In the following questions, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option. Language, they say, is the _____ through which human beings perceive the world. If so, English is perhaps the most _____ lens through which to see animals. It has _____ a cross eyed view of birds, beasts, fish and fowl. The very word “animal” can _____ the brutish and the sensual. Animal _____ imply baseness and vulgarity.
It has _____ a cross eyed view of birds, beasts, fish and fowl.
perpetuated
The passage argues that English has long maintained a biased ("cross-eyed") view of animals. The verb in the blank must convey causing this view to continue over time.
Perpetuated means "caused to continue indefinitely" — a perfect fit. "Accompanied" implies mere co-occurrence, "exercised a view" is not idiomatic, and "undeterred" means undiscouraged.
Similar Questions
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.(2)
_____have attempted to define a happy life
on this earth. Everyman tends to define a happy life in a _____ individualistic fashion.
National integration means _____ all the people of the nation into a single whole.
It is a _____ that binds together
all people in one _____ bond no matter what their religion, caste, language or history
Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1.
Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4.
Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 5.
This was enough ___________ the book store-owner-turned librarian
Important Questions from Vocab Based Questions
Select whichever word you consider most appropriate for the blank (1)
Select whichever word you consider most appropriate for the blank (2)
Select whichever word you consider most appropriate for the blank (3)
Select whichever word you consider most appropriate for the blank (4)
Select whichever word you consider most appropriate for the blank (5)
