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English Language Quiz For LIC AAO 2019

Directions (1-5): Read the following passage and attempt the questions as directed.

Almost every willing household in India now has a legitimate electricity connection. The household electrification scheme, Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana, or Saubhagya, has been implemented at an (A)....................... pace. More than 45,000 households were electrified every day over the last 18 months. Against such an achievement, it is important to ask these questions: what did it take for India to achieve this target? Why is electricity access not only about provision of connections? And, how can we ensure 24x7 power for all?

The efforts under Saubhagya have come after (B)............................................. The enactment of the Electricity Act, in 2003, and the introduction of the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana, in 2005, expanded electrification infrastructure to most villages in the following decade. (C) But the rollout of the Saubhagya scheme, in 2017, gave the required impetus to electrifies each willing household in the country.

(D) However, over the last year, several engineers and managing directors in electricity distribution companies (discoms), their contractors, State- and Central-level bureaucrats, and possibly pitch ministers have been working at fever energy. Discom engineers have evolved in their attitude, as we saw during our on-ground research — from one of (E) scepticism to that of determination. Their efforts to meet targets even included crossing streams in Bihar on foot with electricity poles, and reaching far-flung areas in Manipur, through Myanmar, to electrify remote habitations with solar home systems.

Q1. Which of the following words given in the options should come at the place marked as (A) in the above paragraph to make it grammatically correct and meaningful. Also, the word should fill in the blanks given in the two sentences given below to make them contextually correct and meaningful.

(I) Since Mrs. Johnson did not have high expectations for Hank, she was shocked by his ………………………….. interest in his math grade.
(II) The damage caused by the hurricane is …………………………….and has never been experienced before in this country.
 circulate
 unprecedented
 tutelary
 remarkably
 standard

Q2. Which of the following phrases should fill the blank in (B) to make it contextually correct and meaningful?
 decades of hard work precede it
 decades off hard work preceding it
 decades in hard work preceding it
 decades of hard work preceding it
 None of the Above

Q3. In the passage given, a sentence (C) is given in BOLD. There may or may not be an error in one part of the sentence. Choose the part which has an error in it as your answer. If there is no error then choose option (E) as your answer.
 But the rollout of the Saubhagya scheme
 in 2017, gave the required impetus
 to electrifies each willing
 household in the country.
 No Error

Q4. The sentence given in (D) has four words given in BOLD. Amongst the given BOLD words which of the following must replace each other to make the sentence contextually correct and meaningful.
 companies-energy
 contractors-pitch
 companies-pitch
 pitch-energy
 No change required

Q5. A word is given in bold in (E). Choose the word which is similar in meaning to the word given in bold in the passage.
 Conviction
 Doubtfulness
 Belief
 Embrace
 Both (a) and (b)

Directions (6-10): Read each of the following sentences to find out if there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number (A, B, C or D) of this part is your answer. If there is no error in the statement, then mark option (e) as your answer choice.

Q6. The erect of electricity poles (A)/ and an extension of wires do (B)/ not necessarily mean uninterrupted (C)/ power flow to households. (D)/

 A
 B
 C
 D
 No Error

Q7. While instances of low voltage and voltage (A)/ surges have reduced in the last three years, (B)/ about a quarter of rural households still report(C)/ low voltage issues for at least five days in a month. (D)/
 A
 B
 C
 D
 No Error

Q8. Cactus, a silent feature-length (A)/ fiction film about Jesus Christ (B)/ by Aneek Chaudhari, has been nominate(C)/ for Rome Independent Film Awards. (D)/
 A
 B
 C
 D
 No Error

Q9. Fire accidents kill thousands of people every year, (A)/ several hundreds of whose are Indians. The majority of (B)/ these incidents are caused not by mechanical failures, or nature, (C)/ but rather, because of human error and negligence. (D)/
 A
 B
 C
 D
 No Error

Q10. These days, it is important for ambulances (A)/ to be stationed at huge corporate parks/ multi-national (B)/ companies in order to provide professional care (C)/ to the people in case of medical emergencies. (D)/
 A
 B
 C
 D
 No Error

Directions (11-13): Choose the word which is most SIMILAR in meaning to the word printed in bold below.

