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Only (2) and (3) fit in the first blank, rest of the options do not bring out any meaning. ‘Spectator’ could have been correct, had there been article ‘a’ before it. For the second blank, between (2) and (3), ‘Denounce’ - publicly declare to be wrong or evil, condemn, criticize, censure, castigate - is more apt. ‘Blaming the crimes’ does not make any sense. Crimes must be condemned or denounce by the country. Hence (3) is correct. Emanate - spread or emerge from a source.

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No other options except laboured, make sense here, either on the basis of irrelevancy or inappropriate usage. Had there been ‘have been’ before the 2^nd blank, even ‘completed’ would have fallen in the considerate category.

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‘Harmony’ can be ruled out straightaway because the respective blank requires a word lifting out of which, should seem good and as such, lifting out of harmony isn’t good but the contrary. ‘Abyss’ simply means a gap or a hole and hence is not relatable to the context. Both ‘ulterior’ and ‘concealed’ mean the same thing and hence both can be eliminated because they do not provide a sensible indication about the effect of economic liberalization.

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‘Confound’= ‘astound’ -- astonish; ‘compound’ -- worsen; ‘impound’ -- confiscate, seize. As is evident, only ‘impound’ fits in the first blank. The word along with ‘impound’ is ‘jittery’ (meaning nervous), which fits in the second blank.

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A past form of verb is needed in the first blank and an adjective is needed in the second blank to modify the noun ‘investigation’. For the 1^st blank - ‘approve’ and ‘impose’ are base forms of verbs. Option (1), (2) and (5) are eliminated. For the 2^nd blank – properly (adverb); option (4) is eliminated. Option (3) is the correct answer as it fits grammatically and contextually.

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The verb that follows ‘did’ should be used in its base form. The second blank will take an adjective or a noun modifier to modify the noun ‘petition’. For the 1^st blank - ‘initiate’ and ‘started’ are past/past participle forms of verbs; option (1) and (2) are eliminated. For the 2^nd blank - ‘scorn’ and ‘disrespect’ both are verbs and nouns and both will be grammatically incorrect in the 2^nd blank; option (3) and (5) are eliminated. Option (4) is the correct answer as it fits grammatically and contextually.

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A plural verb is needed in the first blank and a past form of verb is needed in the second blank. For the 1^st blank – requires (singular verb), conducts (singular verb); option (1) and (4) are eliminated. For the second blank – warrant (base form of verb); option (2) is eliminated. Option (3) is the correct answer as it fits grammatically and contextually.

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A verb in its past form is needed in the first blank and a present participle verb is needed in the second blank. For the first blank - ‘threaten’ is a verb in its base form; this eliminates option (2) and (4). For the 2^nd blank - ‘disagree’ is a verb in its base form so option (1) is eliminated. Option (3) is the correct answer as it fits grammatically and contextually.

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A noun is needed in the first blank and a noun is also needed in the second blank.

For the 1^st blank - ‘govern’ is a verb; option (1) is eliminated. For the 2^nd blank - ‘deceive’ is a verb; hence, is an inappropriate choice; option (3) and (4) are eliminated. Option (2) is the correct answer as it fits grammatically and contextually. Hoax (noun) - a malicious deception.

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An adverb is needed in the first blank to modify the verb ‘accepted’ and a noun is needed in the second blank to be modified by the adjective ‘strong’.

For the 1^st blank - critical and uncritical are adjectives; options (3) and (4) are eliminated.

For the 2^nd blank - ‘supporting’ is not a gerund (a gerund acts as a noun) but a verb in its present participle form; option (2) is eliminated. Option (1) is the correct answer as it fits grammatically and contextually. Distaste (noun) – dislike.