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Directions (1-8): In the following given passage, certain words are highlighted which may or may not be fit in the sentence either grammatically or contextually. Each word is numbered followed by four possible replacements. If none of the possible replacements could replace the highlighted word, mark your answer, (e); “None of the above”.
Genetically Modified (GM) pest unaffected (1) BT cotton hybrids have captured the Indian market since their introduction in 2002. These now cover over 95% of the area under cotton, with the seeds belittle (2) entirely by the private sector. India’s cotton production in 2019 is projected as the highest ever: 354 lakh bales. BT cotton’s role in increasing India’s cotton production, which GM harmful (3) have highlighted as being instrumental, has also been used to argue for extending GM technology to increase food crop yield. However, critics say that BT cotton hybrids have negatively impacted livelihoods and contributed to racist (4) distress, particularly among resource-poor farmers. This year, India is expected to be the world’s largest cotton producer, comparing (5) China in output. However, India’s productivity (yield per unit area), is much lower than other major cotton-producing countries, meaning a much larger area is used for cotton production. Indeed, India’s productivity has been only a third of these countries for over four decades. Why is this so? It cannot be explained by mendacity (6) or socio-economic differences because these countries include both developed and developing countries, and different geographies. India is the only country that grows cotton as composer (7) and the first to develop hybrid cotton back in 1970. Hybrids are made by crossing two parent strains having different theory (8) characters.
Genetically Modified (GM) pest unaffected (1) BT cotton hybrids have captured the Indian market since their introduction in 2002. These now cover over 95% of the area under cotton, with the seeds belittle (2) entirely by the private sector. India’s cotton production in 2019 is projected as the highest ever: 354 lakh bales. BT cotton’s role in increasing India’s cotton production, which GM harmful (3) have highlighted as being instrumental, has also been used to argue for extending GM technology to increase food crop yield. However, critics say that BT cotton hybrids have negatively impacted livelihoods and contributed to racist (4) distress, particularly among resource-poor farmers. This year, India is expected to be the world’s largest cotton producer, comparing (5) China in output. However, India’s productivity (yield per unit area), is much lower than other major cotton-producing countries, meaning a much larger area is used for cotton production. Indeed, India’s productivity has been only a third of these countries for over four decades. Why is this so? It cannot be explained by mendacity (6) or socio-economic differences because these countries include both developed and developing countries, and different geographies. India is the only country that grows cotton as composer (7) and the first to develop hybrid cotton back in 1970. Hybrids are made by crossing two parent strains having different theory (8) characters.
Q1.
(a) Anarchist
(b) Resistant
(c) Disorder
(d) Knowledge
(e) None of these
(a) Anarchist
(b) Resistant
(c) Disorder
(d) Knowledge
(e) None of these
Q2.
(a) Produced
(b) Testimony
(c) Hatred
(d) Spiritual
(e) None of these
(a) Produced
(b) Testimony
(c) Hatred
(d) Spiritual
(e) None of these
Q3.
(a) Accountancy
(b) Dirtiness
(c) Forthright
(d) Proponents
(e) None of these
(a) Accountancy
(b) Dirtiness
(c) Forthright
(d) Proponents
(e) None of these
Q4.
(a) Movement
(b) Agrarian
(c) Beneficial
(d) Counter
(e) None of these
(a) Movement
(b) Agrarian
(c) Beneficial
(d) Counter
(e) None of these
Q5.
(a) Consideration
(b) Thinking
(c) Surpassing
(d) Recollect
(e) None of these
(a) Consideration
(b) Thinking
(c) Surpassing
(d) Recollect
(e) None of these
Q6.
(a) Agronomic
(b) Continue
(c) Reversal
(d) Indication
(e) None of these
(a) Agronomic
(b) Continue
(c) Reversal
(d) Indication
(e) None of these
Q7.
(a) Analyze
(b) Courage
(c) Hybrids
(d) Predilection
(e) None of these
(a) Analyze
(b) Courage
(c) Hybrids
(d) Predilection
(e) None of these
Q8.
(a) Factor
(b) Needs
(c) Genetic
(d) Irregular
(e) None of these
(a) Factor
(b) Needs
(c) Genetic
(d) Irregular
(e) None of these
Directions (9-15): In the given passage several blanks are given and for each blank four alternatives are provided. Choose the option that can fill in the blanks to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. If none of the given options can fit the blank then choose option (e) ‘None of these’ as your answer.
Almost everyone agrees that the recent global climate _______________ (9), the annual Conference of the Parties (COP25), held in Madrid in December 2019, was a failure and that the _______________ (10) process to address the climate crisis is broken. At several discussions on finance, ambition, transparency of support and pre-2020 action, wealthy countries were _______________ (11). Although responsible for using the bulk of the carbon space in the atmosphere, they now _______________ (12) their obligations, with some even denying anthropogenic climate change. At this stage, there is a complete _______________ (13) of climate science from the negotiations and agreements at the global level. The next COP will be held at Glasgow, U.K. (in late 2020) and there may be little change in the outcomes, as the global political order may not alter much. The fact that we live in an unequal and unjust world is not going to change either. But the right political leaders could _______________ (14) action in a new direction. For example, younger members could be elected to the U.S. Congress and the Green New Deal could pass sometime in 2021. In the meantime, climate _______________ (15) is increasing awareness and having some success in removing insurance and financial support for fossil fuel companies. But these kinds of changes will occur slowly.
