Read the following passage and answer the questions as directed. There are…
2024
Read the following passage and answer the questions as directed. There are some blanks given in the passage. You have to find the appropriate word for the given blank and mark the corresponding option as your answer.
Despite reporting ______ (A) ______ incidents of violence, the polling in the second phase of
West Bengal Assembly elections remained high. The state registered 80.43% voter turnout while
Assam recorded 76.96% turnout.The hotlycontested Nandigram seat, which saw Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee _____ (B) _______ against her former aide-turned-foe Suvendu Adhikari from BJP, saw sporadic incidents of violence and accusations of vote fraud and booth capturing were ______(C) ________ by both the parties. Despite this, both Suvendu and Mamata were confident of their win from the seat.
Mamata visited several booths across the constituency as sporadic incidents of violence and allegations of booth jamming ___ (D) ___ the voting process in the second phase. She slammed the Election Commission for “inaction” despite her party lodging several poll-related complaints and threatened to move the law
courts over it.
Meanwhile, addressing a rally in Assam’s Kokrajhar on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the people of Assam have shown the “red card” to the Congress-led Grand Alliance in the state. He also accused the previous Congress governments of being a mute spectator to ____ (E) _____ violence in the Bodo dominated areas of the state. “People of Assam have given their blessings to the NDA in the first phase of the assembly poll. Football is a popular sport in Assam.
Which of the following is appropriate word for the blank (D) ?
- A.
Marred
- B.
Embellished
- C.
Mend
- D.
Healed
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Correct answer: A
Correct answer: Marred
Why this fits:
"Marred" means spoiled or damaged and commonly collocates with events or processes (for example, "the match was marred by violence"). It fits the sentence because it conveys that incidents negatively affected the voting process.
Why the other choices are incorrect:
"Embellished": means to decorate or make something more attractive (or to exaggerate). It does not express harm or spoilage.
"Mend": means to repair or fix. The passage describes negative events that harmed voting, so a repair verb is inappropriate.
"Healed": refers to recovery or becoming healthy again and does not convey the idea of something being spoiled or damaged.
Short example: "The election day was marred by isolated incidents of violence."