The Kerala government on Thursday claimed in the Supreme Court that sudden releases of water from th...........

English Language (SBI-CL) Reading comprehension (P)

Directions (): In each of the questions given below, a passage has been given which are either situational based or describes a scenario. Below each passage, a question has been given which is framed to make you to infer something out of it. Mark out the correct inference as your answer.

The Kerala government on Thursday claimed in the Supreme Court that sudden releases of water from the Mullaperiyar dam was a cause for the floods in the State. In an affidavit, Kerala slammed Tamil Nadu for allegedly ignoring its repeated entreaties for controlled release of water from the reservoir to facilitate the evacuation of thousands living downstream.

What is the attitude of the state government of Kerala towards the state government of Tamil Nadu?

Censuring

Praising

Insidious

Pernicious

Forbiddingly

Explanation:

The state government of Kerala seems to be angry with the indifferent attitude shown by the state government of Tamil Nadu and the ignorance of the repeated entreaties (signed by the Tamil Nadu) in relation to the controlled release of water from the reservoir. The state government of Kerala believes that the attitude of the state government of Tamil Nadu is responsible for the flood in the state.
Censure [noun]: ‘strong criticism or disapproval’;
Insidious [noun]: ‘Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects’;
Pernicious [noun]: ‘having a very harmful effect or influence’;
Forbiddingly [noun]: ‘unfriendly and likely to be unpleasant or harmful’;
From the given paragraph, we understand that the intent of the state government of Kerala is not malicious and not to Harm the state government of Tamil Nadu, but Kerala was criticizing the government of the Tamil Nadu. So, Options (c), (d) and (e) are Not correct.
Only option (a) correctly convey the intent of the state government of Kerala and is the correct answer.

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