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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.

  1. NA
    1. famished
    2. exploiting
    3. inspiring
    4. helping
Correct Option: B

The second sentence in the passage mentions about the ‘jotedar’. The adjective which well defines him as ‘exploiting’ is available as option (b). The other words under options (a), (c) and (d) do not respond to the context and hence are ruled out as inappropriate.



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