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Directions (Q. 1-10):
In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which
is indicated by a number. Find the
suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make
the paragraph meaningfully complete.
In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which
is indicated by a number. Find the
suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make
the paragraph meaningfully complete.
Gujarat is one of the largest salt-producing states in India, which is
the world’s third-largest salt-producing country. Kharaghoda, 110 km from
Ahmedabad, lies in the desert area of the arid Little Rann of Kutch. Here, the
earth is so saline that salt is _______(1) by using solar _______(2) on subsoil
brine. In other words, groundwater is laid out under the sun, evaporates, and _______(3)
behind little piles of the white powder. Kolis (indigenous coastal fisher folk),
Dalits and Muslims from nearby villages mine salt in this manner here. Work _______(4)
begins after Navratri, when the rains are gone. Locals head to the salt fields
deep within the desert, _______(5) small huts made of a few bamboo poles and
some sacking, and get to work. For the next eight or nine months, they will _______(6)
here with their families, digging 45 metres to 50 metres into the hard soil to _______(7)
the groundwater, then building small bunds to hold the water while it
evaporates. In these barren flatlands, there are no provisions, no sweet water
and no electricity. _______(8) settlements get one government tanker of sweet
water a week. Men travel to nearby villages _______(9) every fortnight and
bring back pulses, since they are non-perishable. With no fruit, vegetables or
milk, malnourishment is rife. With their skin overexposed to saline _______(10)
and harsh sunlight, skin diseases are rife too.
the world’s third-largest salt-producing country. Kharaghoda, 110 km from
Ahmedabad, lies in the desert area of the arid Little Rann of Kutch. Here, the
earth is so saline that salt is _______(1) by using solar _______(2) on subsoil
brine. In other words, groundwater is laid out under the sun, evaporates, and _______(3)
behind little piles of the white powder. Kolis (indigenous coastal fisher folk),
Dalits and Muslims from nearby villages mine salt in this manner here. Work _______(4)
begins after Navratri, when the rains are gone. Locals head to the salt fields
deep within the desert, _______(5) small huts made of a few bamboo poles and
some sacking, and get to work. For the next eight or nine months, they will _______(6)
here with their families, digging 45 metres to 50 metres into the hard soil to _______(7)
the groundwater, then building small bunds to hold the water while it
evaporates. In these barren flatlands, there are no provisions, no sweet water
and no electricity. _______(8) settlements get one government tanker of sweet
water a week. Men travel to nearby villages _______(9) every fortnight and
bring back pulses, since they are non-perishable. With no fruit, vegetables or
milk, malnourishment is rife. With their skin overexposed to saline _______(10)
and harsh sunlight, skin diseases are rife too.
1. 1) yield 2) harvested 3) produced 4) breeded 5)
manufactured
manufactured
2. 1) evaporation 2) distillation 3) hydration 4)
transformation 5) solidification
transformation 5) solidification
3. 1) delivers 2) abandons 3) gives 4) leaves 5) quits
4. 1) habitually 2) usually 3) sometime 4) although 5)
whenever
whenever
5. 1) come up 2) held up 3) sum up 4) give up 5) prop up
6. 1) approach 2) come 3) stay 4) stand 5) wait
7. 1) reach 2) gain 3) attain 4) stretch 5) pass
8. 1) Any 2) Most 3) No 4) Every 5) Few
9. 1) by 2) since 3) always 4) once 5) hence
10. 1) physical 2) nominal 3) rays 4) solid 5) chemicals
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