Q11. ENSURE

 Revoke
 Weaken
 Undermine
 Assure
 Enfeeble

Q12. PREDICT
 Report
 Recount
 Foretell
 Narrate
 Describe

Q13. OPPOSE
 Capitulate
 Repel
 Encourage
 Foster
 Advance

Directions (14-15): Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning to the word printed in bold below.

Q14. RETAIN

 Hold
 Preserve
 Harbor
 Cherish
 Release

Q15. YIELD
 Earnings
 Succumb
 Surrender
 Resist
 Wares












SOLUTIONS

1.B
2.D
3.C
4.D
5.B
6.A
7.E
8.C
9.B
10.E
11.D
12.C
13.B
14.E
15.D

5 Banking and SSC : April 2019 Directions (1-5): Read the following passage and attempt the questions as directed. Almost every willing household in India now has a leg...

Reasoning Quiz For SBI PO 2019

Directions (1-5): Study the given information and answer the questions: When a word and number arrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers, it arranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and its rearrangement.

Input: movement 06 49 traffic 73 fine 97 classic

Step I:  movement 06 49 73 fine 97 classic traffic
Step II:  73 movement 06 49 fine classic traffic 97
Step III:  classic 73 movement 06 49 traffic 97 fine
Step IV:  06 classic 73 movement traffic 97 fine 49
Step IV, is the last step of the above arrangement as the intended arrangement is obtained.
As per the rules followed in the given steps find out the appropriate steps for the given input.

Input:12 salary increment 83 58 incentive 37 delay

Q1. In which of the following step the elements ’12 salary 58 delay’ found in the same order?
 Step I
 Step IV
 Step V
 Step II
 none of these

Q2. What is the difference between the element which is fourth from left in Step III and first from right in Step IV?
 12
 27
 15
 46
 47

Q3. In step II, ‘37’ is related to ‘12’ and ‘increment’ is related to ‘salary’. In the same way ‘delay’ is related to?
 incentive
 12
 83
 58
 None of the above

Q4. Which element is exactly between ‘increment’ and ‘58’ in step IV of the given arrangement?
 delay
 12
 83
 incentive
 salary

Q5. How many steps are required for the final arrangement?
 6
 none of these
 4
 7
 5

Directions (6-10): Study the following information to answer the given questions: A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.

Input: 87 power 13 tide fish 25 around 36 58 union 79 ice

Step I: 131 87 power tide fish around 36 58 union 79 ice 252
Step II: around 131 87 power tide 36 58 union 79 ice 252 fish
Step III: 363 around 131 87 power tide union 79 ice 252 fish 584
Step IV: ice 363 around 131 87 tide union 79 252 fish 584 power
Step V: 795 ice 363 around 131 tide union 252 fish 584 power 876
Step VI: tide 795 ice 363 around 131 252 fish 584 power 876 union
Step VI is the last step of the rearrangement. As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate steps for the given input.
Input for the questions.
Input: quiz 9 rough 71 guest 19 deep 43 57 sanctity 94 light

Q6. How many steps would be needed to complete the arrangement?

 X
 VIII
 IX
 VI
 None of these

Q7. What will the addition of the numbers which is second from the left end in step II and 5th from the right end in step IV?
 312
 210
 190
 185
 None of these

Q8. Which of the following would be the difference of the numbers which is 2nd from left end in step IV and 2nd from right end in Step II?
 290
 183
 193
 241
 242

Q9. Which of the following element will be 6th from the left of 3rd from the right end in step V?
 91
 deep
 433
 light
 None of these

Q10. In Step IV, which of the following word/number would be on 4th position (from the left)?
 sanctity
 91
 71
 rough
 None of these

Directions (11-15): Study the given information and answer the questions: When a word and number arrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers, it arranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and its rearrangement.

