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· 1 Months ago

meaning of this line?

Question:

DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage carefully and fill in the blanks by choosing appropriate words from the choice given at the end of the passage.


A century ago, on October 25, 1917, Marxist Bolsheviks of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, alias Lenin, __(a)__ control of Russia’s imperial capital, __(b)__ the October Revolution that led to the __(c)__ of the Soviet Union. Although the Bolsheviks were in a political minority, they __(d)__ prepared their coup, benefiting from a power __(e)__ in the country at the height of World War I.

Mark the correct option for blank __(e)__.

Options:
A)

blockage

B)

shortage

C)

vacuum

D)

obstacle

Solution:

Ans: (c) Absence of any power after the world war gave rise to their emergence hence POWER VACUUM would be the correct word to be filled in.

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· 1 Months ago

Dear student
The meaning of given line is
When a position of power is vacant/unoccupied
it is labelled as power vacuum
Alternatively ,to refers to the political condition
when someone has lost control
and no one has replaced them.

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