Sentence Fillers-Test 3

Pakistan‘s interlocutors are not always clear with the Americans on what they want. They__

I. used to do certainties. ii. very easily accept what the Americans are saying. iii. depend on America

The Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (‗Saubhagya‘) launched in September, which_

I. claims to ensure electrification of all willing households. ii. expects the poor to pay the bills without providing any subsidy. iii. is too ambitious a project.

Anglo-Saxon literature, encompasses the surviving literature written in Old English in Anglo-Saxon England, _____ in England c. 450, after the withdrawal of the Romans, and ―ending soon after the Norman Conquest‖ in 1066.

I. is also told in such later Scandinavian works. ii. in the period after the settlement of the Saxons and other Germanic tribes. iii. in all there are about 400 surviving manuscripts from the period

After the Norman conquest of England in 1066, the written form of the Anglo-Saxon language became less common.__________, French became the standard language of courts, parliament, and polite society.

I. Under the influence of the new aristocracy ii. Under the implications of the new establishment iii. Under the purgation of the new trash

The study of world history, as distinct from national history, has existed in many world cultures. However, early forms of world history, ______

I. were not truly global ii. provoking the transfer of Heaven‘s mandate to a new ruler iii. were limited to only the regions known by the historian

In recent years, the relationship between African and world history has shifted rapidly from one of antipathy to one of engagement and synthesis. Reynolds (2007) surveys the relationship between African and world histories, with an emphasis on the tension between ___ emphasis on connections and exchange across regional boundaries.

I. the beginning of globalization ii. the area studies paradigm iii. the growing world-history

Even as early as the Prehistoric period, the roots of modern globalization could be found. Territorial expansion by our ancestors to all five continents was___.

I. a wide range that stretched from India ii. an increased capital and labor mobility coupled with decreased transport costs iii. a critical component in establishing globalization.

The inhabitant of London could order by telephone, sipping his morning tea, the various products of the whole earth, and reasonably expect their early delivery upon his doorstep. Militarism and imperialism of racial and cultural rivalries________. What an extraordinary episode in the economic progress of man was that age which came to an end in August 1914.

I. were produced for the merchandise trade grew ii. were little more than the amusements of his daily newspaper iii. were just Portfolio investment, but no trade-related

A century later there was a domestic safety net in most emerging countries so that banking panics were changed into situations where the debts of an insolvent banking system were taken over by the government. The recovery from banking crisis is another key difference. It has ___.

I. tended to begin earlier in the recent period ii. occurred under the fixed exchange rates iii. not the typical crisis episode a hundred years ago

The flows information were an important downside in 19th century. Prior to the Transatlantic cable and the Radiotelephone, it____ to go from one place to another. So this means that it was very difficult to analyze the information.

I. used to take very long for information ii. distinguish good and bad credits iii. played a very important role

What truly sets apart India‘s higher judiciary is the ____to select its very own: through that cosy cabal of a clique that we call the ―collegium.

i. Favourable freedom ii. Enviable freedom iii. Desirable liberty

This is a freedom ____ from a rather tortuous reading of the Constitution some decades ago when the Supreme Court decided that the collegium would predominate over judicial appointments, to the near exclusion of all other stakeholders.

I. Pushed out ii. Ferreted out iii. Given out

All of this forces us to ask that _________question: how do we judge our judges? For this, we must have some measurable metric of merit, and a transparent one at that.

I. Perpetually puzzling ii. Eternally enigmatic iii. Temporarily puzzling

Given that the collegium has operated in a____________ for more than two decades now, this is nothing short of revolutionary.

I. Mask of privacy ii. shroud of secrecy iii. Cloak of confidentiality

Given the ____of some decisions, it is well-nigh impossible to locate the ―ratio‖ of a decision (legal terminology for the operative part of a judgment).

I. volubility ii. verbosity iii. brevity

Grossly____________, industrial policy has been anathema to market-led growth strategies.

I. misunderstood and maligned ii. Misinterpreted and defamed iii. Confounded and libelled

Arguably, the huge increase in import dependence and the low level of FDI into the manufacturing sector can both be linked to the market failures associated with non-strategic trade and investment liberalisation, _________both domestic and foreign producers‘ incentives to undertake production locally.

I. which have negated ii. That has nullified iii. Which have neutralized

This has been ___signing free trade agreements (FTAs) on the basis of an argument that participation in FTAs will enable Indian firms to become part of global value chains (GVCs) and improve their export capabilities.

I. Compounded by ii. exacerbated by iii. Inflamed by

To ensure this, financing mechanisms must be designed in ways that ______to avoid rent-seeking behaviour and inefficiency.

I. Proceed political interventions ii. preclude political leverage iii. Impede political complications

If there is _____a system as serving much more than efficiency, to include affordability and equity as well, the response will be different.

I. A persuasion to preceed ii. An impulse to conceptualize iii. An urge to visualise

The problems relate____________ norms with a view to easing the burden of paperwork and stretched cash flows imposed on smaller businesses and exporters.

i. To admit and cooperate ii. To coverage and compliance iii. To be provocative and annoying

While putting off the e-way bill provisions dealing with movement of goods that were making businesses and transporters nervous, the Council is instead considering_______.

i. An astonishing induction ii. A lurching installation iii. A staggered introduction

Lastly, though some of the latest rate revisions may be based on________, it is important to resist giving the impression that some tweaks, even if they are warranted, are based on the Assembly election schedules.

i. Absolute economic implications ii. Impeccable economic rationale iii. Flawed economic implications

The problems in the Indian economy right now are as much about corporate governance as they are about ___________the business cycle.

i. The simplicities of ii. The peculiarities of iii. The vagaries of

It was the demons of the last season that _________in captaincy from Dhoni to Australian star Steven Smith ahead of the IPL auctions.

i. Dissuade a provocation ii. instigated a change iii. provoked a modification