Anti-corruption interventions so far made are seen to be ineffectual and there is widespread public cynicism about them. The interventions are seen as mere posturing without any real intention to bring the corrupt to book. They are also seen as handy weapons for partisan, political use to harass opponents. Corruption is so deeply entrenched in the system that most people regard corruption as inevitable and any effort to fight it as futile. This cynicism is spreading so fast that it bodes ill for our democratic system itself.

Q. Which best describes the antonym of the word - Cynicism?

Paranoia

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Suspicion

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Doubtfulness

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Gullibility

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The correct option is D Gullibility
Cynicism means an inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; scepticism.

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Q. Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.

Anti-corruption interventions so far made are seen to be ineffectual and there is widespread public cynicism about them. The interventions are seen as mere posturing without any real intention to bring the corrupt to book. They are also seen as handy weapons for partisan, political use to harass opponents. Corruption is so deeply entrenched in the system that most people regard corruption as inevitable and any effort to fight it as futile. This cynicism is spreading so fast that it bodes ill for our democratic system itself.

Q. What is the main theme of the passage?

निम्नलिखित गद्यांश को पढ़कर प्रश्न का उत्तर दें:

अब तक किए गए भ्रष्टाचार-विरोधी हस्तक्षेप निष्प्रभावी रहे हैं और उनके बारे में व्यापक रूप से जनता में संदेह है।भ्रष्टाचारियों के लिए इस हस्तक्षेप को बिना किसी वास्तविक इरादे के मात्र दिखावे के रूप में देखा जाता है।इसे पूर्वाग्रह के एक साधन के रूप में भी देखा जाता है, जिसका राजनीतिक उपयोग विरोधियों को परेशान करने के लिए किया जाता है।भ्रष्टाचार व्यवस्था में इतनी गहराई तक जड़ जमाया हुआ है कि अधिकांश लोग भ्रष्टाचार को अपरिहार्य मानते हैं और इससे लड़ने के किसी भी प्रयास को निरर्थक मानते हैं।यह अविश्वास इतनी तेजी से फैल रहा है कि यह हमारी लोकतांत्रिक व्यवस्था के बीमार होने की भविष्यवाणी करता है।

Q. गद्यांश की मुख्य विषय क्या है?

Q. Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:

Anti-corruption interventions so far made are seen to be ineffectual and there is widespread public cynicism about them. The interventions are seen as mere posturing without any real intention to bring the corrupt to book. They are also seen as handy weapons for partisan, political use to harass opponents. Corruption is so deeply entrenched in the system that most people regard corruption as inevitable and any effort to fight it as futile. This cynicism is spreading so fast that it bodes ill for our democratic system itself.

Q. What is the main theme of the passage?

निम्नलिखित परिच्छेद को पढ़िए और उसके नीचे आने वाले प्रश्न का उत्तर दीजिए:

अब तक किए गए भ्रष्टाचार-रोधी हस्तक्षेप निष्प्रभावी रहे हैं और उनके बारे में सार्वजनिक रूप से व्यापक निराशावाद रहा है। हस्तक्षेपों को भ्रष्ट लोगों को प्रतिबंधित करने संबंधी बिना किसी वास्तविक उद्देश्य के दिखावे के रूप में देखा जाता है। उन्हें पक्षपातपूर्ण और विरोधियों को परेशान करने के लिए राजनीतिक उपयोग के एक साधन के रूप में भी देखा जाता है। भ्रष्टाचार व्यवस्था में इस हद तक व्याप्त है कि अधिकांश लोग भ्रष्टाचार को अपरिहार्य और इससे लड़ने के किसी भी प्रयास को निरर्थक मानते हैं। यह निराशावाद इतनी तेजी से फैल रही है कि हमारी लोकतांत्रिक व्यवस्था के लिए यह स्वयं एक बीमारी बनती जा रही है।

Q. परिच्छेद का मुख्य विषय क्या है?

Corruption is not a new phenomenon in India. It has been prevalent in society since ancient times. History reveals that it was present even in the Mauryan period. Great scholar, Kautilya, mentions the pressure of forty types of corruption in his contemporary society. It was practiced even in the Mughal and Sultanate period. When the East India Company took control of the country, corruption reached a new height. Corruption in India has become so common that people now are averse to thinking of public life with it. Corruption has been defined variously by scholars. But the simple meaning of it is that corruption implies perversion of morality, integrity, character or duty out of mercenary motives, i.e. bribery, without any regard to honor, right, and justice. In other words, undue favor for anyone for some monetary or other gains is corruption.

Simultaneously, depriving the genuinely deserving of their right or privilege is also a corrupt practice. Shrinking from one’s duty or dereliction of duty are also forms of corruption. Besides, thefts, wastage of public property constitute varieties of corruption. Dishonesty, exploitation, malpractices, scams, and scandals are various manifestations of corruption.

Q. According to the passage, corruption is _____.

Q. 1. Corruption is the abuse of entrusted power for public gain.

2. Corruption has a positive impact on our personal lives.

3. Corruption strengthens trust in the system and positively affects the social, economic, and political life of the country.

Which of the statement(s) are incorrect about corruption?

Q. Arrange the sentences in a logical sequence.
A. The impression that corruption is a universal phenomenon persists and the people do not co-operate in checking this evil.
B. So, there is hardly anything that the government can do about it now.
C. It is regrettable that there is a widespread corruption in the country at all levels.
D. Recently several offenders were brought to book, but they were not given deterrent punishment.

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The correct option is D GullibilityCynicism means an inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; scepticism.

The correct option is D Gullibility
Cynicism means an inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; scepticism.