JIPMAT 2025
Grammar
Parts of Speech
Medium
Unlike, (i) Britain, the Indian Constitution has a Bill of Rights. This was a break with the past and the roots of the change lay in the history of the Indian freedom. Prior to the enactment of the Parliamentary Act of 1935, demands were made (ii) India for the incorporation into the Act a Bill of Rights. This demand was rejected by the British Government following its own tradition that freedom was best preserved not by constitutional provisions but by adherence to the rule of law and to unwritten practices and conventions. This was not (iii) to the Indian mind which had long suffered from discriminations, disabilities and oppressive acts of the foreign rulers. To Indians, as to most modern minds, a Bill of Rights was an essential feature of a complete Constitution. It has been said that "the Indian reaction" (in enacting the Bill of Rights), "like the American reaction, is in large measure a product of the British rule." The Indian Bill of Rights (iv), in a certain measure, the pattern of the Constitution of the United States of America, but it has also borrowed (v) from other Constitutions, and some of its provisions are indicative of the peculiar difficulties of the institutions of the country itself.
Pick the most appropriate word to fill (i) in the given passage:
Pick the most appropriate word to fill (i) in the given passage:
✅ Correct Option: 2
Unlike, (i) Britain, the Indian Constitution has a Bill of Rights."The sentence is making a comparison between Britain and India, specifically that India has a Bill of Rights while Britain does not. We need a preposition that correctly connects "Unlike" with "Britain."
The correct preposition to use after "Unlike" when making a comparison is no preposition at all - the word "Unlike" directly precedes the noun it's comparing. However, there seems to be an unnecessary comma after "Unlike" in the original passage that creates confusion.Given the options provided, "in" (option 2) would be the most appropriate choice to create a grammatically sensible statement."Unlike in Britain, the Indian Constitution has a Bill of Rights" would correctly convey that the situation in India differs from the situation in Britain regarding constitutional rights.
The other options don't work grammatically in this context:- "the" is an article, not a preposition - "on" doesn't make sense after "Unlike" in this comparison - "with" doesn't fit the context of geographic comparisonTherefore, the answer is "in" (option 2).
The correct preposition to use after "Unlike" when making a comparison is no preposition at all - the word "Unlike" directly precedes the noun it's comparing. However, there seems to be an unnecessary comma after "Unlike" in the original passage that creates confusion.Given the options provided, "in" (option 2) would be the most appropriate choice to create a grammatically sensible statement."Unlike in Britain, the Indian Constitution has a Bill of Rights" would correctly convey that the situation in India differs from the situation in Britain regarding constitutional rights.
The other options don't work grammatically in this context:- "the" is an article, not a preposition - "on" doesn't make sense after "Unlike" in this comparison - "with" doesn't fit the context of geographic comparisonTherefore, the answer is "in" (option 2).
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