Directions: In the following passage, some words have been left out. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives. The concept (20) "Gender Justice" is (21) recent discovery of law. From…
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Directions: In the following passage, some words have been left out. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives.
The concept (20) "Gender Justice" is (21) recent discovery of law. From time immemorial society (22) male dominated, (23) women relegated to the background and (24) rights trampled upon. It is only recently that women began to assert their rights and law recognised that men and women (25) equal rights. Conventionally gender justice refers to the equal, equitable to evenhanded treatment of women in social, political and economic domains.
The concept (20) "Gender Justice" is (21) recent discovery of law. From time immemorial society (22) male dominated, (23) women relegated to the background and (24) rights trampled upon. It is only recently that women began to assert their rights and law recognised that men and women (25) equal rights. Conventionally gender justice refers to the equal, equitable to evenhanded treatment of women in social, political and economic domains.
Choose the word for blank (24) in the passage.
- their
- there
- these
- None of the given options is correct
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - their
'their rights trampled upon': the possessive pronoun for women is 'their'; 'there' and 'these' are wrong.
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