Directions: Pick out the most appropriate pair of words to complete the given sentences.
Q1. The GST was India’s second __with destiny and introduced with the great hope that it would help India achieve economic__.
A) date, boldness
B) division, commoness
C) tryst, greatness
D) interview, conciousnes
E) None of these
Answer Option C
Q2. The existing electronic system is __inadequate and in case of an issue with the system it will be disastrous if every movement of goods requires __to a portal for generation of an e-way bill.
A) blithely, egress
B) woefully, access
C) genially, exclusion
D) gladly, ejection
E) None of these
Answer Option B
Q3. One cannot wish away the large unorganised sector and it is not practical to __them into becoming __tax-compliant by digitisation.
A) truncheon, instantly
B) bludgeon, instantly
C) coerce, instantly
D) weapon, instantly
E) None of these
Answer Option B
Q4. It is better that the states are given __jurisdiction to deal with assessees upto a turnover of Rs 10 crore or even Rs 25 crore so that the Centre can only deal with __with higher revenue.
A) pooled, judges
B) partial, estimates
C) communal, values
D) exclusive, assessees
E) None of these
Answer Option D
Q5. It is dangerous to __with the hope that things will __settle down.
A) proceed, eventually
B) pause, currently
C) ache, immediately
D)abjure, instantly
E) None of these
Answer Option A
Q6. A __to hold referendum, from Kurdistan to Catalonia, highlights the importance for __in such votes
A) crawl, accord
B) dawdle, coarseness
C) rush, nuance
D) loiter, blatancy
E) None of these
Answer Option C
Q7. A referendum is, no doubt, a powerful tool to __participation and __public opinion in a democracy.
A) enhance, elapse
B) alleviate, estimate
C) diminish, divulge
D) deepen, reflect
E) None of these
Answer Option D
Q8. The question of legitimacy of referendums is important and it is __provided if the Centre __this mechanism on such issues.
A) necessarily, refiutes
B) automatically, concedes
C) mechanically, bickers
D) purposely, avows
E) None of these
Answer Option B
Q9. While the recognition of “nationalities” such as the Catalonian one in Spain has __moved the country away from the centralised and unitary nation-state under Franco, there have been demands for a truer federalisation and greater devolution of power, especially in Catalonia__.
A) lastly, initially
B) consciously, archaically
C) erratically, broadly
D) decisively, lately
E) None of these
Answer Option D
Q10. In sum, the issues at __in Iraqi Kurdistan and Catalonia in Spain are __different.
A) stake, vastly
B) post , extremely
C) design, insignificantly
D) guard, compactly
E) None of these
Answer Option A