Question : There are few 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.
On April 1,2022 Pope Francis apologized to First Nations, Inuit and Métis 1) ____________________, he acknowledged the amount of harm done by residential schools in Canada and marking a significant step in the church admitting its role in the 2) _________________ of Indigenous communities and children. Although the apology was very important but it also raised questions as what it means when a pope apologises.
For once it is unthinkable that pope will apologise, as for accepting the fault would mean that the church was 3) ___________________. However, the Second Vatican Council, an assembly of bishops, cardinals, heads of religious orders and 4) ___________________ that met from 1962 to 1965 contributed towards the modernization of the church shifted the church’s perspective on change and 5) _____________________ major changes. It also paved the way of admitting the fault.
Choose the correct word to be used in the blank 3
Option 1: eclectic
Option 2: languid
Option 3: religious
Option 4: sinful
Correct Answer: sinful
Solution : The correct answer is sinful.
For once it is unthinkable that pope will apologise, as for accepting the fault would mean that the church was sinful.
Explanation:
Sinful is the only word that will fit the blank and make the sentence coherent. It means wicked and immoral; sinful or characterized by sinfulness.
Meaning of the rest of the words
Eclectic- deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
Languid- weak or faint as a result of illness or fatigue.
Religious-relating to or believing in a religion:
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Choose the correct word to be used in the blank 4.
Option 1: theologians
Option 2: adherent
Option 3: sanguine
Option 4: dexterity
Choose the correct word to be used in the blank 5.
Option 1: dissimulated
Option 2: altruism
Option 3: instituted
Option 4: stupefaction
Question : There are few words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Pick the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.
Intially it was 1) ___________________ down by the outbreak of pandemic, and now the Russian invasion of Ukraine is becoming a threat to 2) ___________________ the 2024 completion deadline of Nal Se Jal, a flagship scheme of the Modi government to provide 3) ___________________ drinking water to all the rural households across the country.
This flagship scheme involves creating water supply 4) ___________________, such as laying water pipelines to provide functional tap connections to beneficiary households, alongside 5) ___________________ existing water supply systems.
Choose the correct word to be used in blank 3.
Option 1: reformed
Option 2: revamped
Option 3: infrastructure
Option 4: potable
Choose the correct word to be used in blank 1.
Option 1: boomed
Option 2: spurred
Option 3: slowed
Option 4: regulated
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.
Many of you might have heard it when 1. ______________________ on a light, switching on your computer or passing near a power lines — that 2. ______________________ sound of hum of electricity. But what, exactly, is that hum? What is more important is that is it a sign of 3. ______________________ ? The sound produced by the electricity is called as the “mains hum,” and it happens because of the way electricity is generated. The electricity that is supplied from the power plants uses 4. ______________________ current (AC), it is referred to as alternating current because the current changes its direction, or alternates, many times per second. The number of times per second the current alternates depends on the 5. ______________________ of the particular country.
Q1.Choose the correct word to be used in blank 4
Option 1: syntax
Option 2: Masquerade
Option 3: alternating
Option 4: Embroil
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