Reading Comprehension Test 52

It has become clear that India hasn't seen so many non-violent protests since the days of its freedom struggle as it has over the last few weeks. Photos and videos of large and small gatherings of people expressing disapproval of the Citizenship Amendment act (CAA), which cuts loose from the secular roots of the Indian Constitution through offering legal (i) ...............non-Muslim refugees from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan who have moved to India before 2015, and of the National Registry of Citizens (NRC), which leaves crores of Indians(ii) ..................status is left to be verified by taluk and district-level officials. The patience, determination and strength of the protesters, the creativity and the political energy of their protest songs and slogans, and their renewal of the idea of a hospitable India, the rejuvenation of the spirit of the Constitution on the streets, the cultivation of democratic consciousness among students across campuses: these have been clear to observe in the peaceful dissent gatherings all over India. The texture of the protest voices suggests a larger scope for the ..... II.......: the assault on student autonomy on various campuses, the removal of statehood status from Jammu and Kashmir, the curbing of media freedom, (iii) ..................other troubling issues, (I) have (a) tragic with the anti-CAA concerns. Even as one notices the protest episodes (b) brutal India's democracy, there is no forgetting the (c) coalesced turn of events alongside, with the (d) vitalizing counter-dissent measures of the police in Uttar Pradesh, taking the lives of over 18 protesters, and similar measures in Mangalore taking the lives of two persons


Four words have been highlighted in statement (I), which may or may not be at their correct positions. Identify the possible rearrangement of words to make the statement
grammatically and contextually meaningful.

It has become clear that India hasn't seen so many non-violent protests since the days of its freedom struggle as it has over the last few weeks. Photos and videos of large and small gatherings of people expressing disapproval of the Citizenship Amendment act (CAA), which cuts loose from the secular roots of the Indian Constitution through offering legal (i) ...............non-Muslim refugees from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan who have moved to India before 2015, and of the National Registry of Citizens (NRC), which leaves crores of Indians(ii) ..................status is left to be verified by taluk and district-level officials. The patience, determination and strength of the protesters, the creativity and the political energy of their protest songs and slogans, and their renewal of the idea of a hospitable India, the rejuvenation of the spirit of the Constitution on the streets, the cultivation of democratic consciousness among students across campuses: these have been clear to observe in the peaceful dissent gatherings all over India. The texture of the protest voices suggests a larger scope for the ..... II.......: the assault on student autonomy on various campuses, the removal of statehood status from Jammu and Kashmir, the curbing of media freedom, (iii) ..................other troubling issues, (I) have (a) tragic with the anti-CAA concerns. Even as one notices the protest episodes (b) brutal India's democracy, there is no forgetting the (c) coalesced turn of events alongside, with the (d) vitalizing counter-dissent measures of the police in Uttar Pradesh, taking the lives of over 18 protesters, and similar measures in Mangalore taking the lives of two persons


Which of the following phrases can fill in the blanks (1), (2) and (3) in the similar sequence as given in the options below?
(i) The menace of fake news, among many
(ii) Without proper documents vulnerable as their citizenship
(iii) With proper documents
(iv) Avenues for citizenship only to
(v) The lives of two persons
(vi) Other troubling issue

It has become clear that India hasn't seen so many non-violent protests since the days of its freedom struggle as it has over the last few weeks. Photos and videos of large and small gatherings of people expressing disapproval of the Citizenship Amendment act (CAA), which cuts loose from the secular roots of the Indian Constitution through offering legal (i) ...............non-Muslim refugees from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan who have moved to India before 2015, and of the National Registry of Citizens (NRC), which leaves crores of Indians(ii) ..................status is left to be verified by taluk and district-level officials. The patience, determination and strength of the protesters, the creativity and the political energy of their protest songs and slogans, and their renewal of the idea of a hospitable India, the rejuvenation of the spirit of the Constitution on the streets, the cultivation of democratic consciousness among students across campuses: these have been clear to observe in the peaceful dissent gatherings all over India. The texture of the protest voices suggests a larger scope for the ..... II.......: the assault on student autonomy on various campuses, the removal of statehood status from Jammu and Kashmir, the curbing of media freedom, (iii) ..................other troubling issues, (I) have (a) tragic with the anti-CAA concerns. Even as one notices the protest episodes (b) brutal India's democracy, there is no forgetting the (c) coalesced turn of events alongside, with the (d) vitalizing counter-dissent measures of the police in Uttar Pradesh, taking the lives of over 18 protesters, and similar measures in Mangalore taking the lives of two persons

