)………..;
there was some form of a social (6)………..
There was an (7)………. firewall
that (8)……….. these two
universes. However, in the last five to six years, this firewall seems to have
lost its (9)………. —
disinformation is (10)………..
into credible sections of the media because the (11)………… of disinformation happens to be our own leaders.
This poses a (12)………. question
about the nature of reporting. (13)……….
reporting means reporting what was said. But if statements themselves are
wrong, do reporters (14)……….
about them or not? Wouldn’t not reporting (15)……….
to censorship?
(a)
contrary
(b)
counterstroke
(c)
counterpoint
(d)
conundrum
(e)
enigma
Q5. The
Indian media has never been a (1)………..
For every (2)………… news
outlet, there has been a (3)………..
sensationalist tabloid as a (4)……….
But the sensationalists were kept under (5)………..;
there was some form of a social (6)………..
There was an (7)………. firewall
that (8)……….. these two
universes. However, in the last five to six years, this firewall seems to have lost
its (9)………. — disinformation
is (10)……….. into credible
sections of the media because the (11)…………
of disinformation happens to be our own leaders. This poses a (12)………. question about the
nature of reporting. (13)……….
reporting means reporting what was said. But if statements themselves are
wrong, do reporters (14)……….
about them or not? Wouldn’t not reporting (15)……….
to censorship?
(a)
control
(b)
attention
(c)
prevention
(d)
pressure
(e)
compulsion
Q6. The
Indian media has never been a (1)………..
For every (2)………… news
outlet, there has been a (3)………..
sensationalist tabloid as a (4)……….
But the sensationalists were kept under (5)………..;
there was some form of a social (6)………..
There was an (7)………. firewall
that (8)……….. these two
universes. However, in the last five to six years, this firewall seems to have
lost its (9)………. —
disinformation is (10)………..
into credible sections of the media because the (11)………… of disinformation happens to be our own leaders.
This poses a (12)………. question
about the nature of reporting. (13)……….
reporting means reporting what was said. But if statements themselves are
wrong, do reporters (14)……….
about them or not? Wouldn’t not reporting (15)……….
to censorship?
(a)
compel
(b)
refrain
(c)
leash
(d)
abstain
(e)
fasten
Q7. The
Indian media has never been a (1)………..
For every (2)………… news
outlet, there has been a (3)………..
sensationalist tabloid as a (4)……….
But the sensationalists were kept under (5)………..;
there was some form of a social (6)………..
There was an (7)………. firewall
that (8)……….. these two
universes. However, in the last five to six years, this firewall seems to have
lost its (9)………. — disinformation
is (10)……….. into credible
sections of the media because the (11)…………
of disinformation happens to be our own leaders. This poses a (12)………. question about the
nature of reporting. (13)……….
reporting means reporting what was said. But if statements themselves are
wrong, do reporters (14)……….
about them or not? Wouldn’t not reporting (15)……….
to censorship?
(a)
visible
(b)
invisible
(c)
palpable
(d)
tangible
(e)
restricted
Q8. The
Indian media has never been a (1)………..
For every (2)………… news
outlet, there has been a (3)………..
sensationalist tabloid as a (4)……….
But the sensationalists were kept under (5)………..;
there was some form of a social (6)………..
There was an (7)………. firewall
that (8)……….. these two
universes. However, in the last five to six years, this firewall seems to have
lost its (9)………. —
disinformation is (10)………..
into credible sections of the media because the (11)………… of disinformation happens to be our own leaders.
This poses a (12)………. question
about the nature of reporting. (13)……….
reporting means reporting what was said. But if statements themselves are
wrong, do reporters (14)……….
about them or not? Wouldn’t not reporting (15)……….
to censorship?
(a)
annex
(b)
kept away
(c)
apart
(d)
separated
(e)
combine
Q9. The
Indian media has never been a (1)………..
For every (2)………… news
outlet, there has been a (3)………..
sensationalist tabloid as a (4)……….
But the sensationalists were kept under (5)………..;
there was some form of a social (6)………..
There was an (7)………. firewall
that (8)……….. these two
universes. However, in the last five to six years, this firewall seems to have
lost its (9)………. —
disinformation is (10)………..
into credible sections of the media because the (11)………… of disinformation happens to be our own leaders.
This poses a (12)………. question
about the nature of reporting. (13)……….
reporting means reporting what was said. But if statements themselves are
wrong, do reporters (14)……….
about them or not? Wouldn’t not reporting (15)……….
to censorship?
(a)
right
(b)
charge
(c)
capacity
(d)
caliber
(e)
power
Q10.
The Indian media has never been a (1)………..
For every (2)………… news
outlet, there has been a (3)………..
sensationalist tabloid as a (4)……….
But the sensationalists were kept under (5)………..;
there was some form of a social (6)………..
There was an (7)………. firewall
that (8)……….. these two
universes. However, in the last five to six years, this firewall seems to have
lost its (9)………. —
disinformation is (10)………..
into credible sections of the media because the (11)………… of disinformation happens to be our own leaders.
This poses a (12)………. question
about the nature of reporting. (13)……….
reporting means reporting what was said. But if statements themselves are
wrong, do reporters (14)……….
about them or not? Wouldn’t not reporting (15)……….
to censorship?
