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In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given below the passage and against each five words have been suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
The death of about 700 people in three shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea is another reminder of the horrors of the refugee crisis (1) Europe. Despite the obvious danger of crossing the sea on small, unseaworthy vessels, tens of thousands of refugees from Africa and West Asia make this (2) journey every year, fleeing war and misery. This year, more than 2,000 people have drowned trying to reach Europe, a number that may well surpass the early 3,700. Europe’s response to the crisis has been far from effective. Globally there is a spike in the number of refugees over the past few years, mainly due to the wars and civil strife in West Asia and North Africa. Europe cannot (3) itself from such problems in its wider neighbourhood. Refugees have taken two major routes to reach Europe: from Turkey to the Greek islands, and from Libya to Italy. The ‘One In, One Out’ deal reached recently between the European Union and Turkey, under which Europe will resettle one Syrian refugee in the continent for every Syrian returned to Turkey from the Greek islands, has seen the arrival of refugees from Turkey subside. But the closure of this route has (4) those who smuggle refugees to shift their focus to Libya, resulting in a surge of arrivals on the Italian coast.
Europe needs a comprehensive plan to tackle this crisis. First, it should welcome more people. But for Germany and Sweden, European countries have largely been shy of accepting refugees. Second, Europe needs to have a more efficient and (5) search and rescue mission with the required financial muscle. Italy has proposed the creation of euro bonds to finance the response facility, a move Germany opposes. If Europe wants to prevent people from drowning, rescue teams should be provided the resources they ask for. Third, the official European position is that more should be done to stop refugees from leaving for Europe in the first place. This cannot be done unless there are functional, cooperative governments in these countries.
1 Choose the correct option for (1)
01. confronting
02. encountering
03. battling
04. combining
05. repugnance
2 Choose the correct option for (2)
01. hazardous
02. secure
03. perilous
04. decisive
05. integral
3 Choose the correct option for (3)
01. segregate
02. sequester
03. conduct
04. oversight
05. insulate
4 Choose the correct option for (4)
01. dissuade
02. persuaded
03. hindered
04. prompted
05. hinted
5 Choose the correct option for (5)
01. anxious
02. fanatically
03. apathetic
04. frigid
05. proactive
6-10. Read each part of the sentence to find out if there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, mark your answer as (5).
6 Although everyone knew Janice lied (1) /on the witness stand to protect her mother (2),/ the judge had no choice but (3) /to punish her for dissimulation. (4) / no error (5)
01. 1
02. 2
03. 3
04. 4
05. 5
7 Because the teenager felt (1) /the road trip with her grandparents (2)/ would be a bored, (3)/ she played sick in order to stay home. (4)/ No error (5)
01. 1
02. 2
03. 3
04. 4
05. 5
8 Some medical researchers believe (1)/ the reduction of animal testing (2)/ will have a stifling effect (3) /at drug innovation.(4)/ no error(5)
01. 1
02. 2
03. 3
04. 4
05. 5
9 Unable to handle the humiliation (1) / of being publicly insulted by his friend,(2) / Tim fled from the (3)/school cafeteria (4)./ no error (5)
01. 1
02. 2
03. 3
04. 4
05. 5
10 Karen banned the videogame (1)/from her home after she heard (2)/ one of the characters say an expletive (3)/ that were offensive to women.(4) / no error(5)
01. 1
02. 2
03. 3
04. 4
05. 5
Answers :-
Q.1 (1)
Q.2 (3)
Q.3 (5)
Q.4 (4)
Q.5 (5)
Q.6 (5)
Q.7 (3)
Q.8 (4)
Q.9 (5)
Q.10 (4)