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    Question

    In each of the questions below, a sentence is given with

    two blanks, indicating that some parts are missing. Identify the correct pair of words that fit in the sentence to make it grammatically and contextually correct. India has made important strides in ______ access to toilets for households and communities in the past few ______.
    A Improving, decades Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Upgrade, decade Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Ameliorate, decades Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Boost, decade Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Boosting, decade Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    A present participle form of verb is needed in the first blank and a plural noun is needed in the second blank. The above-mentioned criteria eliminate all the options except option A as only option A has the correct combination of words that fits in both the blanks respectively. Rest of the options have words that are either grammatically or contextually incorrect in one of the blanks. Option A is the correct answer.

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