Directions(q.1-5) In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make it meaningfully complete.
1. As a ________ of medicine Ayurveda has witnessed ________ growth in the last two decades. (1)
1. system, phenomenal
2. genre, thumping
3. branch, increasing
4. alternative, sufficient
5. counterpart, sharp
2. In mature democracies,________of national importance are________without a trace of politics. (5)
1. policies, enacted
2. concern, subjected
3. issues, drawn
4. cases, looked
5. matters, debated
3. If a government loses’its________in the legislature, it should________gracefully and allow the opposition to form a new government. (2)
1. confidence, admit
2. majority, quit
3. grip, react
4. command, manage
5. monopoly, compromise
4. With fixed tenures, governments defeated on the ____of the legislature would not be able to force________elections on the people. (4)
1. front, biased
2. ground, indirect
3. house, unfair
4. floor, premature
5. table, undue
5. With a fixed tenure and greater________, the governments can________to be more decisive. (3)
1. focus, affirm
2. orientation, deliver
3. stability, afford
4. numbers, respond
5. transparency, swear
