Question : There are few 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.
On April 1,2022 Pope Francis apologized to First Nations, Inuit and Métis 1) ____________________, he acknowledged the amount of harm done by residential schools in Canada and marking a significant step in the church admitting its role in the 2) _________________ of Indigenous communities and children. Although the apology was very important but it also raised questions as what it means when a pope apologises.
For once it is unthinkable that pope will apologise, as for accepting the fault would mean that the church was 3) ___________________. However, the Second Vatican Council, an assembly of bishops, cardinals, heads of religious orders and 4) ___________________ that met from 1962 to 1965 contributed towards the modernization of the church shifted the church’s perspective on change and 5) _____________________ major changes. It also paved the way of admitting the fault.
Choose the correct word to be used in the blank 4.
Option 1: theologians
Option 2: adherent
Option 3: sanguine
Option 4: dexterity
Correct Answer: theologians
Solution : The correct answer is theologians.
However, the Second Vatican Council, an assembly of bishops, cardinals, heads of religious orders and theologians that met from 1962 to 1965 contributed towards the modernization of the church
Explanation:
Theologians is the only word that will fit the blank and make the sentence coherent. It refers to someone who studies God, religion, and religious beliefs.
Meaning of the rest of the words
Adherent- someone who believes in a specific party, person, or set of ideas. Sanguine- optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
Dexterity- skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.
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Choose the correct word to be used in the blank 2
Option 1: abuse
Option 2: fad
Option 3: proactive
Option 4: equanimity
Choose the correct word to be used in the blank 1
Option 1: typically
Option 2: delegations
Option 3: paradigm
Option 4: dictum
Choose the correct word to be used in the blank 5.
Option 1: dissimulated
Option 2: altruism
Option 3: instituted
Option 4: stupefaction
Choose the correct word to be used in the blank 3
Option 1: eclectic
Option 2: languid
Option 3: religious
Option 4: sinful
Question : There are few words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Pick the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.
Intially it was 1) ___________________ down by the outbreak of pandemic, and now the Russian invasion of Ukraine is becoming a threat to 2) ___________________ the 2024 completion deadline of Nal Se Jal, a flagship scheme of the Modi government to provide 3) ___________________ drinking water to all the rural households across the country.
This flagship scheme involves creating water supply 4) ___________________, such as laying water pipelines to provide functional tap connections to beneficiary households, alongside 5) ___________________ existing water supply systems.
Choose the correct word to be used in blank 3.
Option 1: reformed
Option 2: revamped
Option 3: infrastructure
Option 4: potable
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