Which of the following words could replace "assault", as highlighted in the above passage, to make the statement grammatically and contextually correct?

It has become clear that India hasn't seen so many non-violent protests since the days of its freedom struggle as it has over the last few weeks. Photos and videos of large and small gatherings of people expressing disapproval of the Citizenship Amendment act (CAA), which cuts loose from the secular roots of the Indian Constitution through offering legal (i) ...............non-Muslim refugees from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan who have moved to India before 2015, and of the National Registry of Citizens (NRC), which leaves crores of Indians(ii) ..................status is left to be verified by taluk and district-level officials. The patience, determination and strength of the protesters, the creativity and the political energy of their protest songs and slogans, and their renewal of the idea of a hospitable India, the rejuvenation of the spirit of the Constitution on the streets, the cultivation of democratic consciousness among students across campuses: these have been clear to observe in the peaceful dissent gatherings all over India. The texture of the protest voices suggests a larger scope for the ..... II.......: the assault on student autonomy on various campuses, the removal of statehood status from Jammu and Kashmir, the curbing of media freedom, (iii) ..................other troubling issues, (I) have (a) tragic with the anti-CAA concerns. Even as one notices the protest episodes (b) brutal India's democracy, there is no forgetting the (c) coalesced turn of events alongside, with the (d) vitalizing counter-dissent measures of the police in Uttar Pradesh, taking the lives of over 18 protesters, and similar measures in Mangalore taking the lives of two persons


 Which of the following words could fit in the blank (II), to make the statement grammatically and contextually correct? Also, it must fit in the other two statements given below.
(i) The decision was supported by almost everyone. Baldwin was the only one to -------
(ii) No one dared ............from the official party line.

It has become clear that India hasn't seen so many non-violent protests since the days of its freedom struggle as it has over the last few weeks. Photos and videos of large and small gatherings of people expressing disapproval of the Citizenship Amendment act (CAA), which cuts loose from the secular roots of the Indian Constitution through offering legal (i) ...............non-Muslim refugees from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan who have moved to India before 2015, and of the National Registry of Citizens (NRC), which leaves crores of Indians(ii) ..................status is left to be verified by taluk and district-level officials. The patience, determination and strength of the protesters, the creativity and the political energy of their protest songs and slogans, and their renewal of the idea of a hospitable India, the rejuvenation of the spirit of the Constitution on the streets, the cultivation of democratic consciousness among students across campuses: these have been clear to observe in the peaceful dissent gatherings all over India. The texture of the protest voices suggests a larger scope for the ..... II.......: the assault on student autonomy on various campuses, the removal of statehood status from Jammu and Kashmir, the curbing of media freedom, (iii) ..................other troubling issues, (I) have (a) tragic with the anti-CAA concerns. Even as one notices the protest episodes (b) brutal India's democracy, there is no forgetting the (c) coalesced turn of events alongside, with the (d) vitalizing counter-dissent measures of the police in Uttar Pradesh, taking the lives of over 18 protesters, and similar measures in Mangalore taking the lives of two persons

Which of the following statements is not true as per the information given in the passage?
(A) It has become clear that India hasn't seen so many non-violent protests since the days of its freedom struggle
(B) These have been clear to observe in the peaceful dissent gatherings all over India
(C) Photos and videos of large and small gatherings of people expressing approval of the Citizenship Amendment act