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1. Questions

Read the following passage and answer the following questions. Some words are highlighted in
bold to help you answer some of the questions.

For much of last month, the Indian public has observed with interest the criminal proceedings that
followed the arrest of Aryan Khan, son of filmstar Shah Rukh Khan. When the Bombay High Court finally
granted bail to Aryan, millions of Indians learnt that grant of bail by a court does not
automatically entitle the accused to an immediate release, unless the bail order is deposited in a physical
letterbox installed outside the Arthur Road prison. The box is opened four times a day and Khan’s lawyers
missed the last deadline because of which his son had to spend an extra night in jail. People were
astonished to learn that a “bail box” can stand between jail and the freedom of an Indian citizen.

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Post this episode, Justice D Y Chandrachud, who heads the e-Committee of the Supreme Court,
commented at a public event that the delay in communicating bail orders has to be addressed on a war

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footing. In September, his fellow judges on the bench had taken suo moto cognisance of the issue of non-
release of prisoners after grant of bail and directed the creation of FASTER (Fast and Secured

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Transmission of Electronic Records) System, which would transmit e-authenticated copies of the interim
orders, stay orders, bail orders and record of proceedings to the duty holders. The court was entirely silent

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on the fact that the Phase II document for the e-courts project, published in 2014, had announced
an ambitious but unfulfilled plan to allow for the transmission of information between key institutions in
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the criminal justice system.
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The “bail-jail” connectivity issue in the Aryan Khan case is but a symptom of a much deeper problem with
the structure, management and accountability of the e-Committee, which is responsible for steering the e-
courts project. A budget of Rs 935 crore and Rs 1,670 crore was approved by the government for Phase I
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and II of the project, respectively, and the e-Committee, headed by a Supreme Court judge, decides how
to spend it. Yet, there is relatively little to show for all this money.
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According to the passage, which of the following issues has been highlighted?
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a. Problem in the jails

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b. Problem in judgment
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c. Problem in Government budgets

d. Problem in structure, management and accountability of the e-Committee

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e. All the above

2. Questions

Which of the following according to the passage is not correct?

I). Aryan Khan’s lawyers missed the last deadline.

II). Justice D Y Chandrachud heads the e-Committee of the Supreme Court.

III). The delay in communicating bail orders has to be addressed before a war.

a. Only I

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b. Only III

c. Both I and II

d. Both II and III

e. All I, II and III

3. Questions

What is the tone of the author as per the passage?

a. Nostalgic

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b. Nihilistic

c. Condescending

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d. Judgmental

e. Optimistic

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4. Questions
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Which of the following according to the passage is the most similar in meaning to the word “entitle” as
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used in bold in the passage?
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a. disobedient

b. permit
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c. release
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d. afford

e. vow
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5. Questions
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Which of the following according to the passage is the most opposite in meaning to the word “ambitious”
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as used in bold in the passage?

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a. pushy

b. aspiring

c. compulsion

d. torpid

e. eager

6. Questions

According to the passage, which of the following has been blamed for the bail-jail connectivity
issue?

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a. Government

b. Aryan Khan

c. The e-committee

d. Both a and c

e. All a, b and c

7. Questions

According to the passage, how much budget was approved by the government for Phase I of the e-
courts project?

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a. Rs 1,605 crore

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b. Rs 935 crore

c. Rs 1,670 crore

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d. Rs 900 crore

e. Rs 1,700 crore
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8. Questions

The given sentences have been broken up into four different parts. The error, if any, will be in any
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one part of the sentence. Select the option which contains the part of the sentence which has an
error (spelling, grammatical or contextual). If there is no error, choose option E.
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There was no ideological break as exemplified by (A) / the ascendance of Margaret Thatcher in the United
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Kingdom (B) / and Ronald Reagan in the United States (US), which has been leading to the (C) / spread of
market fundamentalism globally in the 1980s. (D)
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a. there was no ideological break as exemplified by

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b. the ascendance of Margaret Thatcher in the United Kingdom

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c. and Ronald Reagan in the United States (US), which has been leading to the

d. spread of market fundamentalism globally in the 1980s

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e. No error

9. Questions

In the middle of the most devastating pandemic that (A) / India has seen in a century, it can be hard to
think of the other challenges that lie (B) / ahead of us because there is arguably no country in the world
that has seen (C) /so much as economic damage from the pandemic as India. (D)

a. In the middle of the most devastating pandemic that

b. India has seen in a century; it can be hard to think of the other challenges that lie

c. ahead of us because there is arguably no country in the world that has seen

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d. so much as economic damage from the pandemic as India

e. No error

10. Questions

Since during hot spells, people will be tending towards less productive (A) / at work and more likely to be
absent (B) / it is not surprising that the factories produced about (C) / two per cent less revenue for every
degree rise in annual temperature. (D)

a. since during hot spells, people will be tending towards less

b. at work and more likely to be absent

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c. it is not surprising that the factories produced about

d. two per cent less revenue for every degree rise in annual temperature

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e. No error

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11. Questions

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With lockdown measures and social distancing firmly in place, (A) / bike retailers suddenly became an
“essential service” and (B)/ were given exemptions from shutting down by governments, (C) / putting them
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over at a par with grocery stores in most countries across the globe. (D)
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a. with lockdown measures and social distancing firmly in place

b. bike retailers suddenly became an “essential service” and

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c. were given exemptions from shutting down by governments

