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GATE 2023 XH2 (English) – Question 13

Reasoning and Comprehension · Verbal reasoning and comprehension · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Select the correct option to fill in all the blanks to complete the passage:

The (i)_______ factor amid this turbulence has been the (ii)________ of high-octane, action-oriented films such as RRR, K.G.F: Chapter 2 and Pushpa from film industries in the south of the country. Traditionally, films made in the south have done well in their own (iii) _________. But increasingly, their dubbed versions have performed well in the Hindi heartland, with collections (iv)________ those of their Bollywood counterparts.

  1. (i) disheartening (ii) failure (iii) channels (iv) matching
  2. (i) redeeming (ii) outperformance (iii) geographies (iv) eclipsing
  3. (i) shocking (ii) underperformance (iii) cinemas (iv) below
  4. (i) humbling (ii) bombing (iii) theatres (iv) falling behind

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Correct answer: (B) (i) redeeming (ii) outperformance (iii) geographies (iv) eclipsing

Explanation

The southern films are doing well, so the factor is “redeeming” (a positive in a turbulent time) and the blank (ii) is “outperformance”. They did well in their own “geographies”, and their collections are now “elipsing” (going beyond) those of Bollywood films. The other options describe failure, which does not fit.