1. Direction (1-10):
In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find
out the appropriate word in each case. The constitution of Independent India and
various laws ___(1) to meet the constitution obligations have fortified the
position of woman vis-a vis the man. But it is ___(2) on paper only. The myth
that more and more women are getting higher education and are occupying position
of responsibility in all
walks of life is falsified by the ____(3) of dowry deaths and divorce cases
filed in the ___ (4) courts. One look at the national dailies will tell the__(5)
tale of Indian women ,women who___(6) a child is bargained for bridal price or
when she grows up serves as a supplier of dowry for her husband’s family or who
as a widow immolates herself on husband’s ___(7) to be ___(8) sati.Our study
about woman’s place in Indian society is mainly based on urban professional and
educated Indian women. Deep in the rural heartland of the country, the rapidly
changing world has not even touched the ___(9) of life of a woman. Most men of
orthodox families take ___ (10) in revealing that their women folk stay in
’purdah’ a shield that deprives a woman of the joys of free nature.
(A) Drawn (B) Enacted (C) Created (D) Crafted (E) Manufactured
(A) Just (B) All (C) Something (D) Anything (E) Any body
(A) Many (B) Rise (C) Number (D) Numerical (E) Much
(A) Civil (B) Social (C) Criminal (D) Company (E) Public
(A) Horrifying (B) Sordid (C) Painful (D) Critical (E) Satirical
(A) Since (B) as (C) being (D) former (E) for
(A) corpse (B) woods (C) pyre (D) incineration (E) extinguish
(A) appreciated (B) acclaimed (C) marked (D) notify (E) mix
(A) end (B) edge (C) fringe (D) plain (E) deep
(A) fame (B) Pride (C) Boast (D) Proclaim (E) Promote
Answers : 1. (B) 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (A) 5. (C) 6. (A) 7. (C) 8. (C) 9. (C) 10. (B)