Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.

educate

enlighten

get

remove

limit

encourage

ensure

start

compare

have

Education (a) ---- mankind. It (b) ---- to light which (c) ---- the darkness of ignorance and helps us to distinguish between right and wrong. The primary purpose of education is the liberation of man from the restrictions of habits and attitudes which (d) ---- his humanity. In our country, the govt. (e) ---- "Food for Education Programme" so that every man (f) ---- proper education. The govt. has taken such a programme with a view to (g) ----- the poor. In order to (h) ---- maximum benefit from education, we must (i) ---- our children morally so that they (j) ---- love for humanity.

(a) educates

(b) enlightens

(c) removes

(d) limit

(e) started

(f) gets

(g) encouraging

(h) ensure

(i) educate

(j) have

This exercise tests understanding of verb forms based on subject-verb agreement, tense, and use in specific grammatical constructions. For universal truths and general statements (a, b, c, d, f), the simple present tense is used, with verbs conjugating to match singular (educates, enlightens, removes, gets) or plural (limit) subjects. A specific past action (e) requires the simple past tense (started).

Certain phrases dictate the verb form that follows. "With a view to" (g) is always followed by a gerund (verb+ing), hence "encouraging". Similarly, "in order to" (h) requires the base form of the verb, leading to "ensure". Modal verbs like "must" (i) are also followed by the base form of the verb (educate).

The choice of verbs also depends on contextual meaning, ensuring the sentence conveys its intended message accurately. In this case, the verb 'educate' is used twice (for 'a' and 'i') as it is the most appropriate verb in both contexts, and the verb 'compare' from the box is not used as it does not fit grammatically or contextually in any blank.