single fillers section 1 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Answer: (d)

The last two sentences give the hint for the word which would fill the blank. ‘Extreme restraint was exercised, and opportunity was given to the militants to surrender. The four surrendered’.

The highlighted sentences suggest that the militants weren’t killed or eliminated because extreme restraint was exercised, and the militants surrendered.

Zap [verb] means ‘go quickly’;

Spawn [verb] ‘(of a fish, frog, mollusk, crustacean, etc) release or deposit eggs; produce (offspring)’;

The words ‘zapped’ and ‘spawned’ are irrelevant to the context of the sentences.

It makes more sense that the surrendered militants were arrested.

Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.

Answer: (b)

Posit [verb] means ‘to put forward as a fact or as a basis for argument’. The meaning of the word is irrelevant in the context of the given blanks.

Similarly, the meaning of the words ‘belonged’, ‘imprinted’ and ‘altered’ is irrelevant in the context of the given blanks.

The Teen Murti Complex should be ‘attributed’ to Nehru Ji.

The meaning of the word ‘dedicated’ is closer to the meaning of the word ‘attributed’.

Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.

Answer: (e)

Succor [noun] means ‘assistance and support in times of hardships and distress’;

Travesty [noun] means ‘something that fails to represent the values and qualities that it is intended to represent, in a way that is shocking or offensive’;

Equanimity [noun] means ‘calmness and composure, especially in a difficult situation’;

Deluge [noun] means ‘a severe flood’;

The words succor, travesty, equanimity and deluge are irrelevant in the context of the blanks.

There is something called ‘rights of humans, rights of individuals, and rights of under-privileged;

The word ‘rights’ correctly fits the blank.

Hence, option (e) is the correct answer.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (e)

Answer: (c)