(a)
venting
(b)
flowing
(c)
seeping
(d)
penetrate
(e)
falling
Q11.
The Indian media has never been a (1)………..
For every (2)………… news
outlet, there has been a (3)………..
sensationalist tabloid as a (4)……….
But the sensationalists were kept under (5)………..;
there was some form of a social (6)………..
There was an (7)………. firewall
that (8)……….. these two
universes. However, in the last five to six years, this firewall seems to have
lost its (9)………. —
disinformation is (10)………..
into credible sections of the media because the (11)………… of disinformation happens to be our own leaders.
This poses a (12)………. question
about the nature of reporting. (13)……….
reporting means reporting what was said. But if statements themselves are
wrong, do reporters (14)……….
about them or not? Wouldn’t not reporting (15)……….
to censorship?
(a)
resource
(b)
source
(c)
area
(d)
section
(e)
way
Q12. The Indian media has
never been a (1)……….. For
every (2)………… news outlet,
there has been a (3)………..
sensationalist tabloid as a (4)……….
But the sensationalists were kept under (5)………..;
there was some form of a social (6)………..
There was an (7)………. firewall
that (8)……….. these two
universes. However, in the last five to six years, this firewall seems to have
lost its (9)………. —
disinformation is (10)………..
into credible sections of the media because the (11)………… of disinformation happens to be our own leaders.
This poses a (12)………. question
about the nature of reporting. (13)……….
reporting means reporting what was said. But if statements themselves are
wrong, do reporters (14)……….
about them or not? Wouldn’t not reporting (15)……….
to censorship?
(a)
difficult
(b)
chaotic
(c)
roaring
(d)
complexity
(e)
conundrum
Q13.
The Indian media has never been a (1)………..
For every (2)………… news outlet,
there has been a (3)………..
sensationalist tabloid as a (4)……….
But the sensationalists were kept under (5)………..;
there was some form of a social (6)………..
There was an (7)………. firewall
that (8)……….. these two
universes. However, in the last five to six years, this firewall seems to have
lost its (9)………. —
disinformation is (10)………..
into credible sections of the media because the (11)………… of disinformation happens to be our own leaders.
This poses a (12)………. question
about the nature of reporting. (13)……….
reporting means reporting what was said. But if statements themselves are
wrong, do reporters (14)……….
about them or not? Wouldn’t not reporting (15)……….
to censorship?
(a)
Bogus
(b)
Bona fide
(c)
Truthful
(d)
Faithful
(e)
Counterfeit
Q14. The Indian media has
never been a (1)……….. For
every (2)………… news outlet,
there has been a (3)………..
sensationalist tabloid as a (4)……….
But the sensationalists were kept under (5)………..;
there was some form of a social (6)………..
There was an (7)………. firewall
that (8)……….. these two
universes. However, in the last five to six years, this firewall seems to have
lost its (9)………. —
disinformation is (10)………..
into credible sections of the media because the (11)………… of disinformation happens to be our own leaders.
This poses a (12)………. question
about the nature of reporting. (13)……….
reporting means reporting what was said. But if statements themselves are
wrong, do reporters (14)……….
about them or not? Wouldn’t not reporting (15)……….
to censorship?
(a)
display
(b)
paint
(c)
print
(d)
encrypt
(e)
write
Q15.
The Indian media has never been a (1)………..
For every (2)………… news
outlet, there has been a (3)………..
sensationalist tabloid as a (4)……….
But the sensationalists were kept under (5)………..;
there was some form of a social (6)………..
There was an (7)………. firewall
that (8)……….. these two
universes. However, in the last five to six years, this firewall seems to have
lost its (9)………. —
disinformation is (10)………..
into credible sections of the media because the (11)………… of disinformation happens to be our own leaders.
This poses a (12)………. question
about the nature of reporting. (13)……….
reporting means reporting what was said. But if statements themselves are
wrong, do reporters (14)……….
about them or not? Wouldn’t not reporting (15)……….
to censorship?
(a)
quantify
(b)
amount
(c)
qualify
(d)
accumulate
(e)
collect
Solutions
S1.
Ans.(b)
Sol.
monolith– anything massive, uniform
and unmovable
S2.
Ans.(e)
Sol.
credible– believable
S3.
Ans.(d)
Sol.
corresponding– that have a similar
relationship
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol.
counterpoint– an opposite point
S5.
Ans.(a)
Sol.
control– to exercise influence over
S6.
Ans.(c)
Sol.
leash– to curb or restrain
S7.
Ans.(b)
Sol.
invisible– that which can’t be seen
S8.
Ans.(d)
Sol.
separated– estranged
S9.
Ans.(e)
Sol.
power– ability to coerce, influence
or control
S10.
Ans.(c)
Sol.
seeping– leaking
S11.
Ans.(b)
Sol.
source– the person, place or thing
from which something comes or is acquired
S12.
Ans.(a)
Sol.
difficult– hard; not easy
S13.
Ans.(d)
Sol.
Faithful– having faith
S14.
Ans.(e)
Sol.
write– to form letters, words or
symbols on a surface in order to communicate
S15.
Ans.(b)
Sol.
amount– the quantity or volume
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