Friday, 27 January 2017


Directions (1-10): In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. For each blank five words have been suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

If the State is serious about …(6)… in consumption of unhealthy food, then there are several …(7)…it should quickly adopt. The first is to set a …(8)… limit for fat and/or calorie and tax all foods items that are above this limit. …(9)… sugar-sweetened drinks and refined products under the taxable product list should be a priority. There is no …(10)… why packaged food items that have high salt content should not be additionally taxed. Indians are …(11)… to consume a few times more than the World Health Organisation’s recommended limit of 5 grams a day and most of it comes …(12)… packaged food items. Similarly, what excuse can there be …(13)… not charging a very high rate of tax on food items that contain trans fats? There are a number of food items sold in India that contain as high as 35-40 per cent of trans fats. Trans fatty acids, made through the process of hydrogenation of oils, which improves the stability or shelf life of the foodstuff that contains them, …(14)… serious coronary risks. Taxing ‘bad’ foods should …(15)… accompanied by cross-subsidies of healthy and wholegrain food items.
(Reference- The Hindu)

1.  
(a) reining
(b) raining
(c) rolling
(d) relaying
(e) reigning

2. 
(a) method
(b) mergers
(c) meager
(d) measure
(e) measures

3. 
(a) held
(b) mound
(c) gigantic
(d) threshold
(e) miniature

4. 
(a) Bestowing
(b) Blending
(c) Bringing
(d) Bring
(e) Brought

5. 
(a) reason
(b) season
(c) allegation
(d) suggestion
(e) goal

6. 
(a) known
(b) see
(c) there
(d) keen
(e) assume

7. 
(a) on
(b) from
(c) in
(d) onto
(e) at

8. 
(a) on
(b) along
(c) among
(d) with
(e) for

9. 
(a) produced
(b) get
(c) pose
(d) paused
(e) paved

10. 
(a) be
(b) will
(c) in
(d) belong
(e) could


ANSWERS :

S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. reining means keep under control; restrain

S2. Ans.(e)
Sol. measures here refer to precautionary strategies or methods

S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. threshold refers to limit 

S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. Bringing is the correct answer here.

S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. reason refers to a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event.

S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. known is the correct answer here.

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. from is the correct preposition that should be used here.

S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. for should be used here

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. pose refer to present or constitute (a problem or danger).

S10. Ans.(a)

Sol. be is the right answer



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