Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a letter. Find the suitable word from the options given against each letter and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.
The BCCI and its State associations will probably ____ A ____ the day the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal began in 2013, but in all honesty, there have been so many opportunities for them to stem the rot that it is difficult to pinpoint how it all went so wrong. Increasingly, the BCCI has become ____ B ____ and waged a battle that has seemed strategically unsound. There was a major disconnect between how far the Board really believed the court would go and the ground reality. What may also have ____ C ____ the BCCI’s notice is the changing perception of governance in sport and not just in India. The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has seen an ____ D ____ overhaul recently, and in India, the Sports Ministry’s vocal ____ E ____ of the Indian Olympic Association’s controversial appointments is a case in point.
Explanation:
Usage of either “rigorous” or “reverse” will be erroneous here as the indefinite article ‘an’ will only be followed by a word starting with a vowel sound. Option A and B are hence eliminated.
Similarly, usage of either “inward” or “unending” would not add any meaning to the context and hence will be eliminated as well.
The only option left now is “invasive”. Anything that is invasive goes or grows where you don’t want it and the usage of this word for the blank is absolutely appropriate in the given context.
Option E is hence the correct answer.