In the following question, a paragraph is given from which five words have been edited out. These words are represented by alphabets, are given below the paragraph in a random order. Rearrange these words in an appropriate order so that these fit the blanks and give outgrammatically and meaningfully paragraph.

1) Several states and Union territories including Delhi have ____ new restrictions such as night curfews amid a new wave of Covid-19 that has pushed ____ numbers to record highs. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on ____ said there is a need to remove age ____ and scale up the Covid-19 vaccination process, adding that there will be no ____ in the national capital.

A)Saturday  B) announced  C) criteria D) lockdown E) infection

A) ADBEC

B) CEABD

C) BEACD

D) DACBE

E) ACEBD

2) If we have enough doses and age bar is____ , we can vaccinate people within 2-3 months in Delhi.____ , we have ____ for 7-10 days. We need to remove age ____ and scale up vaccination. There will be no lockdown. New ____ will be imposed soon," Kejriwal said.

A) removed B) criteria C) Currently D) restrictions E) vaccine

A) ADBEC

B) CEABD

C) BEACD

D) DACBE

E) ACEBD

3) Kejriwal on Friday announced ____ of all schools and ____ in Delhi given the huge rise in coronavirus cases in the____ , along with other parts of the country. "Due to ____ cases of Covid-19, all schools, government and____ , in Delhi are being closed for all classes .

A)shutting B) capital C) private D) colleges E)increasing

A) ADBEC

B) CEABD

C) BEACD

D) DACBE

E) ACEBD

4) Several states and Union ____ including Delhi have announced new restrictions such as night ____ amid a new wave of Covid-19 that has pushed ____ numbers to record highs. In order to further ____ the spread of the pandemic, the AamAadmi Party (AAP) government on April 6 ____ a night curfew in Delhi.

A) curfews B) curb C) infection D) territories E)imposed

A) ADBEC

B) CEABD

C) BEACD

D) DACBE

E) ACEBD

5) Its active case tally has ____ to 26,631. As per the Delhi health ____  Covid-19 bulletin, Delhi also ____ 39 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours. With this, its ____ death toll now stands at 11,196, while the total ____ tally has reached 7,06,526 cases.

A)reported B)overall C) increased D) infection E) department's

A) ADBEC

B) CEABD

C) BEACD

D) DACBE

E) ACEBD

Answers :

1) Answer: C

In the first blank we need a verb ‘announced’ and not a noun and it meansmake a formal public statement;which fits perfectly in the first blank. Only option C fulfills that. By filling other words according to this option we can make a meaningful paragraph both grammatically and contextually. So the correct choice here is option C.

After properly rearranging the blanked words the correct sentence will be:

`Several states and Union territories including Delhi have announced new restrictions such as night curfews amid a new wave of Covid-19 that has pushed infection numbers to record highs Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said there is a need to remove age criteria and scale up the Covid-19 vaccination process, adding that there will be no lockdown in the national capital’.

Therefore, option C is the correct answer choice to this question.

2) Answer: E

In the first blank we need an adjective ‘removed’ meansto put out; In the second blank we need an adverb ‘Currently’ is an adverb and it meansat the present time. Only option E fulfills that. By filling other words according to this option we can make a meaningful paragraph both grammatically and contextually. So the correct choice here is option E.

After properly rearranging the blanked words the correct sentence will be:

`If we have enough doses and age bar is removed, we can vaccinate people within 2-3 months in Delhi. Currently, we have vaccine for 7-10 days. We need to remove age criteria and scale up vaccination. There will be no lockdown. New restrictions will be imposed soon," Kejriwal said’.

Therefore, option E is the correct answer choice to this question.

3) Answer: A

In the first blank we need something that can connect both parts of the sentence.‘shutting’ word fulfills that criteria and it meansso as to block an opening; In the last blank we need an adjective. ‘private’ means  for the use of one particular person. Only option A fulfills that. By filling other words accordingto this option we can make a meaningful paragraph both grammatically andcontextually. So the correct choice here is option A.

After properly rearranging the blanked words the correct sentence will be:

`Kejriwal on Friday announced shutting of all schools and colleges in Delhi given the huge rise in coronavirus cases in the capital, along with other parts of the country. "Due to increasing cases of Covid-19, all schools, government and private, in Delhi are being closed for all classes’.

Therefore, option A is the correct answer choice to this question.

4) Answer: D

In the last blank we need a verb and the blank is followed by `imposed’. So ‘imposed’ fits in

the last blank perfectly. Only option D fulfills that. By filling other words according to

this option we can make a meaningful paragraph both grammatically and contextually.

So the correct choice here is option D.

After properly rearranging the blanked words the correct sentence will be:

` Several states and Union territories including Delhi have announced new restrictions such as night curfews amid a new wave of Covid-19 that has pushed infection numbers to record highs. In order to further curb the spread of the pandemic, the AamAadmi Party (AAP) government on April 6 imposed a night curfew in Delhi’.

Therefore, option D is the correct answer choice to this question.

5) Answer: B

In the first blank ‘increased’ fits perfectly which meansmake greater in size. Only option B fulfills that. By filling other words according to this option we can make a meaningful paragraph both grammatically and contextually. So the correct choice here is option B.

After properly rearranging the blanked words the correct sentence will be:

`Its active case tally has increased to 26,631. As per the Delhi health department's Covid-19 bulletin, Delhi also reported 39 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours. With this, its overall death toll now stands at 11,196, while the total infection tally has reached 7,06,526 cases’.

Therefore, option B is the correct answer choice to this question.