Correct Answer :Within, hardly any and corrupting

Explanation:

The first blank in the passage has to be completed with the use of a word that can link up the use of the terms ‘transparency and accountability’ with ‘institutions’. We are provided with three prepositions among which, ‘within’ is the most suitable option. The rest two options ‘beyond’ and ‘across’, cannot be used in the present context.

The second blank in the passage has to be completed with a word that can state the position of external checks in the human errors in the light of the situation where there is a lack of transparency and accountability. The options ‘strict’ and ‘confirmed’ cannot be used as the first part of the sentence brings before us a negative situational setup. The only suitable option here is therefore, ‘hardly any’.

The last blank in the passage has to be completed with a word that can complete the famous saying by Lord Acton, “Absolute power corrupts absolutely”. We must not forget that the tense of the statement has been changed. The correct answer is therefore, ‘corrupting’.

The writer’s work is described as startlingly original, and the sentence specifies three ways in which the author achieved this originality. Therefore each blank must be filled with a word that reflects innovative rather than conventional ways of writing. For Blank (i), the choice must be “reinventing,” because neither “canonizing” nor “stabilizing” would indicate a break with traditional forms or language. Blank (ii) must contain a word that describes the writer’s relationship with convention; “undoing” is the only one that reflects originality. Blank (iii) likewise requires a word that conveys the novelty of the writer’s work. Both “replicating” and “borrowing” suggest a derivative approach to writing, so they are incorrect. “Introducing” implies that the writer’s structure is new; therefore it is the correct choice.

Thus the correct answer is reinventing, undoing, and introducing.

The “although” that begins the second sentence suggests that there is a contrast between the way the naked eye perceives the patterns in question and the way computer programs can view them. The answers to Blank (ii) and Blank (iii) must therefore reflect this contrast. “Invisible” and “detected” are the only pairing that does this. Blank (i) calls for a characterization of the relationship between the researchers and the inevitability of imperfections in printing technology. Since the passage asserts that researchers are using computers to analyze these imperfections, “exploiting” is the best choice for Blank (i). “Facing” does not imply the level of engagement detailed in the passage, while “manipulating” suggests that the researchers’ focus might be on changing the imperfections themselves, rather than analyzing them.

Thus the correct answer is exploiting, invisible, and detected.

Since the analysts found that the company’s statistics underestimated the potential for accidents, the answer to Blank (iii) must reflect the inaccuracy or inapplicability of those statistics. “Deceptive” is the only choice that does so. Blank (i) must then be answered with a choice that reflects the more positive view of accident prevention that deceptive statistics might provide. “Frustrated” efforts would imply the opposite, and while “innovative” has positive connotations, the passage is concerned with the effectiveness of safety measures rather than with their novelty.
Thus “successful” is the correct choice. Finally, the word for Blank (ii) describes something related to potentially dangerous incidents that would indicate improved safety if it were to decline. If “impediments to” or “attention to” such incidents were to decline, that would likely have the opposite implication. However, fewer such incidents would presumably be a sign of improved safety; thus “frequency of” is the correct response.

Thus the correct answer is successful, frequency of, and deceptive.

The sentence implies that Canada’s invertebrates and plants have not yet been assessed, so the assessment of Canada’s biodiversity is not finished; therefore, the correct answer to Blank (i) is “complete.” The assessment of invertebrates and plants is described as a “challenge,” so the answer to Blank (ii) must be synonymous with “difficult.” The only answer choice that matches this meaning is “daunting,” so it is correct.
Thus the correct answer is complete and daunting.

A writer who has “a predilection for focusing” on a thing makes that thing prominent in his or her work, so the answer to Blank (i) must be synonymous with “prominent” or “significant”; the answer choice that matches this meaning is “pivotal,” so it is correct. The answer to Blank (ii) must be a word that describes the subject matter of physical disease, so the correct choice is “morbid.”
Thus the correct answer is a pivotal and morbid.

The fact that the winning pair’s rivals were “in peak physical form” suggests that these rivals had a reasonable expectation of victory; the fact that they “complained about the judging” indicates that they regarded the pair’s victory as not completely deserved. These two considerations suggest that the rivals had a negative reaction to the winning pair’s victory; the only answer choice for Blank (i) that matches this meaning is “irksome,” so it is correct. The second sentence reinforces the implication that the rivals were also strongly deserving of victory, and the word “too” suggests that the performances of the winning pair and of their rivals were comparable in quality. This points to “terrific” as the correct answer choice for Blank (ii).

Thus the correct answer is irksome and terrific

The recent study found that mass communications had negligible effects on the public. Since the recent study’s findings are contrary to those of earlier ones, the earlier studies must have found that the influence of mass communications was significant; thus, the blank must be filled with a word that indicates that the public is swayed by such communications. Of the choices, only “susceptible to” does this.

Two of the other choices, “unaware of” and “unimpressed by,” indicate the opposite. “Scornful of” also indicates some resistance to mass communications, as does “coping with,” so those are incorrect as well.
Thus the correct answer is susceptible to.

The blank calls for a term that would explain why the special effects that once astonished moviegoers no longer do so. “Commonplace” does this by suggesting that the technology has become so familiar that it no longer surprises; therefore, it is the correct answer. None of the other options suggests a change that would result in desensitizing moviegoers to the special effects on-screen.
Thus the correct answer is commonplace.

The first part of the sentence asserts that the composer has never sought popularity, while the second part of the sentence explains what the composer’s style does instead. The blank, then, must be filled with a verb that is roughly synonymous with “court popularity.” The choice that best does this is “woo;” its correctness is confirmed by the fact that it also forms the best contrast with “defy.” None of the other choices indicates the desire to be liked by or to win over audiences that a synonym of “court popularity” would require.
Thus the correct answer is woo.