Bruce, who underwent a BMT (bone marrow transplant) on February 23, spent a month in the hospital __________ after the operation. He is now safe due to his brother’s bone marrow donation.
Answer: B The blank calls for a word that has a positive connotation. We read that after the transplant, Bruce is now safe. ‘Recuperating’ is the correct word as it is specific to the sentence; to ‘recuperate’ is to regain a former state or condition; especially : to recover health or strength.
Q. No. 152:
Beavers are usually, considered notorious for their ability to cut down trees. Despite their ____________ for nibbling their way through trees to create their immense dams, beavers could be successfully reintroduced to England as they could have a significant, but largely positive effect on English rivers and wildlife.
Answer: A The question hints at two contrasting characteristics of beavers. The word ‘despite’ suggests a word which has negative connotations as the later information given about beavers, disregards the earlier one. Also the word ‘re-introduced’ suggests of beavers being a part of the British countryside until they were found unfavourable (as in the first sentence, we read ‘beavers are considered notorious’). Option (B)- ‘ ignominy’ which means public embarrassment; deep personal humiliation, is out of context. Option (C) ‘innocence’ contradict the tone of the sentence. Option (D) is incorrect, as ‘wickedness’ of beavers is nowhere hinted in the given sentence. Option (A)- ‘notoriety’ which means the state of being known for something bad or notorious; illfame, suits the blank appropriately.
Hurricanes, floods, sweet-waves and droughts wreak havoc when they strike, but in the _____P____ they leave behind its relatively easy to reconstruct a road or a house. A human life is lost forever. Malnutrition is major _____Q_____ of the _____R____ associated with climate change. According to the latest FAO figures, malnutrition is still rising, killing a child every six seconds. When crops fail and farmland and fisheries are wiped out, food becomes _____S_____, and then it's the same old read story : the most _____T_____ , in the world's poorest countries, suffer the most.
Answer: A It is stated that hurricanes, floods, heat-waves and droughts wreak havoc when they strike hence they are most likely to leave behind desolation Hence choice A is logically appropriate in the given context.
Answer: D Malnutrition is a major consequence of climate change. corollary (a logical proposition that follows from one already proved), sequel (something that takes place after an earlier event) or flaw (imperfection).
Answer: D Only the word disasters is most appropriate with climate change because climate change is associated with disasters. The words debacles (failures), misadventures and mishaps are inapt in comparison.
Answer: C When crops fall and farmland and fisheries are wiped out due to climate change it is most likely that food becomes scarce. Hence option C is apt.
Answer: B It is logical to say that the most vulnerable suffer the most due to climate change. The word penurious meaning poor can be ruled out as it is redundant because the phrase, the world's poorest countries is already mentioned here The words Infirm (feeble), pathetic (immobilized) are not logical in the context.
The ____P____ between the impressive growth rates of the recent past and the ____Q____ low living standards of the majority in the developing world is again in the spotlight, this time by a joint report of the World Trade Organisation and the International Labour Organisation focussing on conditions outside the formal economy. With estimates suggesting that states with average-sized informal economies are three times more likely to ____R____ the ____S____ effects of economic ____T____ than those with lower rates, the all-important needs to reduce labour market vulnerabilities in the context of global slowdown should be self-evident to policy makes and industry.
Answer: B There is likely to be a mismatch between two entities but not a rift (crack, split or break), breach (a gap made in a wall or barrier), incongruity (incompatibility) Only option B is most appropriate in the given blank.
Answer: B There is likely to be a mismatch between two entities but not a rift (crack, split or break), breach (a gap made in a wall or barrier), incongruity (incompatibility) Only option B is most appropriate in the given blank.
Answer: A The words phenomenally, exceptionally and outstandingly which have a positive connotation are inappropriate to describe low living standards. Between the words abysmally and dismally the former collocates well with low and is hence more appropriate.
Answer: B The reference is to the ill-effects of economic fluctuations hence the word suffer is apt here. It is said that we suffer the consequences of something bad or unpleasant. Hence choice B is more apt than choice A. The remaining options are inappropriate.
Answer: D The reference is to the adverse effects of economic turmoils. Hence option D is apt. The words censorious (severely critical), uncongenial (antipathetic), salutary(beneficial) are not most appropriate.
Answer: C Them is no reference to any kind of collision, hence A is inapt.The reference is to the sudden Impact of economic fluctuations hence the word 'shocks' is most appropriate.
India is among the few countries that still have the opportunity to nurture the health of their tiger populations. But estimating the number of tigers in the wild was a serious ____P____ for the Ministry of Environment and Forests until recently. Last year, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) ____Q____ the need for the best science to come up with a/an ____R____ population estimate. The census technique of the past, primarily relying on pugmarks are accepted as ____S____. Although tiger numbers have generally ____T____, a determined effort to secure habitat and end the poaching of tigers and their prey can help the populations bounce back.
Answer: C The first statement states that India has the opportunity to nurture the health of its tiger population. The second sentence begins with 'but' contrasts with the first sentence and states that though India has been able to nurture the health of the tiger population, estimating the number of tigers have proved to be difficult. Only the word 'challenge' conveys the meaning intended in the sentence. The remaining options do not make any sense here.
Answer: D It is stated that the NTCA recognized the need for a science which could come up with a proper population estimate as a earlier technique was not authentic. Only the word acknowledged (recognised) capture the meaning intended in the sentence. The words disputed, denied and rebuffed (refused) which conveys the opposite meaning are inapt.
Answer: D The passage says that since the earlier technique was unreliable there is a need to come up with a population estimate which is close to accurate. Hence the words rough, general, imprecise which conveys the conserve are not suitable in the given context. The word credible (convincing) is more apt.
Answer: B It is obvious from the context that the earlier method of estimated the tiger population is faulty. The words counterfeit (fake, spurious), incredulous (unable to believe) and concocted (fabricated, feigned) are misfits in the context.
Answer: D The last sentence begins with the although and goes on to state that attempts are being made to secure the tiger population. This context suggests that declined is the most appropriate word to fit in the blank. Because the tiger population has declined there is a need to secure their habitat in order to help their populations bounce bank.
The ____P____ of social order by the progress of ____Q____ is not a new phenomenon. Particularly since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, human societies have been subjects to a ____R____ process of modernization as one new production process ____S____ another. Agricultural societies were transformed into ____T____ industrial societies within the space of perhaps the hundred years, and all the accumulated serial norms, habits and customs that had characterised rural or village life were replaced by the rhythms of the factory and city.
Answer: B The passage is about the transformation of society by the process of modernization. Hence it is implied that social order is more likely to be disrupted (interrupted or disturbed) by these changes. Hence option B is most perfect in the given context. The remaining options are inappropriate in comparison.
Answer: D The reference is to an unceasing process of modernization, this meaning is brought out aptly by the word relentless (never stopping or weakening). The word obdurate (stubborn) have a negative connotation is not suitable for the context. Staid (unadventurous) and intermittent (happening at regular intervals) are inappropriate.
Answer: A As a result of technological progress, one new production replaces another. Choice A fits in perfectly in the given context. The words overrides(interrupts the action of), restores, negates (stop from having an effect) are not suitable.
Answer: D The comparison is between tradition and modernity. Technological progress transformed traditional agricultural societies into modern industrial societies. It is too far-fetched to say that progress of such a magnitude has been reached that traditional societies transformed into cultured, affluent (wealthy) or evolved (developed) societies.