Directions: Select the appropriate word from the given options and fill blank (i).

Directions:In the following passage, for each numbered blank, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which best fits the blank appropriately.

Today it is __(i)__ recognized that the 21st century will be driven by knowledge. To __(ii)__ the challenges of this century, India needs to usher in a knowledge revolution that seeks to bring about systemic changes in education.
While our economy has made significant strides, the education system has not kept pace with the aspirations of the youth. The vast disparity in the country today is a result of skewed __(iii)__ to knowledge. To address this, we need a substantial expansion in educational opportunities, with a special emphasis on inclusion of the underprivileged.
At the bottom of the pyramid, steps must be taken to provide access to quality education. While the government has taken steps to ensure education to all, where it lacks in its efforts is the quality perspective. Being a spirally upward drive, education cannot be __(iv)__ to improve at the higher level unless it improves at the very grass root level. The top of the pyramid, i.e. higher education is also uneven. Students struggle to compete in the exams which demand a sound knowledge of English. While candidates are expected to travel several kilometres to reach school to obtain any education, the higher education organisations often __(v)__ candidates from vernacular media through State sponsored exams and proudly affirm them as `unbiased'.