Direction (Qs.1-5): In the following paragraphs two words have been omitted from each paragraph. Three words have been suggested for each blank in two columns. Choose the set of words that will fill the given blanks to make the paragraph grammatically correct and contextually coherent.
Question No : 1
India’s financial sector is facing considerable challenges with high non-performing assets and slow ______(I)______ and repair of corporate balance sheets testing the ______(II)______ of the banking system and holding back growth, the IMF today said.
(1) A-D
(2) C-E
(3) B-F
(4) B-D
(5) A-E
Question No : 2
The IFC lays out a comprehensive approach to the financial sector which replaces ______(I)______ regulations and drafts new regulations to cover various aspects of the financial sector including banking, pensions, insurance and securities. To address the issues of information ______(II)______ and unfair contract terms when consumers choose a financial product, the IFC had recommended that a financial redress agency be established.
(1) A-E
(2) C-D
(3) B-F
(4) B-D
(5) A-F
Question No : 3
It is difficult not to ______(I)______ with activists who contend that the amendments pose a threat to the freedom and autonomy of Information Commissions at the Central and State levels. The Central Information Commissioner, the corresponding authorities in the States and other Information Commissioners at both levels are ______(II)______ functionaries vested with the power to review the decisions of public information officers in government departments, institutions and bodies.
(1) A-F
(2) C-D
(3) A-E
(4) B-E
(5) C-F
Question No : 4
A decade after the first successful mission to the moon with Chandrayaan-1, the Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launched its ______(I)________, Chandrayaan-2, to further explore the earth’s natural satellite. The launch by itself is a huge achievement considering that it is the first operational flight of the ______(II)______ developed Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark-III (GSLV Mark-III) to send up satellites weighing up to four tonnes.
(1) C-E
(2) A-F
(3) B-E
(4) B-D
(5) A-D
Question No : 5
In the past, a tour of the West Indies was ______(I)______ the toughest endeavour for any cricketer. Reputations were either enhanced or lost and fractures seemed imminent in the battles against the fiery fast bowlers, while the crowds requested the perfume-ball, a ______(II)______ for a nasty bouncer.
(1) A-E
(2) B-F
(3) C-D
(4) B-E
(5) C-F