Input: 14 car 63 arrow 25 road 72 tractor 49 museum

Step I:  museum 14 car 63 arrow 25 road tractor 49  72
Step II:  tractor museum 14 car arrow 25 road 49  72 63
Step III:  road tractor museum14 car arrow 25  72 63 49
Step IV:  arrow road tractor museum14 car  72 63 49 25
Step V:   car arrow road tractor museum  72 63 49 25 14
Step V, is the last step of the above arrangement as the intended arrangement is obtained.
As per the rules followed in the given steps find out the appropriate steps for the given input.

Input:11 market 31 hand 56 pencil 74 eraser 9 marker

Q11. In which of the following step the elements ‘hand 9 74’ found in the same order?

 Step I
 Step IV
 Step V
 Step II
 none of these

Q12. What is the difference between the element which is second from right in Step III and first from right in Step IV?
 12
 31
 11
 13
 None of these

Q13. In step V, ‘hand’ is related to ‘market’ and ‘eraser’ is related to ‘56’. In the same way ‘31’ is related to?
 marker
 hand
 74
 9
 None of the above

Q14. Which element is exactly between ‘eraser’ and ‘9’ in step IV of the given arrangement?
 hand
 eraser
 market
 31
 74

Q15. How many steps are required for the final arrangement?
 6
 none of these
 4
 7
 5












SOLUTIONS

1.D
2.D
3.C
4.C
5.C
6.D
7.D
8.D
9.B
10.B
11.B
12.E
13.D
14.A
15.E

5 Banking and SSC : April 2019 Directions (1-5): Study the given information and answer the questions: When a word and number arrangement machine is given an input line o...

LIC AAO General Awareness | 2019

Q1. The Swedish Parliament approved _________ as Prime Minister for a second four-year term.
 Scott Morrison
 Gaston Browne
 Donald Tusk
 Theresa May
 Stefan Lofven

Q2. UNESCO has named ________ as the World Capital of Architecture for 2020.
 London
 Paris
 Rio de Janeiro
 Berlin
 Madrid

Q3. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the 426 meters long Diffo Bridge. It is built over _______.
 Kali River
 Brahmaputra River
 Son River
 Thangwa River
 Chipu River

Q4. Which of the following city hosted the 15th edition of Pravasi Bhartiya Divas?
 Varanasi
 Jaipur
 Jodhpur
 Nagpur
 Prayagraj

Q5. The Union Government, Rajasthan and the World Bank signed a _______________________ million Development Policy Loan (DPL) to support Rajasthan in improving the performance of its Electricity Distribution Sector under the State’s ‘24x7 Power for All’ program.
 USD 400 million
 USD 250 million
 USD 500 million
 USD 725 million
 USD 1200 million

Q6. The Central government and the _____________________ have signed 300 million dollar loan agreements for India Energy Efficiency Scale up Programme.
 Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
 New Development Bank
 International Monetary Fund
 Asian Development Bank
 World Bank

Q7. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned an amount of Rs 335 crore under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) to_______.
 Jharkhand
 Odisha
 West Bengal
 Kerala
 Rajasthan

Q8. What is the theme of the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2019?
 Indian Diaspora and Developing India
 New India and Role of Indian Diaspora
 Building New India
 Role of Indian Diaspora in building New India
 Role of Indian Diaspora in building 100 Smart Cities

Q9. Which institution has announced the launch of a full-fledged bachelor’s programme in Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology from the new academic session?
 IIT Delhi
 IIT Hyderabad
 IIT Mumbai
 IIT Roorkee
 IISc Bangalore

Q10. Which of the following city hosted the Arab Economic and Social Development Summit?
 Khobar
 Mecca
 Jeddah
 Beirut
 Dubai

Q11. Name the world’s oldest man, who has died at the age of 113.
 Sho Shiro
 Sauta Susuma
 Masazo Nonaka
 Masazu Susumo
 Takahiro Taiki

