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Question : There are certain words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Choose the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.

The decision made by the goverment of India to purchase crude oil at a discounted rate from Russia,  when the Putin goverment is bombing civilians in Ukraine, is 1) __________________ by many. 2)________________ to the Narendra Modi administration’s request to not to politicise the issue, in the current scenario the decision is as much political as it is economic, however much we may wish it were not.

While the major countries like US, Europe , Japan and Australia have made no secret revelation that India should  join them in 3) _____________________ Putin’s war, as the goverment of 141 countries who voted in favour of the UN General Assembly resolution did. Russia has intentionally offered the discount at the oil to show that India is among the ‘many’ countries that resist the Atlantic alliance’s attempt to 4) __________________ and punish Putin. On the other hand Xi’s China has suddenly discovered that Modi’s India is worth talking to: it will provide cover for the Xi government to not only 5) ________________ attention from its own support for Russia, but also to position itself as someone who is more willing to engage with the Atlantic alliance than India.

Choose the correct word to be used in the blank 2

Option 1:  contrary
 

Option 2: defalcate

Option 3: ubiquitous
 

Option 4: impeccable


Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: contrary


Solution : The correct answer is contrary.

Contrary to the Narendra Modi administration’s request to not to politicise the issue, in the current scenario the decision is as much political as it is economic, however much we may wish it were not.

Explanation:

Contrary is the only word that will fit the blank and make the sentence coherent.
It refers to a fact or opinion that is diametrically opposed to one that has already been stated.

Meaning of the rest of the words

Defalcate- to misuse or misappropriate property or funds entrusted to one.

Ubiquitous means present, visible, or found everywhere.

Impeccable- in accordance with the highest standards; faultless.

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