Directions: In the passage given below there are 6 blanks, each followed by a word/phrase given in bold. Each blank has four alternative words/phrases given in options A, B, C and D. You have to tell which word will best suit the respective blank. Mark E as your answer if the word given in bold after the blank is your answer i.e. “No change required.”
The thrust of the Law Commission’s report is ­­__A__ established on the idea that “the mere existence of difference does not imply discrimination, but is __B__ inference of a robust democracy.” Changes have been mooted to give equal __C__ treatment to children and parents of any gender in guardianship and adoption matters. The juvenile law principle that the child’s best interest is the ‘paramount consideration’ has also been put forward for __D__ universal application. While calling for a wider public debate on its views, the Law Commission has __E__ craved the issue in the most reasonable way possible when it says it has “dealt with laws that are discriminatory rather than providing a uniform civil code which is neither necessary nor desirable at this stage.” In a strict and narrow reading, this goes __F__ with the Directive Principles of State Policy that favor a uniform civil code; also, some court judgments have questioned why such a code was not yet in place.