SET - 1 : Directions to solve 

In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each four words are suggested, one of which fills the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

One of the most brutal features of gender inequality takes the form of physical violence against women. The ..(1).. of such violence is remarkably high, not only in poorer and less developed economies but also in wealthy and modern societies. Indeed the ..(2).. of battering women even in the richest and most developed economies is ..(3).. high. Turning to India, it must be ..(4).. first that the frequency of assaults on women is high in the country. To that ..(5).. general recognition has to be added the special role of violence connected with particular personal.