Q12. Kanger Ghati National Park was declared a national park in 1982 by the Government of India. In which state Kanger Ghati National Park located?
 West Bengal
 Jharkhand
 Chhattisgarh
 Odisha
 Assam

Q13. Chapoli dam is situated in-
 Goa
 Maharashtra
 Gujarat
 Rajasthan
 Karnataka

Q14. What is the capital city of Mali?
 Ouagadougou
 Praia
 Lome
 Niamey
 Bamako

Q15. India is likely to surpass _______ in the world’s largest economy rankings in 2019, to become the world’s fifth largest economy.
 The United Kingdom
 The USA
 The UAE
 France
 Germany












SOLUTIONS

1.E
2.C
3.E
4.A
5.B
6.E
7.C
8.D
9.B
10.D
11.C
12.C
13.A
14.E
15.A

5 Banking and SSC : April 2019 Q1. The Swedish Parliament approved _________ as Prime Minister for a second four-year term.  Scott Morrison  Gaston Browne  Donald Tusk...

English Language Quiz For SBI PO 2019

Q1. In the question five words are given in which four of them have a similar meaning and one word is the antonym for the other four words. Choose the word, opposite in meaning to the other four, as your answer.
 Ignorant
 Naive
 Foolish
 Astute
 Inept

Q2. In the question five words are given in which four of them have a similar meaning and one word is the antonym for the other four words. Choose the word, opposite in meaning to the other four, as your answer.
 Permeable
 Impenetrable
 Open
 Porous
 Clear

Q3. In the question five words are given in which four of them have a similar meaning and one word is the antonym for the other four words. Choose the word, opposite in meaning to the other four, as your answer.
 Negligent
 Indifferent
 Assiduous
 Neglectful
 Ignorant

Q4. In the question five words are given in which four of them have a similar meaning and one word is the antonym for the other four words. Choose the word, opposite in meaning to the other four, as your answer.
 Discourage
 Dissuade
 Repel
 Cajole
 Repulse

Q5. In the question five words are given in which four of them have a similar meaning and one word is the antonym for the other four words. Choose the word, opposite in meaning to the other four, as your answer.
 Gullible
 Skeptical
 Perceptive
 Wise
 Suspicious

Q6. In the question five words are given in which four of them have a similar meaning and one word is the antonym for the other four words. Choose the word, opposite in meaning to the other four, as your answer.
 Careless
 Inattentive
 Languid
 Unconcerned
 Diligent

Q7. In the question five words are given in which four of them have a similar meaning and one word is the antonym for the other four words. Choose the word, opposite in meaning to the other four, as your answer.
 Flexible
 Surrendering
 Yielding
 Obdurate
 Submissive

Directions (8-15): In the passage given below there are blanks which are numbered from 8 to 15. They are to be filled with the options given below the passage against each of the respective numbers. Find out the appropriate word in each case which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering its meaning.


Q8. The BJP is acutely aware that its presence has been patchy across regions and social groups, historically. Its --------8-------- victory in 2014, with 282 seats in the Lok Sabha, came primarily from the States in the north and the west. Barring Karnataka, the BJP has yet to have any --------9--------- presence in the southern States. However, in 2014 the BJP did make inroads into Assam by winning seven of its 14 seats, and it sensed an opportunity to expand its foothold in the State and further into the Northeast. The party has been roping in regional partners and expanding its individual strength in the region with remarkable -----------10---------- since then. It led an alliance to victory in 2016 in Assam, and in 2018 in Tripura it defeated the Left Front, which had been in power for five terms. As of today, four of the eight Chief Ministers in the region are from the BJP and it is a partner in --------11------- coalitions in three. The BJP has labelled its partnerships in the Northeast as a distinct entity, the North East Democratic Alliance, under the NDA umbrella. Last week, the BJP managed to woo back the Asom Gana Parishad that had quit the alliance in January over differences on the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Besides -------12------- ties with the AGP, the BJP sealed agreements for the Lok Sabha elections with the Bodoland People’s Front, Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura, National People’s Party, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party and Sikkim Krantikari Morcha. These cover Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Sikkim, respectively. The BJP says it aims to win 22 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the region. The Hindutva party’s --------13-------- into the Northeast in the past often involved legal sophistry and ---------14---------. With its strength saturated in its strongholds, the BJP has --------15--------- to look for fresh terrains to grow but its efforts in the Northeast are -- for more long-term reasons.

