Questions

The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

Your opening paragraph should __________ the reader's attention.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

The nation has been _____as a relatively extensive, territorial relation of nativity. We have further formulated the_____of the nation as a territorially_____, yet bounded, social relation for the generation, transmission, and ____of life. When the nation is a national state, it is also a_____for the protection of life. The nation is often ______by the metaphor of familial relations and, indeed, has sometimes been considered as some kind of_____family. This is understandable because both the nation and the family are relations of_____. Nonetheless, there is an important difference, and to understand this will _____a more detailed examination of the_____ between territory and bonding.

as a territorially_______, yet bounded, social relation

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

Comment added to a text or diagram.

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Winsome

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Conflagration

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Irony. __________________word captures our response to the ongoing nationwide drought in more ways than one. We have woken _________ the reality of drought a full six months after the end of monsoon. After waking up, we focus ____________ the drinking water __________ in urban centres and not the multidimensional crisis of life and livelihood in _______________ hinterland.

We have woken _________ the reality of drought

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Ennui

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

Kiling of birds