Question No : 1

A call by Afghanistan’s Loya Jirga, a grand assembly of senior politicians and tribal and religious leaders, for a _________between government troops and the Taliban ___________ the mood in Kabul. Afghanistan’s leaders, ___________its rulers to tribal chieftains, want to resolve the 17-year-long conflict.

(1) Ceasefire, underscores, from

(2) Truce, underlines, since

(3) Peace, defines, from

(4) Bilateral, underscored, for

(5) None

Question No : 2

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday _________Rahul Gandhi of harming the opposition and said the Congress chief __________if Prime Minister Narendra Modi came back ___________power.

(1) Blamed, is responsible, for

(2) Accused, would be responsible, to

(3) Allegedly, was responsible, to

(4) Accuses, would be responsible, for

(5) None

Question No : 3

The AAP national convener’s attack, ___________a wide-ranging interview to PTI, comes two days ___________of elections in Delhi, which is witnessing a three-cornered contest as talks for an alliance ___________the Congress and the AAP did not fructify.

(1) While, before, within

(2) During, ahead, between

(3) During, amidst, among

(4) Around, before, among

(5) None

Question No : 4

The __________proceedings was held in-camera. Stressing the need for “utmost confidentiality” in the conduct of the mediation to ensure its success, the court ____________to the extent of opining that the media should refrain ____________reporting the mediation proceedings.

(1) Auditing, has gone, of

(2) Judicial, have gone, about

(3) Medication, will go, with

(4) Mediation, had gone, from

(5) None

Question No : 5

The eight weeks was the time ___________to the Muslim parties to examine the accuracy and __________of the Uttar Pradesh government’s official translation of thousands of pages of oral depositions and __________in the Ayodhya title suit appeals pending since 2010 in the apex court.

(1) Allowed, relevance, exhibition

(2) Allotted, relevant, show

(3) Given, relevance, exhibits

(4) Giving, importance, shows

(5) None

Question No : 6

The Bench ____________ that the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case “is not ___________ the 1500 sq ft of disputed land, but about religious sentiments. We know its impact on public sentiment, on body politic. We are looking at minds, hearts and __________ if possible”.

(1) Had explained, about, healing

(2) Had been explained, with, healings

(3) Has explained, from, heals

(4) Have explained, about, heals

(5) None

Question No : 7

New Delhi and Washington need to make a more ____________attempt to sort out issues, starting from scratch if required, with tariffs. While the 50-60% duties on motorcycles and cars and 150% duties on American liquor that India __________need a second look, the U.S. must see that average tariffs imposed by India (13.8%) are not much higher than those levied by __________such as South Korea and Brazil.

(1) Strategic, impose, societies

(2) Determination, imposes, countries

(3) Determined, imposes, economies

(4) Strategies, imposing, communities

(5) None

Question No : 8

In the face of growing U.S. ___________on the issue, the government that takes office after the election will have to urgently consider its options ahead. Clearly, the ___________of the past year, to ignore the differences in the hope that the problems would be resolved or that the U.S.’s trade war with China would occupy the Trump administration more, has not____________

(1) Aggression, strategy, worked

(2) Aggressive, theory, defined

(3) Passive, strategy, worked

(4) Action, decision, working

(5) None

Question No : 9

___________to Indian and U.S. businesspersons, Mr. Ross ____________ at what he called India’s unfair trade practices and “overly restrictive market access barriers”. His comments followed a series of measures by the U.S. that ___________India.

(1) Telling, hit, have affected

(2) Addressing, lash out, has affected

(3) Talking, hit out, has affected

(4) Speaking, lashed out, have affected

(5) None

Question No : 10

After a_ __________ speech by U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in New Delhi this week, it is no longer ____________ for the government to brush under the carpet its differences ___________ Washington.

(1) Nibbling, feasible, for

(2) Scathing, possible, with

(3) Torturing, recommended, from

(4) Shameful, commendable, to

(5) None