 celebrate
 illustrated
 illusion
 knowing
 storied

Q9. The BJP is acutely aware that its presence has been patchy across regions and social groups, historically. Its --------8-------- victory in 2014, with 282 seats in the Lok Sabha, came primarily from the States in the north and the west. Barring Karnataka, the BJP has yet to have any --------9--------- presence in the southern States. However, in 2014 the BJP did make inroads into Assam by winning seven of its 14 seats, and it sensed an opportunity to expand its foothold in the State and further into the Northeast. The party has been roping in regional partners and expanding its individual strength in the region with remarkable -----------10---------- since then. It led an alliance to victory in 2016 in Assam, and in 2018 in Tripura it defeated the Left Front, which had been in power for five terms. As of today, four of the eight Chief Ministers in the region are from the BJP and it is a partner in --------11------- coalitions in three. The BJP has labelled its partnerships in the Northeast as a distinct entity, the North East Democratic Alliance, under the NDA umbrella. Last week, the BJP managed to woo back the Asom Gana Parishad that had quit the alliance in January over differences on the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Besides -------12------- ties with the AGP, the BJP sealed agreements for the Lok Sabha elections with the Bodoland People’s Front, Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura, National People’s Party, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party and Sikkim Krantikari Morcha. These cover Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Sikkim, respectively. The BJP says it aims to win 22 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the region. The Hindutva party’s --------13-------- into the Northeast in the past often involved legal sophistry and ---------14---------. With its strength saturated in its strongholds, the BJP has --------15--------- to look for fresh terrains to grow but its efforts in the Northeast are -- for more long-term reasons.
 notable
 distinguishing
 strike
 pronouncing
 event

Q10. The BJP is acutely aware that its presence has been patchy across regions and social groups, historically. Its --------8-------- victory in 2014, with 282 seats in the Lok Sabha, came primarily from the States in the north and the west. Barring Karnataka, the BJP has yet to have any --------9--------- presence in the southern States. However, in 2014 the BJP did make inroads into Assam by winning seven of its 14 seats, and it sensed an opportunity to expand its foothold in the State and further into the Northeast. The party has been roping in regional partners and expanding its individual strength in the region with remarkable -----------10---------- since then. It led an alliance to victory in 2016 in Assam, and in 2018 in Tripura it defeated the Left Front, which had been in power for five terms. As of today, four of the eight Chief Ministers in the region are from the BJP and it is a partner in --------11------- coalitions in three. The BJP has labelled its partnerships in the Northeast as a distinct entity, the North East Democratic Alliance, under the NDA umbrella. Last week, the BJP managed to woo back the Asom Gana Parishad that had quit the alliance in January over differences on the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Besides -------12------- ties with the AGP, the BJP sealed agreements for the Lok Sabha elections with the Bodoland People’s Front, Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura, National People’s Party, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party and Sikkim Krantikari Morcha. These cover Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Sikkim, respectively. The BJP says it aims to win 22 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the region. The Hindutva party’s --------13-------- into the Northeast in the past often involved legal sophistry and ---------14---------. With its strength saturated in its strongholds, the BJP has --------15--------- to look for fresh terrains to grow but its efforts in the Northeast are -- for more long-term reasons.
 aggressive
 slaughter
 aggression
 malice
 both (b) and (d)

