Direction: It was entirely a case of (77) romanticism. In West Bengal, there were no big landowners and the bookish concept that the killing of an (78) “jotedar” would inspire thousands of oppressed peasants to swell the ranks of revolutionaries (79). The police infiltrated their ranks, anti socials sneaked into the party which finally split into a dozen (80). Naxalites became targets for the police, other parties and their own brethren. A terrifying bloodbath took place and the trauma has not yet been forgotten. An (81) is taking place in Bihar today which cannot have a happier ending. The basic reason why Naxalites failed was that in W. B. land reforms have been implemented. In Bihar, no government so far has made any (82) attempt to introduce land reforms and eliminate benami holdings.
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- tautology
- policy
- encore
- regulation
Correct Option: C
The word ‘encore’ under option (c) means ‘the repetition of an item or event’. This simplifies the process of ascertaining option (c) as the correct answer as it fills up the blank correctly. ‘Tautology’ under option (a) means saying the same thing twice in different words, does not at all correspond as a correct usage for the blank, hence incorrect. ‘Policy’ and ‘Regulation’ under options (b) and (d) are again inappropriate fillers and hence can be sidelined.
