Q.1-10. In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words have been suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
The Rajya Sabha passed a _(1)_ Real Estate Bill with a promise to secure the interests of homebuyers and developers in equal measure and remove _(2)_ and inefficiency from the sector. The Bill, which was _(3)_ to reflect the “views and suggestions of various stakeholders and political parties,” according to Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Urban Development, won approval from legislators across the political _(4)_, a rare sight as the last two parliamentary sessions had ended in a whitewash. Real estate contributes nine per cent to the national GDP and the Bill’s passage was seen as crucial to ensuring better _(5)_ oversight and orderly growth in the industry. “The whole country is waiting for this Bill,” Congress leader said. He said people had been falling _(6)_ to unfair practices in the absence of a regulatory mechanism. The first draft was _(7)_ last year by the Rajya Sabha, with Opposition leaders saying it favoured developers and did not serve the interests of consumers. After _(8)_ 20 amendments, Mr. Naidu said the Bill now sought to make “the
consumer the king” and will also “encourage developers in an atmosphere of mutual trust and confidence. ”Compared to the previous version of the Bill, in which constructions below the size of 1,000 square metres or 12 apartments were left out of the _(9)_ ambit, the new Bill has reduced the size and exempts projects only below 500 square meters. Previously, in the absence of a regulatory authority, real estate deals were _(10)_ done on faith or based on the experience of friends and family.
Q.1. (1) museum (2) bent (3) landmark (4) manual (5) saturnine
Q.2. (1) crime (2) bribery (3) sterility (4) fraudulent (5) corruption
Q.3. (1) amended (2) worsened (3) redone (4) renovated (5) spiked
Q.4. (1) scale (2) spectrum (3) purview (4) monochromatically (5)ambit
Q.5. (1) managerial (2) mastering (3) unrestrictive (4) regulatory (5)control
Q.6. (1) pillage (2) prey (3) kill (4) attacker (5) defamer
Q.7. (1) jilting (2) forsaken (3) cherished (4) outcast (5) rejected
Q.8. (1) incorporating (2) assimilated (3) exclude (4) imbibed (5) disjoin
Q.9. (1) blameworthy (2) onus (3) accountability (4) exemption (5) impunity
Q.10. (1) primary (2) mainly (3) principal (4) largely (5)infinitesimally
ANSWERS -
Q.1. (3)
Q.2. (5)
Q.3. (1)
Q.4. (2)
Q.5. (4)
Q.6. (2)
Q.7. (5)
Q.8. (1)
Q.9. (3)
Q.10. (4)
