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English Language (IBPS CL) Cloze test

Direction: Five statements labelled A, B, C, 1 and 2 are given below. Among them, statements A, B and C are in the correct order. Identify the positions of 1 and 2 so as to make a logically coherent paragraph.

A) It is disconcerting to see that, in recent times, serious questions are being raised about India’s secularism.

B) It is for the first time since Independence that the Hindu Rashtra ideology is being talked about so openly, defiantly and persistently.

C) The Supreme Court itself has expressed apprehensions in this regard

1. India’s survival as a multireligious, multilingual, multiracial, multicultural society will depend on how successful it is in working its

secularism.

2. It opines that the country with the legacy of a successful secular fabric, faces the perils of losing one of her much-cherished credentials.

21ABC

12ABC

2ABC1

ABC12

1ABC2

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Explanation:

Statement 1 should be the opening sentence of the series. It lays down the theme of the passage which is the successful running of the Indian state and society being dependent on the ideals of secularism. It is followed by A which highlights the existing situation of
secularism coming under the scanner and questions being raised against its credibility.
B elaborates on what is stated in statement A. The unpleasant situation being noticed for the first time ever since independence is the idea of a Hindu Rashtra being openly mooted. C and 2 form a pair.
C states that the Supreme Court has expressed its ‘concerns’ with the rising threat to secularism. The issue mentioned here is the apprehension with respect to the continuation of the successful working of Secularism.
Statement 2 lays down the actual ‘concern’ around which the Supreme Court has expressed itself, i.e. the threat and danger of losing the ideals of secularism. Also, the usage of the pronoun "it" indicates that the Supreme Court is being talked about.
Hence, the correct sequence is 1ABC2 and option E is the correct answer.