Daily Vocab & Word Usage Quiz || 22.07.2020

Direction: In the following passage, there are two blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five options with two words in each have been suggested (both the words should fit the given blank).

Our nomadic ancestors had to conserve energy to compete for scarce resources, flee predators and fight enemies. (1) effort on anything other than short-term advantage could jeopardise their very survival. In any case, in the absence of conveniences such as antibiotics, banks, roads or refrigeration, it made little sense to think long-term. Today, mere survival has fallen off the agenda, and it is long-term vision and commitment that lead to the best outcomes. Yet our instinct remains to conserve energy, making us (2) to abstract projects with distant and uncertain payoffs.

Direction: In the following passage, there are two blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five options with two words in each have been suggested (both the words should fit the given blank).

Our nomadic ancestors had to conserve energy to compete for scarce resources, flee predators and fight enemies. (1) effort on anything other than short-term advantage could jeopardise their very survival. In any case, in the absence of conveniences such as antibiotics, banks, roads or refrigeration, it made little sense to think long-term. Today, mere survival has fallen off the agenda, and it is long-term vision and commitment that lead to the best outcomes. Yet our instinct remains to conserve energy, making us (2) to abstract projects with distant and uncertain payoffs.

Direction: In the following passage, there are two blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five options with two words in each have been suggested (both the words should fit the given blank).

Throughout the history of Delhi, bazaars have been essential to the city’s blueprint, and (3) to the architectural distribution of the city between commercial and residential zones. Any bazaar is essentially a public space for a more (4) and localised form of trade and commerce. In a bazaar, informal transactions are held in the spaces allotted for trade.

Direction: In the following passage, there are two blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five options with two words in each have been suggested (both the words should fit the given blank).

Throughout the history of Delhi, bazaars have been essential to the city’s blueprint, and (3) to the architectural distribution of the city between commercial and residential zones. Any bazaar is essentially a public space for a more (4) and localised form of trade and commerce. In a bazaar, informal transactions are held in the spaces allotted for trade.

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which will carry an article. The blanks have been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers. Find the most appropriate to fill the blank.

Any amendment to (5) law is bound to be viewed with suspicion if no fundamental need is seen for the changes it proposes. Amendments passed by (6) Lok Sabha to the Right to Information Act are so obviously unnecessary that naturally many see (7) ulterior motive. It is difficult not to concur with activists who contend that (8) amendments pose (9) threat to the freedom and autonomy of Information Commissions at (10) Central and State levels. (11) Central Information Commissioner, (12) corresponding authorities in the States (State Information Commissioners) and other Information Commissioners at (13) both levels are statutory functionaries vested with the power to review the decisions of public information officers in government departments, (14) institutions and bodies.

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which will carry an article. The blanks have been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers. Find the most appropriate to fill the blank.

Any amendment to (5) law is bound to be viewed with suspicion if no fundamental need is seen for the changes it proposes. Amendments passed by (6) Lok Sabha to the Right to Information Act are so obviously unnecessary that naturally many see (7) ulterior motive. It is difficult not to concur with activists who contend that (8) amendments pose (9) threat to the freedom and autonomy of Information Commissions at (10) Central and State levels. (11) Central Information Commissioner, (12) corresponding authorities in the States (State Information Commissioners) and other Information Commissioners at (13) both levels are statutory functionaries vested with the power to review the decisions of public information officers in government departments, (14) institutions and bodies.

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which will carry an article. The blanks have been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers. Find the most appropriate to fill the blank.

Any amendment to (5) law is bound to be viewed with suspicion if no fundamental need is seen for the changes it proposes. Amendments passed by (6) Lok Sabha to the Right to Information Act are so obviously unnecessary that naturally many see (7) ulterior motive. It is difficult not to concur with activists who contend that (8) amendments pose (9) threat to the freedom and autonomy of Information Commissions at (10) Central and State levels. (11) Central Information Commissioner, (12) corresponding authorities in the States (State Information Commissioners) and other Information Commissioners at (13) both levels are statutory functionaries vested with the power to review the decisions of public information officers in government departments, (14) institutions and bodies.

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which will carry an article. The blanks have been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers. Find the most appropriate to fill the blank.

Any amendment to (5) law is bound to be viewed with suspicion if no fundamental need is seen for the changes it proposes. Amendments passed by (6) Lok Sabha to the Right to Information Act are so obviously unnecessary that naturally many see (7) ulterior motive. It is difficult not to concur with activists who contend that (8) amendments pose (9) threat to the freedom and autonomy of Information Commissions at (10) Central and State levels. (11) Central Information Commissioner, (12) corresponding authorities in the States (State Information Commissioners) and other Information Commissioners at (13) both levels are statutory functionaries vested with the power to review the decisions of public information officers in government departments, (14) institutions and bodies.

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which will carry an article. The blanks have been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers. Find the most appropriate to fill the blank.

Any amendment to (5) law is bound to be viewed with suspicion if no fundamental need is seen for the changes it proposes. Amendments passed by (6) Lok Sabha to the Right to Information Act are so obviously unnecessary that naturally many see (7) ulterior motive. It is difficult not to concur with activists who contend that (8) amendments pose (9) threat to the freedom and autonomy of Information Commissions at (10) Central and State levels. (11) Central Information Commissioner, (12) corresponding authorities in the States (State Information Commissioners) and other Information Commissioners at (13) both levels are statutory functionaries vested with the power to review the decisions of public information officers in government departments, (14) institutions and bodies.

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which will carry an article. The blanks have been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers. Find the most appropriate to fill the blank.

Any amendment to (5) law is bound to be viewed with suspicion if no fundamental need is seen for the changes it proposes. Amendments passed by (6) Lok Sabha to the Right to Information Act are so obviously unnecessary that naturally many see (7) ulterior motive. It is difficult not to concur with activists who contend that (8) amendments pose (9) threat to the freedom and autonomy of Information Commissions at (10) Central and State levels. (11) Central Information Commissioner, (12) corresponding authorities in the States (State Information Commissioners) and other Information Commissioners at (13) both levels are statutory functionaries vested with the power to review the decisions of public information officers in government departments, (14) institutions and bodies.