Question : There are certain words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Choose the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.
The decision made by the goverment of India to purchase crude oil at a discounted rate from Russia, when the Putin goverment is bombing civilians in Ukraine, is 1) __________________ by many. 2)________________ to the Narendra Modi administration’s request to not to politicise the issue, in the current scenario the decision is as much political as it is economic, however much we may wish it were not.
While the major countries like US, Europe , Japan and Australia have made no secret revelation that India should join them in 3) _____________________ Putin’s war, as the goverment of 141 countries who voted in favour of the UN General Assembly resolution did. Russia has intentionally offered the discount at the oil to show that India is among the ‘many’ countries that resist the Atlantic alliance’s attempt to 4) __________________ and punish Putin. On the other hand Xi’s China has suddenly discovered that Modi’s India is worth talking to: it will provide cover for the Xi government to not only 5) ________________ attention from its own support for Russia, but also to position itself as someone who is more willing to engage with the Atlantic alliance than India.
Choose the correct word to be used in the blank 2
Option 1: contrary
Option 2: defalcate
Option 3: ubiquitous
Option 4: impeccable
Correct Answer: contrary
Solution : The correct answer is contrary.
Contrary to the Narendra Modi administration’s request to not to politicise the issue, in the current scenario the decision is as much political as it is economic, however much we may wish it were not.
Explanation:
Contrary is the only word that will fit the blank and make the sentence coherent. It refers to a fact or opinion that is diametrically opposed to one that has already been stated.
Meaning of the rest of the words
Defalcate- to misuse or misappropriate property or funds entrusted to one.
Ubiquitous means present, visible, or found everywhere.
Impeccable- in accordance with the highest standards; faultless.
Choose the correct word to be used in the blank 1
Option 1: acquire
Option 2: questionable
Option 3: extol
Choose the correct word to be used in the blank 5.
Option 1: beseech
Option 2: extol
Option 3: deflect
Option 4: signify
Choose the correct word to be used in the blank 4
Option 1: isolate
Option 2: recapitulate
Option 3: jaded
Option 4: ramify
Choose the correct word to be used in the blank 3
Option 1: exceling
Option 2: antiquated
Option 4: condemning
When we gaze at the sky on a clear and dark night the stars appears to twinkle. The concept is so well 1. ______________________ that it’s the 2. ______________________ of the most famous kid's song of all time. But have you ever wondered what’s the 3. ______________________ behind this twinkling sight? What is the reason why stars twinkle? It turns out, “twinkle, twinkle, little star” is a bit of a 4. ______________________. The correct answer to reason why stars twinkle is that they actually don’t. The twinkling we that we see is not related to the stars. Rather, it’s a result of how we see them from our 5. ______________________ on Earth. In reality stars are so far away from earth that we see them as a tiny point of light in the sky.
Q. Choose the correct word to be used in blank 2
Option 1: premise
Option 2: Quibble
Option 3: Caveat
Option 4: onerous
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