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This
cloze test is the article published in The Hindu on 16th December 2017
with title “A law for equality”
Directions (1 – 8): In the following passage there are blanks
each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage
and against each five words have been suggested, one of which fits the blanks
appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
By passing the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities Bill, the Rajya Sabha has adopted a radically transformative piece
of legislation that addresses the concerns of arguably the most marginalised
section of Indian society. The Lok Sabha should lose no time to approve this
Bill in the winter session, bringing to fruition a process that started with
India’s _(1)_of the relevant UN Convention in 2007. A measure of
the expansive reach of the Bill that the Upper House passed _(2)_is
that it covers as many as 19 conditions — nearly three times the number
of disabilities accorded legal protection under the 1995 law. Included are a
large number of individuals with multiple impairments, who are the most
disadvantaged sections among the disabled. Another welcome provision is the
power to notify additional disabilities, a clear recognition of the need to
factor in conditions that may arise as a result of an ageing population, an_(3)_ part
of the demographic transition. Relaxation of the upper age limit to access
primary and higher education is clear evidence of foresight, given the
disproportionately low and delayed enrolment of disabled children in formal
schooling. In addition, the incorporation of penal_(4)_, a major _(5)_ in
the predecessor Act, should go some way towards ensuring more effective law
enforcement.
The increase in the proportion of
reserved positions in public employment and incentives for the private sector
to hire disabled candidates are other important departures. The _(6)_ powers
for authorities to determine appropriate avenues of occupation for the disabled
would have to be exercised with sensitivity and openness. Experience shows that
new technology enables people with disability to undertake tasks that may once
have been outside their reach. In this regard, the decision to drop the
proposal for the establishment of statutory disabilities commissions at the
national and State levels is a lost opportunity. To vest in an advisory body
the responsibility to monitor enforcement and _(7)_ of the
law, as well as financial_(8)_, is not the most effective approach
to promote equal opportunities and combat discrimination. The number of the
disabled in India is anywhere between 5 and 10 per cent of the population.
Their integration into the mainstream is a developmental and economic
imperative. The Vision 2030 blueprint on sustainable development that is in the
works is an opening for the Centre to spell out its priorities on disabilities.
1. a)
veto b) opposition c) confirm
d) ratification e) accepted
2. a)
divergently b) opposite c) unanimously d) harmonious e) dispute
3. a)
inevitable b) avoidable c) exceptional e) unlikely
e) exclusive
4. a)
obliged b) restriction c) restriction d) confidence e) stipulations
5. a)
achieving b) insert c) fail
d) omission e) careless
6. a)
efface b) lopsided c) discretionary d) outrage
e) nemesis
7. a)
observance b) violations c) lunacy
d) magnitude e) shrew
8. a)
ignorance b) served c) valediction d) perspire
e) supervision
