1) The Covid-19 pandemic has _________________ the Economist Intelligence Unit's annual ranking of most liveable cities, __________________ Auckland to first place, replacing Vienna, which crashed out of the top 10 as the island nations of New Zealand, Australia and Japan fared best

a) Published, Pushing

b) Shaken up, Propelling.

c) Encouraged, Facing

d) Trusted, Succeeding

e) None of the above

2) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken up the challenge of ______________ single-use plastic in this country because we have blindly _______________ the developed nations, which are responsible for the mounting waste of various kinds, based on the growing demand for material goods and products.

a) Avoiding, banned

b) Promoting, promoted

c) Reducing, emulated

d) Escalating, trusted

e) None of the above

3) To _______________villages to give up vaccine _______________ , Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced a special development grant of Rs.10 lakh to every village that achieves 100% vaccination target under the state government's "Corona Mukt Pind Abhiyan'.

a) Offer, decrease

b) Discourage, delay

c) Promote, speed up

d) Incentivise, hesitancy

e)None of the above

4) Adding to the growing _______________ for lowering of Trai recommended rates, industry body COAI on Tuesday said its member companies have indicated _______________ in picking up 5G spectrum in the upcoming government-organised sale of radio waves, concerned over high prices and less-than-adequate quantum

a) Chorus, reluctance

b) Disagreement, connection

c) Participation, pleasure

d) voice, Joy

e) None of the above

5) In yet another success in its _____________________ against smuggling activities, Serchhip Battalion of 23 Sector Assam Rifles, under the ___________________ of Headquarters Inspector General Assam Rifles (East), recovered 100 bags of Areca Nuts in Tyao River near Sesih IMB area in Mizoram on Thursday.

a) Adventure, leader

b) Journey, Relationship

c) Crusade, aegis

d) Venture, Establishment

e) None of the above

Answers :

1) Answer: B

shaken up(feeling shocked and surprised), Propelling(pushing forward) are the correct pair of words to be filled in the blank.

2) Answer: C

Reducing, emulated(to copy or imitate) are the correct pair of words to be filled in the blank.

3) Answer: D

Incentivise(something that motivates or encourages), hesitancy(fear or uncertainty about the outcome) are the correct pair of words to be filled in the blank.

4) Answer: A

Chorus(simultaneous utterance of something by many people), reluctance(unwillingness) are the correct pair of words to be filled in the blank.

5) Answer: C

Crusade(lead or take part in a vigorous campaign for social or political change), aegis(under the protection or backing of a particular person) is the correct answer option.