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d. putting them over at a par with grocery stores in most countries across the globe

e. No error
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12. Questions

After almost a year and a half of working from home, (A)/ many white-collar employers say they are not
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willing (B)/ to return to corporate offices full-time so employers are dangling (C)/ remote-work
arrangements as the latest enticement for new recruits. (D)
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a. After almost a year and a half of working from home

b. many white-collar employers say they are not willing

c. to return to corporate offices full-time so employers are dangling

d. remote-work arrangements as the latest enticement for new recruits

e. No error

13. Questions

The passage given below has six blanks in it. Read the passage carefully and fill the blanks with the
words given in the options below to complete the sentences and form a coherent paragraph.

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According to MSPs, (A) the _________ are well-intentioned as they __________ the role of cash in the
economy and put the onus on banks to ensure cash availability. (B) _________, they say that the penalty is
not well thought out because banks _________ most of the work and treat the regulations as something to
be passed through to the MSPs. (C) “While the _________ behind this RBI circular is welcome, penalty
approach alone is unlikely to resolve the issue of ATM currency _________. In fact, it is quite likely that
this penalty will become a pass-through, from banks to MSPs, and from MSPs to cash logistics agencies,”
said Rituraj Sinha, group managing director at SIS, the largest security and cash-in-transit company in
India.

(D) According to Sinha, what ________ to be addressed is the root cause of ATMs running dry, such as
sub-optimal cash _________ and delays in availability of ATM-fit currency. (E) “On-ground __________
of the RBI circular dated April 2018 is the real solution, not just before better security but also more

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_________ cash forecasting and on-time availability of currency to enable cash logistics agencies to
upload ATMs on time and with an adequate amount of currency,” he said. (F) The 2018 circular requires

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banks to put in place _________ measures such as transporting cash in cassettes, in prescribed vehicles
sticking to the government _______ on the transport of currency during specified hours of the day.

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According to banks, it is difficult to implement all these norms under present cost structures.

The sentence (A) will be complete with which of the following pair of words?

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b. Mandate, perceive
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c. Dictum, intent

d. Regulations, recognize
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e. By-laws, confess
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14. Questions
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From the pair of words given below, select the option that fills the blanks in the statement (B).
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a. Hence, delegate

b. However, outsource
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c. Therefore, deploy
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d. Since, redistribute

e. Nevertheless, outsourced

15. Questions

Choose the pair of words that fill in the blanks of the sentence (C).

a. Intent, outage

b. Thought, dimout

c. Intent, disruption

d. Proposition, inhibition

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e. Determination, blackout

16. Questions

Fill in the blanks of the sentence (D) with the best option given below

a. Happens, delivery

b. Need, estimation

c. Assumes, deployment

d. Needs, forecasting

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e. Happen, augur

17. Questions

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Fill in the blanks of the sentence (E) by choosing the best option below.

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a. Execution, abstruse

b. Discharge, spot on

c. Implementation, accurate
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d. Stratagem, explicit
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e. None of the above

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18. Questions

Which of the following given options will best complete the sentence (F) as given above?
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a. Rigid, regulations
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b. Uncompromising, rules
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c. Stiff, strategies
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d. Lenient, standard

e. Stringent, norms
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Explanations:
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Answer: D

The passage clearly highlights the shortcomings of the e-committee. It has been mentioned in the last
paragraph.

2. Questions

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Answer: B

All I, II and III

I has been given in the last lines of the first paragraph.

II has been given in the first few lines of the second paragraph.

III is distorted and hence incorrect.

3. Questions

Answer: D

As the passage talks about the way in which e-committee has been working, the tone is judgemental.

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Option a. Nostalgic relates to memories.

Option b. Nihilistic relates to rejecting religions.

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Option c. Condescending means showing superiority.

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Option e. Optimistic means hopeful.

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Answer: B
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Option a. disobedient means one who does not obey.
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Option b. permit means allow. Entitle also means allow.

Option c. release means set free.

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Option d. afford means to have enough to pay for.

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Option e. vow means to take oath.

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5. Questions
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Answer: D

All options are positive except d.

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Torpid means lazy.

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Pushy and aspiring are synonyms of ambitious.

Compulsion means necessity.

Eager means curious.

