Directions (Q. 1-5): Each sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each pair of blanks which best brings about the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
1. Industry has fears about __________ from tax officials and _______ approvals. (2)
1) distress, against
2) harassment, delayed
3) torture, without
4) corruption, postponing
5) irritation, lingering
2. The Environment Ministry does not __________ the cumulative environmental __________ of multiple dams in a region. (3)
1) appraise, affect
2) examine, role
3) evaluate, impact
4) assess, situation
5) check, issue
3. A ‘Hornbill Festival’ was held in Nagaland to __________ the understanding of hornbills through tourism and a __________ of cultural activities. (1)
1) enhance, variety
2) acknowledge, variations
3) aggravate, change
4) adorn, movement
5) amplify, variable
4. Both parents feed the __________hungry chicks in the nest until they grow big enough to _______ freedom. (4)
1) always, understand
2) little, recognise
3) very, feel
4) perpetually, flutter
5) most, fly
5. Cooperative societies are seen y the poor as more approachable ___________ banks, according to the _________ of a RBI research study in Kerala. (5)
1) to, report
2) with, result
3) for, message
4) of, claims
5) than, findings
