Passage based Questions on English Language SMENQ042

Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a letter. Find the suitable word from the options given against each letter and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.

The key to removing corruption is transparency of political funding. That would end – first misuse of the state ____ 1 ____ by the politician to raise funds, second ____ 2 ____ in the services of civil servants and third ____ 3 ____ both accountability and integrity of the
administration. So long as people need cash for bribes, they would withdraw cash and a transaction cost would not deter them.

Moreover, the RBI can pass on the potential savings from reduced cash handling to lower the cost of electronic transactions. So can the government. ____ 4____ from the RBI and the
government, in tandem with competition to Visa and MasterCard from RuPay, should make digital payments ____5 ____ costless for merchants and consumers.

1.

A. devices
B. gadget
C. government
D. machinery

2.

A. adhering
B. roping
C. releasing
D. luring

3.

A. distrusting
B. negating
C. undermining
D. offending

4.

A. outlays
B. income
C. payment
D. addition

5.

A. never
B. ever
C. little
D. virtually

Correct Answers :

1. D
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. D