Practice English Questions from "The Hindu" Editorial- Cloze test (Dated- 4th Jan 2017)
Dear Readers, we have given here the English Practice Questions for upcoming Exam 2017 from “THE HINDU” Editorial Page. Candidates can use this material for their preparations.
Cloze Test Based on The Hindu Editorial (Dated- 4th Jan 2017)
Cloze Test Based on The Hindu Editorial (Dated- 4th Jan 2017)
Secularising The Election
The Supreme Court has (1) with the question whether a provision in electoral law that makes it a corrupt (2)to use religion, race, caste or language as a ground for canvassing votes in an election is a bar limited to the groups to which candidates or their (3)belong, or whether it is a general prohibition on sectarian appeals. Section 123(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, as (4)in 1961, gave rise to this doubt. By a four-three majority, a seven-member Bench has ruled that it is a general prohibition on the use of religion or (5) other communal or sectarian value in the electoral arena. The minority favoured (6) the ambit of the sub-section to cover only candidates who (7) votes on such grounds, or the rivals they wanted the voters not to back on similar grounds. That secularism is the (8) of our democracy is undisputed. That the electoral process ought not to permit (9) to the electorate on these narrow grounds is equally beyond doubt. Against this backdrop, it is only logical that the Supreme Court should decide that it is a “corrupt practice” for candidates to use any caste or communal parameters to canvass for votes or to discredit a rival, (10) of whether the candidates themselves belong to such religious, communal or linguistic groups.
a) Asked
b) grappled
c) Answered
d) Argued
e) Warned
a) Practice
b) Society
c) Rule
d) Theory
e) Mind
a) Defenders
b) Supporters
c) Party
d) Group
e) Rivals
a) Rule
b) Law
c) Amended
d) Exercise
e) unfounded
a) Through
b) Any
c) No
d) In
e) Entire
a) Over
b) On
c) Domineering
d) Limiting
e) By
a) Sought
b) Support
c) Collects
d) Favours
e) Reach
a) bedrock
b) Effect
c) Combination
d) Result
e) Collection
a) Rules
b) Look
c) Appeals
d) Changes
e) Revise
a) Account
b) Regardless
c) Effect
d) Means
e) Practice
1) B 2) A 3) E 4) C 5) B 6) D 7) A 8) A 9) C 10) B
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