Directions (11-15): In the following passages, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Mark your answer in the Answer-Sheet.
Jawaharlal Nehru was probably the first important public leader to realise that if India were to (11) its problems, it would have to (12) the age of science. The Government of free India was one of the first in the world to set up a department of science and technology. The (13) the Government has attached to science is also clear (14) the fact that the portfolio of science and technology has always been (15) by the Prime Minister himself.