Directions (1-5): In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered Against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find the appropriate word in each case.
Creating a few more schools or allowing hundreds of colleges and private universities to (1) is not going to solve the crisis of education in India. And a crisis it is ___ we are in a country where people are spending their parent’s savings and borrowed money on education ___ and even then not getting standard education, and struggling to find employment of their (2). In this country, millions of students are (3) of an unrealistic, pointless, mindless rat race. The mind numbering competition and rote learning not only (4) the creativity and originality of millions of Indian students every year, but also (5) brilliant students to adopt drastic measures.
1.(1) Base (2) Mushroom (3) Point (4) Set (5) Crop (2)
2.(1) Parents (2) Money (3) Fashion (4) Equal (5) Choice (5)
3.(1) Victims (2) Member (3) Party (4) Associates (5) Together (1)
4.(1) Crush (2) Flourish (3) Stir (4) Halting (5) Push (1)
5.(1) Aim (2) Drive (3) Stop (4) Responsible (5) Make (3)
