Gandhiji once said, “I would say that if the village perishes, India will perish too. India will be ..........................(A)........................... more India.
Source: English Quiz
Her own mission in the world will get ........................(B).......................... The ........................................(C)........................... of the village is possible only when it is no more .......................(D)............................. Industrialization on a mass scale will ...........................(E)............................lead to passive or active exploitation of the villagers as the problems.................................(F)......................competition and marketing come in. Therefore, we have to............................ (G)............................... on the village being selfcontained, manu-facturing mainly for use. Provided this character of the village industry is.........................(H)................... there would be no objection to villagers using even the modern machines and tools that they can make and............................(I)......................... to use. Only, they ......................(J)...................not be used as a means of exploitation of others”.A. (1) certainly
(2) scarcely
(3) much
(4) no
B. (1) lost
(2) extension
(3) elevated
(4) flourished
C. (1) rehabilitation
(2) pruning
(3) revival
(4) devastation
D. (1) denuded
(2) exploited
(3) contaminated
(4) populated
E. (1) passionately
(2) surprisingly
(3) scarcely
(4) necessarily
F. (1) forming
(2) enhancing
(3) between
(4) of
G. (1) concentrate
(2) ponder
(3) imagine
(4) ensure
H. (1) regained
(2) neglected
(3) maintained
(4) thwarted
I. (1) prepare
(2) afford
(3) hesitate
(4) propose
J. (1) can
(2) could
(3) need
(4) should
Answers:
Ans A- (4) no (Adv.)
B. (1) lost (Adj.) : no longer found or possessed
C. (3) revival (Noun) : an improvement in the condition
D. (2) exploited (Verb) : used
E (4) necessarily (Adv.) : used for saying that something cannot be avoided.
F (4) of (Prep.)
G (1) concentrate (Verb) : to give all attention
H (3) maintained (Verb) : to cause (something) to exist
I (2) afford (Verb) : to be able to pay for something
J. (4) should (Mod. V.)
