Directions: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate pair of words to make the sentence a meaningful one. Each sentence is followed by five pairs of words. Choose the correct pair.

By resisting _______ through nonviolence and fasting, Gandhiji sought to obtain British ______.

Gandhiji did not resort to the extreme methods to resist pretentiousness meaning self importance or constraint meaning restrictions or liberality meaning kindness. Tyranny meaning oppression is the correct answer. He resisted oppression to obtain the agreement or compliance of the Britishers. ‘Oppression’ in option 5 would be correct, but dissent does not fit the second blank. Allowance and concession are too soft to fit in with the context.