6. Questions

Answer: C

This is clear from the main idea of the passage that every problem related to judiciary delays mentioned in
the passage is because of the e- committee.

7. Questions

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Answer: B

It is a specific question of which the answer is mentioned in the second last line of the passage.

8. Questions

Answer: C

The part C of the sentence is wrong. The mentioned phrase “which has been leading to the” …. is
grammatically wrong (in present continuous tense). The right phrase should be in simple past tense like
“which led to the” to make the sentence grammatically correct.

The correct sentence would therefore be-

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There was no ideological break as exemplified by the ascendance of Margaret Thatcher in the United
Kingdom and Ronald Reagan in the United States (US), which led to the spread of market
fundamentalism globally in the 1980s.

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Option C is the correct answer

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9. Questions

Answer: D
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The part D of the sentence is erroneous. The mentioned phrase “so much as” is grammatically wrong. The
correct phrase “as much economic damage” makes the sentence grammatically correct.
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The correct sentence would therefore be-
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In the middle of the most devastating pandemic India has seen in a century, it can be hard to think of the
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other challenges that lie ahead of us because there is arguably no country in the world that has seen as
much economic damage from the pandemic as India.
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Option D is the correct answer

10. Questions
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Answer: A
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The part A of the sentence is erroneous. The mentioned phrase “people will be tending towards” is
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grammatically wrong as it is in the “present continuous tense” while the rest of the sentence is in simple
present tense. So, the correct phrase should be “people are less productive” to match it grammatically with
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the rest of the sentence.

The correct sentence would therefore be-

Since during hot spells, people are less productive at work and more likely to be absent it is not
surprising that the factories produced about two per cent less revenue for every degree rise in the annual
temperature.

Option A is correct the answer

11. Questions

Answer: D

The part D of the sentence is erroneous. The mention of the phrase “them over at a par” is wrong. The

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right phrase is “them at par” to make the sentence grammatically and meaningfully correct.

The correct sentence would therefore be-

With lockdown measures and social distancing firmly in place, bike retailers suddenly became an “essential
service” and were given exemptions from shutting down by governments, putting them at par with
grocery stores in most countries across the globe.

Option D is correct the answer

12. Questions

Answer: B

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The part B of the sentence is erroneous. The mention of “white-collar employers” is wrong. Employers are
owners of the company; hence the right word should be employees. The correct phrase should be “white-
collar employees” to make the sentence meaningful.

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The correct sentence would therefore be-

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After almost a year and a half of working from home, many white-collar employees say they are not
willing to return to corporate offices full-time so employers are dangling remote-work arrangements as the
latest enticement for new recruits.

Therefore, option B is the correct answer

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13. Questions
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Answer: D
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The passage is talking about the new ATM rules that have been announced. The rules (regulations)
imposed have been done with a good intention as they acknowledge (recognize) the role of cash in our
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economy.

Looking at the meaning and the usage, option (d) is the correct answer.
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Mandate and Dictum can be ruled out as they are singular and also little authoritative and extreme as per
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the required context.

Construe means to interpret well which cannot be used to regulations so this can eliminate option (a) as
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well. Option (e) becomes useless with the word confess.

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14. Questions

Answer: B

The paragraph starts with saying that the new regulations are well-intentioned and then it says that the
penalty has not been well thought of. So, this indicates a contradiction. The best word that initiates a
contradiction from the given options is option (b) i.e. however. Nevertheless is also similar but can be
eliminated as the second word is in the third form which will be grammatically incorrect.

So, option (b) is the correct answer.

15. Questions

Answer: A

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The sentence is trying to explain that though the reason these regulations are being imposed are no doubt
good but, only imposing a penalty won’t solve the cash unavailability issue at the ATMs.

The best word that fits the first blank is intent. As in, the intention behind the rules is good. Thought could
be a good second choice but intent is better. So, other than options (a) and (c) all will be ruled out.

The issue is not disruption, rather disruption due to cash crunch (outage) or exhaustion so; option (a) is the
best choice.

16. Questions

Answer: D

The line is talking about the steps that need to be taken.

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So, the correct way in which it goes will be;

What needs to be done… Hence, option (d) is the best choice.

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Deployment is generally done in the forces not in terms of cash and augur means to predict or foresee

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something which is also not the correct usage for the second blank.

17. Questions

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The line talks about cash forecasting which should be correct so, the best word for the second blank should
be either spot on or accurate. The other options can be eliminated.
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Logically, the implementation of rules makes sense and not the discharge. So, the obvious answer is option
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(c).

18. Questions
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Answer: E
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The sentence tells us that there is a need that the sincere implementation of the rules made by the
government is necessary and carrying cash abiding by the norms will solve the problem.
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Above meaning can be evinced with the use of the words in option (e).
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Stringent rules means the rules that are not lenient or flexible. Although, Rigid and Uncompromising also
mean the same but these two words do not fit in the context.
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