Farmers played a role in the loss of the NDA government in 2004, and the first UPA regime sought to meet some of their concerns ______an increase in public spending in rural areas, _______ through agricultural plans in each state, a focus on agricultural credit and enhanced extension activities, and the rural employment guarantee scheme. A. through, excluding B. through, including C. including, towards D. towards, including E. with, towards [/bg_collapse]
Solution: Option: B
The sentence talks about agrarian crisis and the government initiatives to tackle this crisis. It talks about a process through which the problems will be addressed.Evidently, the preposition that best suits for the blank 1 is ‘through’.
This eliminates options C, D and E.After the first blank, the sentence talks of different government schemes.
Evidently, ‘excluding’ cannot fill the 2nd blank.‘Including’ perfectly fits the 2nd blank.
Kylian Mbappe, who ______ 19 became the youngest to score in the World Cup final since Pele, showed glimpses of his extraordinary potential; he now looks set _______ greater things. A. on, of B. in, for C. at, off D. at, for E. at, in
Solution: Option: D
The first blank is right before a number that denotes age.
The preposition ‘at’ perfectly fits the blank. The preposition ‘at’ is always used before age.This eliminates A and B.
‘For’ aptly fills the 2nd blank.“Set off” and “set in” does not make any sense here.‘Set off’ means= begin a journey/ to put in action an event or a series of events.‘Set in’ means= (of something unpleasant or unwelcome) begin and seem likely to continue.
For Croatia, marshaled _______ the excellent Luka Modric, there is no disgrace ________ defeat. A. through, of B. by, of C. by, in D. with, for E. through, in
Solution: Option: C
From the sentence it is clear that the Croatian team was marshalled(=directed) by Luka Modric.Evidently, the preposition that makes perfect sense in blank 1 is ‘by’.This eliminates option A, D and E.“Of” is inappropriate in the 2nd blank.“In” aptly fills this 2nd blank.
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) already has contracts of ______ $1 trillion covering _______ 60 countries. A. over, over B. over, across C. including, over D. above, of E. beyond, across
Solution: Option: A
“Across” and “of” are grossly inappropriate in the 2nd blank.This eliminates options B, D and E.Between ‘over’ and ‘including’, ‘over’ is the appropriate answer.“Including” does not make any sense here.Both the blanks will be filled by the preposition ‘over’.
There has been ______ interest among retail investors in ETF, thanks to the underperformance of the actively-managed large-cap equity funds. A. Decreased B. Increased C. Determined D. Fragment E. None of the above
Solution: Option: B
According to the context of the sentence we are saying that the large cap funds have not been able to perform properly in the recent times and that is why the retail investors must have been interested in the ETF segment. Obviously the retail participation must have seen an increase as per the second part of the given sentence. Therefore among the given words we can use increased to fill the blank in the sentence to make it meaningful and correct. Other words fail to imply the intended meaning and that is why they are eliminated.
Since you can sell units only on the stock exchange, it is ______ that there are buyers and you get a good price. A. Instant B. Imperative C. Ratification D. Genuine E. None of the above
Solution: Option: B
In the given context we can see that we are talking about the selling options of the ETF and they can be sold only in the stock exchanges. That will imply there will be buyers and obviously the sellers will get a very good price. This is the main implication of the given sentence. Among the given words we can only use the word imperative to imply the intended meaning of the given sentence. Ratification means confirming something.
Buying a home is one of the most ______ financial decisions we need to take. A. Important B. Impatient C. Honest D. Drastic E. None of the above
Solution: Option: A
According to the given context we can see that we are talking about the decision to purchase a home and it is one of the most important and significant decisions in the financial life of a person. Among the given options, we can use the word important to fill the blank and make the sentence meaningful. Other words are irrelevant and can be eliminated from consideration.
A mortgage or home loan _______ is essentially a life policy that covers the borrower against the non-payment of the loan in case of his / her death. A. Institution B. Function C. Insurance D. Rate E. None of the above
Solution: Option: C
In the given context we are talking about something that will cover against any default in the home loans in case of untimely death of the borrowers. It is going to be a cover against any kind of unforeseen circumstances during the currency of the loan. Only insurance cover will be able to cover against such issues. Therefore, the correct word would be insurance whereas the rest cannot be used since they do not imply the correct meaning of the given sentence.
To keep tabs on high-value cash withdrawals, the Budget has _______ banks to levy TDS on withdrawals over Rs. 1 crore. A. Encouraged B. Empowered C. Decided D. Demonstrated E. None of the above
Solution: Option: B
It is clear from the context of this sentence that the government has put forward in the budget a proposal that will discourage cash transactions in the high value segment. The banks will be able to penalize the customers doing so going forward. The weapon given to the banks is the implementation of TDS on high value cash transactions. Among the given words, we can use the word empowered to indicate that the banks have been enabled to impose tax on cash transactions. Other words are eliminated because they do not imply the intended meaning.
The tax department has been stepping up its _______ of your financial activities and it has also been making compliance easy. A. Terminating B. Guiding C. Dressing D. Monitoring E. None of the above
Solution: Option: D
It is clear from the given context that we are talking about the efforts of the Income Tax Department to keep a tab on the financial transactions of the taxpayers and also it is making the compliance portion by the taxpayers easier. It is because of the fact that there is no tax evasion by the people of the country. Coming to the given words, we can only use the word monitoring to indicate the intended implication of the given sentence. Other words cannot imply the correct meaning of the given sentence and they should be eliminated from consideration.
