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71
Article 26 of the Constitution is, in fact, a corollary to Article 25.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Proof : evidence or argument establishing a fact or the truth of a statement.
Summary : a brief statement or account of the main points of something.
Synopsis : a brief summary or general survey of something.
Consequence : a result or effect, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.
Corollary : a direct or natural consequence or result.

Synonym of Corollary is Consequence
72
Gandhiji had proposed the path of non-violence.
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Answer: Option B
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Followed : go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead); move or travel behind.
Suggested : put forward for consideration.
Adopted : legally take (another's child) and bring it up as one's own.
Accepted : generally believed or recognized to be valid or correct.
Proposed : put forward (a plan or suggestion) for consideration by others.

Synonym of Proposed is Suggested
73
The river level was rising drastically after that heavy rain.
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Slightly : to a small degree; not considerably.
Suddenly : quickly and unexpectedly.
Greatly : by a considerable amount; very much.
Unexpectedly : in a way that was not expected or regarded as likely.
Drastically : extremely; very.

Synonym of Drastically is Greatly
74
Our posterity shall hold us responsible for the devastation caused by cutting of trees.
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Predecessors : a person who held a job or office before the current holder.
Successors : a person or thing that succeeds another.
Offspring : a person's child or children.
Followers : a person who supports and admires a particular person or set of ideas.
Posterity : all future generations of people.

Synonym of Posterity is Offspring
75
The District Collector made it clear that the Government cannot sustain for long the support for such schemes.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Pay : give (someone) money that is due for work done, goods received, or a debt incurred.
Succeed : achieve the desired aim or result.
Manage : be in charge of (a business, organization, or undertaking); run.
Continue : persist in an activity or process.
Sustain : cause to continue for an extended period or without interruption.

Synonym of Sustain is Continue
76
No civilised society can allow the subversion of its institutions by extremists.
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Domination : the exercise of power or influence over someone or something, or the state of being so controlled.
Subservience : willingness to obey others unquestioningly.
Destruction : the action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired.
Subordination : the action of subordinating or the state of being subordinate.
Subversion : the undermining of the power and authority of an established system or institution.

Synonym of Subversion is Destruction
77
Public opinion will pillory these agents of crime.
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Answer: Option A
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Scorn : a feeling and expression of contempt or disdain for someone or something.
Subserve : help to further or promote.
Recall : bring (a fact, event, or situation) back into one's mind; remember.
Declare : say something in a solemn and emphatic manner.
Pillory : attack or ridicule publicly.

Synonym of Pillory is Scorn
78
A government rocked by frequent scandals is an effete set of people with no credibility.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Innocent : not guilty of a crime or offence.
Stupid : having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense.
Excited : very enthusiastic and eager.
Exhausted : very tired.
Effete : no longer capable of effective action.

Synonym of Effete is Exhausted
79
Some of the Asian countries have been enmeshed in an inescapable debt trap.
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Answer: Option A
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Entangled : cause to become twisted together with or caught in.
Struck : hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement.
Hit : bring one's hand or a tool or weapon into contact with (someone or something) quickly and forcefully.
Arrested : seize (someone) by legal authority and take them into custody.
Enmeshed : cause to become entangled in something.

Synonym of Enmeshed is Entangled
80
The police need tangible proof of his guilt before they can act against him.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Convincing : capable of causing someone to believe that something is true or real.
Strong : having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks.
Emphatic : expressing something forcibly and clearly.
Clear : easy to perceive, understand, or interpret.
Tangible : clear and definite; real.

Synonym of Tangible is Clear