1. Can we make such a ______ disqualifying persons against whom charges of heinous crimes have been framed by courts of _____ or should we tell the Parliament that by not laying down such a ______, you are really giving criminals encouragement and hope? (3)
- (1) norms
- (2) authority
- (3) law
- (4) ideas
- (5) basics
2. Currently, the ________ has powers to seek call data records as part of its probes, but the committee is of the view that the ________ needs more powers to assist in its ________ responsibilities. (4)
- (1) state
- (2) ruler/rule
- (3) dictator
- (4) regulator/regulatory
- (5) party
3. The bilingual channel (Hindi and English) will offer scheduled programming as well as video-on-demand facility. According to the India _______ website, it will cover the “entire landscape” of _______ and technology including engineering, health and medicine, natural _______, environment and wildlife, agriculture among others. It will have documentaries, discussion, demonstrations/experiment shows and quizzes. (1)
- (1) science
- (2) biological
- (3) physical
- (4) atmosphere
- (5) technical
4. Till Wednesday night, revenue authorities were expecting only a limited release of _______ through a single shutter, resulting in rise in ________ level of Periyar by around only one metre. But with all four shutters being opened, there is, as yet, no clear idea about the expected rise in ______ levels in the Periyar. (5)
- (1) grants
- (2) funds
- (3) assistance
- (4) support
- (5) water
5. The main idea of a ________ is the point of the passage, minus all the details. It is the main point or concept that the author wants to communicate to the readers about the topic. Hence, in a _________, when the main idea is stated directly, it is expressed in what is called the topic sentence. It gives the overarching idea of what the paragraph is about and is supported by the details in the __________. (2)
- (1) comprehensive
- (2) paragraph
- (3) story
- (4) event
- (5) scenario