Q11. The BJP is acutely aware that its presence has been patchy across regions and social groups, historically. Its --------8-------- victory in 2014, with 282 seats in the Lok Sabha, came primarily from the States in the north and the west. Barring Karnataka, the BJP has yet to have any --------9--------- presence in the southern States. However, in 2014 the BJP did make inroads into Assam by winning seven of its 14 seats, and it sensed an opportunity to expand its foothold in the State and further into the Northeast. The party has been roping in regional partners and expanding its individual strength in the region with remarkable -----------10---------- since then. It led an alliance to victory in 2016 in Assam, and in 2018 in Tripura it defeated the Left Front, which had been in power for five terms. As of today, four of the eight Chief Ministers in the region are from the BJP and it is a partner in --------11------- coalitions in three. The BJP has labelled its partnerships in the Northeast as a distinct entity, the North East Democratic Alliance, under the NDA umbrella. Last week, the BJP managed to woo back the Asom Gana Parishad that had quit the alliance in January over differences on the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Besides -------12------- ties with the AGP, the BJP sealed agreements for the Lok Sabha elections with the Bodoland People’s Front, Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura, National People’s Party, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party and Sikkim Krantikari Morcha. These cover Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Sikkim, respectively. The BJP says it aims to win 22 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the region. The Hindutva party’s --------13-------- into the Northeast in the past often involved legal sophistry and ---------14---------. With its strength saturated in its strongholds, the BJP has --------15--------- to look for fresh terrains to grow but its efforts in the Northeast are -- for more long-term reasons.
 dance
 ruling
 sing
 rule
 manage

Q12. The BJP is acutely aware that its presence has been patchy across regions and social groups, historically. Its --------8-------- victory in 2014, with 282 seats in the Lok Sabha, came primarily from the States in the north and the west. Barring Karnataka, the BJP has yet to have any --------9--------- presence in the southern States. However, in 2014 the BJP did make inroads into Assam by winning seven of its 14 seats, and it sensed an opportunity to expand its foothold in the State and further into the Northeast. The party has been roping in regional partners and expanding its individual strength in the region with remarkable -----------10---------- since then. It led an alliance to victory in 2016 in Assam, and in 2018 in Tripura it defeated the Left Front, which had been in power for five terms. As of today, four of the eight Chief Ministers in the region are from the BJP and it is a partner in --------11------- coalitions in three. The BJP has labelled its partnerships in the Northeast as a distinct entity, the North East Democratic Alliance, under the NDA umbrella. Last week, the BJP managed to woo back the Asom Gana Parishad that had quit the alliance in January over differences on the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Besides -------12------- ties with the AGP, the BJP sealed agreements for the Lok Sabha elections with the Bodoland People’s Front, Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura, National People’s Party, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party and Sikkim Krantikari Morcha. These cover Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Sikkim, respectively. The BJP says it aims to win 22 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the region. The Hindutva party’s --------13-------- into the Northeast in the past often involved legal sophistry and ---------14---------. With its strength saturated in its strongholds, the BJP has --------15--------- to look for fresh terrains to grow but its efforts in the Northeast are -- for more long-term reasons.
 revive
 recover
 strengthens
 repaired
 reviving

Q13. The BJP is acutely aware that its presence has been patchy across regions and social groups, historically. Its --------8-------- victory in 2014, with 282 seats in the Lok Sabha, came primarily from the States in the north and the west. Barring Karnataka, the BJP has yet to have any --------9--------- presence in the southern States. However, in 2014 the BJP did make inroads into Assam by winning seven of its 14 seats, and it sensed an opportunity to expand its foothold in the State and further into the Northeast. The party has been roping in regional partners and expanding its individual strength in the region with remarkable -----------10---------- since then. It led an alliance to victory in 2016 in Assam, and in 2018 in Tripura it defeated the Left Front, which had been in power for five terms. As of today, four of the eight Chief Ministers in the region are from the BJP and it is a partner in --------11------- coalitions in three. The BJP has labelled its partnerships in the Northeast as a distinct entity, the North East Democratic Alliance, under the NDA umbrella. Last week, the BJP managed to woo back the Asom Gana Parishad that had quit the alliance in January over differences on the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Besides -------12------- ties with the AGP, the BJP sealed agreements for the Lok Sabha elections with the Bodoland People’s Front, Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura, National People’s Party, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party and Sikkim Krantikari Morcha. These cover Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Sikkim, respectively. The BJP says it aims to win 22 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the region. The Hindutva party’s --------13-------- into the Northeast in the past often involved legal sophistry and ---------14---------. With its strength saturated in its strongholds, the BJP has --------15--------- to look for fresh terrains to grow but its efforts in the Northeast are -- for more long-term reasons.
 foray
 idle
 invaded
 irrupted
 read

