In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which…
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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 BCCI and its State associations will probably _____ 1_____ the day the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal began in 2013, but in all honesty, there have been so many opportunities for them to stem the rot that it is difficult to pinpoint how it all went so wrong. Increasingly, the BCCI has become _____ 2_____ and waged a battle that has seemed strategically unsound. There was a major disconnect between how far the Board really believed the court would go and the ground reality. What may also have _____ 3 _____ the BCCI’s notice is the changing perception of governance in sport and not just in India. The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has seen an ___4_____ overhaul recently, and in India, the Sports Ministry’s vocal _____ 5 _____ of the Indian Olympic Association’s controversial appointments is a case in point.
Find the appropriate word in case 5
- A.
chastising
- B.
appreciation
- C.
criticized
- D.
expressions
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Correct answer: A
Answer: chastising
Explanation: The sentence describes the Sports Ministry’s vocal ___ of controversial appointments; the context implies reproach or reprimand.
appreciation — means praise or approval, which contradicts the critical tone of the passage.
expressions — though "vocal expressions" is grammatical, it is too neutral and does not convey the sense of reprimand required here.
criticized — is a past-tense/participle form and cannot directly follow "vocal" to act as a noun. To use the idea as a noun one would need "criticism", or the sentence would need to be restructured to use "criticized" as a verb.
chastising — a gerund that functions as a noun meaning reprimanding or scolding; it fits the tone and grammar ("vocal chastising") and correctly conveys the Ministry’s reproachful action.
Therefore, "chastising" is the most appropriate choice.