Read the following letter from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, to the Registrars of all Indian Universities / Institutes of Higher Education. The letter has six…
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Read the following letter from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, to the Registrars of all Indian Universities / Institutes of Higher Education. The letter has six numbered blanks. Choose the most appropriate option for the blank named in the question.
Sir / Madam,
The Ministry of HRD, Government of India, as part of its endeavour to ...(Blank 1)... scientific research among university students, has ...(Blank 2)... a Young Scientists Fellowship Scheme to be ...(Blank 3)... from 2010-11 onwards in all Indian Universities / Institutes of Higher Education. The Scheme is ...(Blank 4)... to all Master's students in Science. The award will be ...(Blank 5)... on a Common Qualifying Examination to be conducted on the first Sunday in the month of May every year in about 150 Centres all over India. Students of final year B.Sc. programmes in any recognised College / University in India are ...(Blank 6)... to take the examination.
Sir / Madam,
The Ministry of HRD, Government of India, as part of its endeavour to ...(Blank 1)... scientific research among university students, has ...(Blank 2)... a Young Scientists Fellowship Scheme to be ...(Blank 3)... from 2010-11 onwards in all Indian Universities / Institutes of Higher Education. The Scheme is ...(Blank 4)... to all Master's students in Science. The award will be ...(Blank 5)... on a Common Qualifying Examination to be conducted on the first Sunday in the month of May every year in about 150 Centres all over India. Students of final year B.Sc. programmes in any recognised College / University in India are ...(Blank 6)... to take the examination.
Choose the most appropriate option for Blank 5 in the letter.
- based
- built
- posted
- founded
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - based
An award is “based on” an examination, meaning the examination decides who receives it. “Built on” and “founded on” are used for structures, institutions or arguments, and “posted” makes no sense here.
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