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    Question

    The following statements have two blanks which are to be filled with the options given below. Choose the correct combination which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering the meaning of the statement.

    Indians are _____________ with corruption and exhausted

    by poverty. But therein lies the tension: Ending poverty needs a more adventurous state while ending __________________ needs a more accountable one.  I. dislikes II. corruption III. exasperated IV. exhilarated V. motivated
    A III-II Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B V-I Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C I-III Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D II-IV Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E IV-II Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Corruption and poverty are being talked about. Thus, in the second blank corruption will be used. For the first blank, exasperated means frustrated and that’s the correct word to describe the feeling of a person when he experiences corruption. Indians are exasperated with corruption and exhausted by poverty. But therein lies the tension: Ending poverty needs a more adventurous state while ending corruption needs a more accountable one. 

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