Incorrect! The correct answer is D: Proceeding. “Proceeding” means legal action or a course of action in a court of law, which fits the context of the ongoing hearing in the Supreme Court.

Meanings of the options:

1. Feasible: “possible or practical to do” || “व्यवहार्य”

2. Procurement: “the action of obtaining or procuring something” || “प्राप्ति/अधिग्रहण”

3. Process: “a series of actions or steps taken” || “प्रक्रिया”

4. Proceeding: “legal action or a course of action in a court of law” || “कार्यवाही”

5. None of these: “not any of the above” || “इनमें से कोई नहीं”

Incorrect! The correct answer is C: Constituted. “Constituted” means established or set up, which fits the context of the government setting up an Expert Committee.

Meanings of the options:

1. Broke: “past tense of break” || “तोड़ा”

2. Selected: “chosen from a group” || “चुना गया”

3. Constituted: “established or set up” || “गठित किया”

4. Constituent: “being a part of a whole” || “घटक”

5. None of these: “not any of the above” || “इनमें से कोई नहीं”

Incorrect! The correct answer is B: Assessment. “Assessment” means evaluation or estimation, which fits the context of making an overall evaluation.

Meanings of the options:

1. Stimulate: “to encourage or excite activity” || “उत्तेजित करना”

2. Assessment: “evaluation or estimation” || “मूल्यांकन”

3. Situation: “a set of circumstances” || “स्थिति”

4. Circumstance: “a fact or condition connected with an event” || “परिस्थिति”

5. None of these: “not any of the above” || “इनमें से कोई नहीं”

Incorrect! The correct answer is D: Mitigate. “Mitigate” means to alleviate or reduce the severity of something, which fits the context of reducing financial constraints.

Meanings of the options:

1. Extension: “the action of extending or stretching out” || “विस्तार”

2. Resume: “to begin again after a pause” || “पुनः आरंभ करना”

3. Increase: “to become or make greater” || “बढ़ाना”

4. Mitigate: “to alleviate or reduce the severity of” || “कम करना/शांत करना”

5. None of these: “not any of the above” || “इनमें से कोई नहीं”

Incorrect! The correct answer is D: Both A and B. “Recasting” means organizing in a different form, and “Adapting” also means modifying or adjusting to a new form. Both fit the context appropriately.

Meanings of the options:

1. Recasting: “organizing in a different form” || “पुनर्गठन”

2. Adapting: “modifying or adjusting to a new form” || “अनुकूलित करना”

3. Initiating: “beginning or starting something” || “आरंभ करना”

4. Both A and B: “both recasting and adapting” || “A और B दोनों”

5. None of these: “not any of the above” || “इनमें से कोई नहीं”

Incorrect! The correct answer is C: collision. “Collision” means a violent impact or crash, which fits the context of a black hole collision recorded till date.

Meanings of the options:

1. reticent: “not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily” || “मितभाषी”

2. subtle: “so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze” || “सूक्ष्म”

3. collision: “a violent impact or crash” || “टक्कर”

4. divulge: “to make known or reveal” || “प्रकट करना”

5. None of the above: “not any of the above” || “उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं”

Incorrect! The correct answer is B: discovered. “Discovered” means found or uncovered, which fits the context of the collision being found by the collaborators.

Meanings of the options:

1. rendered: “provided or gave” || “प्रदान किया”

2. discovered: “found or uncovered” || “खोजा गया”

3. portrayed: “depicted or represented” || “चित्रित किया”

4. interpreted: “explained or understood” || “व्याख्या की”

5. None of the above: “not any of the above” || “उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं”

Incorrect! The correct answer is D: formed. “Formed” means created or brought into existence, which fits the context of the newly-created black hole.

Meanings of the options:

1. sassy: “lively and bold” || “ढीठ”

2. fickle: “changing frequently” || “चंचल”

3. deluded: “deceived or misled” || “भ्रमित”

4. formed: “created or brought into existence” || “निर्मित”

5. None of the above: “not any of the above” || “उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं”

Incorrect! The correct answer is A: detected. “Detected” means discovered or noticed, which fits the context of the wave being detected by the detectors.

Meanings of the options:

1. detected: “discovered or noticed” || “पता लगाया”

2. decrepit: “worn out or ruined” || “जर्जर”

3. dejected: “sad and depressed” || “निराश”

4. despondent: “in low spirits” || “निरुत्साहित”

5. None of the above: “not any of the above” || “उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं”

Incorrect! The correct answer is C: observed. “Observed” means noticed or seen, which fits the context of the signal being observed by the detectors.

Meanings of the options:

1. ostentatious: “showy or intended to impress” || “दिखावटी”

2. feasible: “possible or practical” || “व्यवहार्य”

3. observed: “noticed or seen” || “अवलोकित”

4. pretentious: “attempting to impress by affecting greater importance” || “दिखावटी”

5. None of the above: “not any of the above” || “उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं”