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Identify the correct sequence of words that would most aptly fit the blanks in the following passage.
The Supreme Court's __ (i) ____ verdict on Madhav Jiwaji Rao Scindia Vs Union of India case in 1970 was no doubt_____(ii) _____. According to the Supreme Court's orders, titles, privileges and privy purses of India's erstwhile princely rulers were abolished. Even the most influential of the princes were not able to _____ (iii) _____ the new law. Though the verdict was very famous and attracted huge attention of citizens in the urban India, the villagers were largely _____ (iv) ______.
  • a)
    i - Definite, ii- Historical, iii- Evade, iv- Uninterested
  • b)
    i- Definitive, ii- Historic, iii- Evade, iv- Uninterested
  • c)
    i- Definite, ii- Historic, iii- Evade, iv- Disinterested
  • d)
    i- Definitive, ii- Historical, iii- Allude, iv- Disinterested
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'Definite' means certain or precise. 'Definitive' means conclusive or authoritative. Since, the Supreme Court judgment is conclusive, Definitive is the correct choice for the first blank.
"Historic" is an adjective that means something important or influential in history. 'Historical' is an adjective that refers to anything from the past, important or not. Since, the passage is discussing an important event in the past, 'Historic' is the correct choice.
"Evade" means to escape or avoid (someone or something), especially by guile or trickery and is the correct choice for the third blank. "Allude" means suggest or call attention to indirectly and is out of context with respect to the passage.
"Disinterested" means not taking sides or impartial. 'Uninterested' means not interested
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