Almost everyone agrees that the recent global climate _______________ (9), the annual Conference of the Parties (COP25), held in Madrid in December 2019, was a failure and that the _______________ (10) process to address the climate crisis is broken. At several discussions on finance, ambition, transparency of support and pre-2020 action, wealthy countries were _______________ (11). Although responsible for using the bulk of the carbon space in the atmosphere, they now _______________ (12) their obligations, with some even denying anthropogenic climate change. At this stage, there is a complete _______________ (13) of climate science from the negotiations and agreements at the global level. The next COP will be held at Glasgow, U.K. (in late 2020) and there may be little change in the outcomes, as the global political order may not alter much. The fact that we live in an unequal and unjust world is not going to change either. But the right political leaders could _______________ (14) action in a new direction. For example, younger members could be elected to the U.S. Congress and the Green New Deal could pass sometime in 2021. In the meantime, climate _______________ (15) is increasing awareness and having some success in removing insurance and financial support for fossil fuel companies. But these kinds of changes will occur slowly.
Q9.
(a) Audacity
(b) Summit
(c) Attempt
(d) Standard
(e) None of these
(a) Audacity
(b) Summit
(c) Attempt
(d) Standard
(e) None of these
Q10.
(a) Multilateral
(b) Consideration
(c) Humorous
(d) Basics
(e) None of these
(a) Multilateral
(b) Consideration
(c) Humorous
(d) Basics
(e) None of these
Q11.
(a) Childish
(b) Ugly
(c) Recalcitrant
(d) Consent
(e) None of these
(a) Childish
(b) Ugly
(c) Recalcitrant
(d) Consent
(e) None of these
Q12.
(a) Harsh
(b) Obligations
(c) Justified
(d) Disavow
(e) None of these
(a) Harsh
(b) Obligations
(c) Justified
(d) Disavow
(e) None of these
Q13.
(a) Precious
(b) Severance
(c) Tastes
(d) Preferences
(e) None of these
(a) Precious
(b) Severance
(c) Tastes
(d) Preferences
(e) None of these
Q14.
(a) Nudge
(b) Averted
(c) Refused
(d) Attempted
(e) None of these
(a) Nudge
(b) Averted
(c) Refused
(d) Attempted
(e) None of these
Q15.
(a) Remedy
(b) Important
(c) Activism
(d) Conduct
(e) None of these
(a) Remedy
(b) Important
(c) Activism
(d) Conduct
(e) None of these
Solutions
S1. Ans. (b)
Sol. Resistant should be the replacement of unaffected as highlighted in the passage and numbered (1). Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
Sol. Resistant should be the replacement of unaffected as highlighted in the passage and numbered (1). Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S2. Ans. (a)
Sol. Produced should be the replacement of belittle as highlighted in the passage and numbered (2). Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
Sol. Produced should be the replacement of belittle as highlighted in the passage and numbered (2). Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S3. Ans. (d)
Sol. Proponents should be the replacement of harmful as highlighted in the passage and numbered (3). Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
Sol. Proponents should be the replacement of harmful as highlighted in the passage and numbered (3). Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. Agrarian should be the replacement of racist as highlighted in the passage and numbered (4). Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
Sol. Agrarian should be the replacement of racist as highlighted in the passage and numbered (4). Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S5. Ans. (c)
Sol. Surpassing should be the replacement of comparing as highlighted in the passage and numbered (5). Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
Sol. Surpassing should be the replacement of comparing as highlighted in the passage and numbered (5). Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S6. Ans. (a)
Sol. Agronomic should be the replacement of mendacity as highlighted in the passage and numbered (6). Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
Sol. Agronomic should be the replacement of mendacity as highlighted in the passage and numbered (6). Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S7. Ans. (c)
Sol. Hybrids should be the replacement of composer as highlighted in the passage and
numbered (7). Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
Sol. Hybrids should be the replacement of composer as highlighted in the passage and
numbered (7). Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S8. Ans. (c)
Sol. Genetic should be the replacement of theory as highlighted in the passage and numbered (8). Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
Sol. Genetic should be the replacement of theory as highlighted in the passage and numbered (8). Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S9. Ans. (b)
Sol. Summit can fill in the blank (9) to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
Sol. Summit can fill in the blank (9) to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S10. Ans. (a)
Sol. Multilateral can fill in the blank (10) to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
Sol. Multilateral can fill in the blank (10) to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S11. Ans. (c)
Sol. Recalcitrant can fill in the blank (11) to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
Sol. Recalcitrant can fill in the blank (11) to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S12. Ans. (d)
Sol. Disavow can fill in the blank (12) to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
Sol. Disavow can fill in the blank (12) to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
S13. Ans. (b)
Sol. Severance can fill in the blank (13) to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
Sol. Severance can fill in the blank (13) to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S14. Ans. (a)
Sol. Nudge can fill in the blank (14) to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
Sol. Nudge can fill in the blank (14) to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S15. Ans. (c)
Sol. Activism can fill in the blank (15) to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
Sol. Activism can fill in the blank (15) to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
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