HirePro Fill In The Blanks Quiz-1

In the context of the sentence, the only combination of words that lead to a meaningful sentence is "productivity" and "growth". All other options are incorrect either contextually or grammatically. The sentence wants to convey that healthy workers are able to perform better and hence the safety and health of workers contribute greatly to the overall productivity.

Productivity- The state or quality of being productive.
Growth-The process of increasing in size.

 

 

The word “rainfall” after the first blank indicates that the word describes the state of
rainfall patterns. In the context of the sentence, the words which are suitable for the
first blank are “variability”, “fluctuations” and “uncertainty”. Hence options B and E are
eliminated.
The second blank tries to convey that it is important to “transparently manage water
resources”. The only word that makes the sentence meaningfully correct is “imperative”
which means ‘of vital importance; crucial’. The words “inefficient" and “indifferent” are
irrelevant to the context of this sentence. This eliminates words “inefficient" and “indifferent” as well.

Variability-Lack of consistency or fixed pattern; liability to vary or change.
Imperative- An essential or urgent thing.

The sentence conveys that in mature countries bonds are accepted as ‘guarantee’ fortheir liquidity management operations. In the context of the sentence, the words whichare suitable for the first blank are “security”, “collateral” and“insurance”. Hence word woeful is eliminated.
The word “purposefully” before the second blank indicates that the central banks have done something with a positive effect. The only word that makes the sentence meaningfully correct is “develop’. The word “undermine" has the opposite meaning and “accentuate” is irrelevant to the context of this sentence. This eliminates words “undermine” and “accentuate” as well.

Collateral-Something pledged as security for repayment of a loan, to be forfeited in the event of a default.
Develop-Grow or cause to grow and become more mature, advanced, or elaborate.

The words “under rules” give us the clue to the first blank. It shows that the local bodies
were required by rules to segregate, collect and transfer waste. In the context of the
sentence, the word that is suitable for the first blank is “authorized” or “mandated” or
“delegated”. Hence word “ruled” is eliminated.
The clue to the second blank lies in the word “failed” after it indicating that the word
must express the scale of failure. The only word that aptly conveys this meaning is
“spectacularly” expressing that the failure was of a huge scale. The adjectives
"enormous" or “great” would have been considered if they were in their adverb form.
This eliminates words "enormous" and “great” as well.

Mandated-Give (someone) authority to act in a certain way.
Spectacularly-In an impressive, dramatic, or eye-catching way.

According to the sentence, the issues that are to be sorted are “contentious” which
means ‘causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial’. Both the blanks must
have words with negative tones. In the context of the sentence, the only combination of
words that lead to a meaningful sentence is "barriers" and "imbalance". All other
options are incorrect either contextually or grammatically.

Barriers-A fence or other obstacle that prevents movement or access.
Imbalance-Lack of proportion or relation between corresponding things.

From the given sentence, we can infer that the problem has been made worse by UGC’s policy of asking for recommendations. In the context of the sentence, the words thatare suitable for the first blank are “seeking” and “soliciting”. Hence words “denying” and “facing” are eliminated.
For the second blank, we can infer that the aforementioned recommendations were sought for the addition of journals in the whitelist. The only word that aptly conveys this meaning is “inclusion”. The word "exclusion" means the opposite and this eliminates word “exclusion” as well.

Soliciting-The action or fact of accosting someone and offering one's or someone else's services as a prostitute.
Inclusion-The action or state of including or of being included within a group or structure.

In the context of the sentence, the only combination of words that lead to a meaningful sentence is "investigating" and "credible". All other options are incorrect either contextually or grammatically. Therefore, words “innovating” , “instigating” and “obscuring” are eliminated. The sentence conveys that despite media researchers trying to inspect the fake news scenario, no reliable information has been found regarding those who have generated the false information.

Investigating-To carry out a systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts of (an incident, allegation, etc.) so as to establish the truth.
Credible-Able to be believed; convincing.

“Chaebols” are large family-owned business conglomerates in South Korea. The use of “rather than” helps us to decipher the meaning of the sentence. The given sentence wants to convey that state-owned banks in South Korea have been able to take necessary actions against business conglomerates and have not succumbed to political
pressure. In the context of the sentence, the words which are suitable for the first blank are “Chastened” and “disciplined”. Hence words “wanted” and “brought” are eliminated.
As for the second blank, the only word that makes the sentence meaningfully correct is “capitulating” which means ‘ceasing to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; yielding’. The word “wading" which is irrelevant to the context of this sentence.

Disciplined- Showing a controlled form of behaviour or way of working.
Capitulating-Cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; yield.

The first blank must be positive since “the situation may improve”. In the context of thesentence, the words which are suitable for the first blank are “steady”, “stable” and“strong”. Hence word “wordly” is eliminated. Despite the aforementioned positive circumstances, the growth rate expectations are lower than what had been ‘visualized’ at the beginning of the year. The only word that makes the sentence meaningfully correct is “envisaged” which means ‘contemplate or
conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event’. The words “formed" and “seen” are irrelevant to the context of this sentence. This eliminates words “formed" and “seen” as well.

Stable-(of an object or structure) not likely to give way or overturn; firmly fixed.
Envisaged-Contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event.

The first blank refers to the spreading of fake news which has become easier thanks to the wide reach of mobile phones. In the context of the sentence, the words which are suitable for the first blank are “dissemination” and “propagation”. Hence words “dissidence” and “devolution” are eliminated.
Out of the remaining choices, the only word that fits in the second blank and makes the sentence meaningfully correct is “ramifications” which means ‘complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event’. The word “transaction" is irrelevant to the context of this sentence. This eliminates word “transaction" as well.

Dissemination-The action or fact of spreading something, especially information, widely.
Ramifications-A complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event.