Q14. The BJP is acutely aware that its presence has been patchy across regions and social groups, historically. Its --------8-------- victory in 2014, with 282 seats in the Lok Sabha, came primarily from the States in the north and the west. Barring Karnataka, the BJP has yet to have any --------9--------- presence in the southern States. However, in 2014 the BJP did make inroads into Assam by winning seven of its 14 seats, and it sensed an opportunity to expand its foothold in the State and further into the Northeast. The party has been roping in regional partners and expanding its individual strength in the region with remarkable -----------10---------- since then. It led an alliance to victory in 2016 in Assam, and in 2018 in Tripura it defeated the Left Front, which had been in power for five terms. As of today, four of the eight Chief Ministers in the region are from the BJP and it is a partner in --------11------- coalitions in three. The BJP has labelled its partnerships in the Northeast as a distinct entity, the North East Democratic Alliance, under the NDA umbrella. Last week, the BJP managed to woo back the Asom Gana Parishad that had quit the alliance in January over differences on the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Besides -------12------- ties with the AGP, the BJP sealed agreements for the Lok Sabha elections with the Bodoland People’s Front, Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura, National People’s Party, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party and Sikkim Krantikari Morcha. These cover Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Sikkim, respectively. The BJP says it aims to win 22 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the region. The Hindutva party’s --------13-------- into the Northeast in the past often involved legal sophistry and ---------14---------. With its strength saturated in its strongholds, the BJP has --------15--------- to look for fresh terrains to grow but its efforts in the Northeast are -- for more long-term reasons.
 contrived
 conspired
 manoeuvring
 exploited
 both (a) and (d)

Q15. The BJP is acutely aware that its presence has been patchy across regions and social groups, historically. Its --------8-------- victory in 2014, with 282 seats in the Lok Sabha, came primarily from the States in the north and the west. Barring Karnataka, the BJP has yet to have any --------9--------- presence in the southern States. However, in 2014 the BJP did make inroads into Assam by winning seven of its 14 seats, and it sensed an opportunity to expand its foothold in the State and further into the Northeast. The party has been roping in regional partners and expanding its individual strength in the region with remarkable -----------10---------- since then. It led an alliance to victory in 2016 in Assam, and in 2018 in Tripura it defeated the Left Front, which had been in power for five terms. As of today, four of the eight Chief Ministers in the region are from the BJP and it is a partner in --------11------- coalitions in three. The BJP has labelled its partnerships in the Northeast as a distinct entity, the North East Democratic Alliance, under the NDA umbrella. Last week, the BJP managed to woo back the Asom Gana Parishad that had quit the alliance in January over differences on the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Besides -------12------- ties with the AGP, the BJP sealed agreements for the Lok Sabha elections with the Bodoland People’s Front, Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura, National People’s Party, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party and Sikkim Krantikari Morcha. These cover Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Sikkim, respectively. The BJP says it aims to win 22 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the region. The Hindutva party’s --------13-------- into the Northeast in the past often involved legal sophistry and ---------14---------. With its strength saturated in its strongholds, the BJP has --------15--------- to look for fresh terrains to grow but its efforts in the Northeast are -- for more long-term reasons.
 fever
 necessary
 compelled
 prior
 compulsions













SOLUTIONS

1.D
2.B
3.C
4.D
5.A
6.E
7.D
8.E
9.A
10.C
11.B
12.E
13.A
14.C
15.E

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