Question

    In the following table, three statements, each containing a blank, are given in column 1. Match the correct filler from Column 2 with the respective statement in Column 1, in which it will fit to make the statement grammatically and meaningfully correct.

    Column (1)

    Column (2)

    A. Residents living beyond the city limits of Ambattur, despite having access to good suburban train services, face _____________ difficulties using them because of the absence of dedicated link buses.

    D. explore

    B. The availability of a dependable suburban train facility along with __________ housing has fostered in a residential boom on the west section.

    E. affordable

    C. Despite the potential for the Metropolitan Transport Corporation to operate small buses in these areas makes for a sensible revenue model, officials have failed to __________ it.

    F. severe

    A AE and BD Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B AD, BF and CE Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C AF, BE and CD Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D BD Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E AF and CE Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    A: here, an adjective is correct. Both ‘affordable’ and ‘severe’ are adjectives, but ‘affordable’ is inappropriate and ‘severe’ is correct. B: here also, an adjective is correct. ‘Affordable’ is correct here, but ‘severe’ is wrong. C: here, a verb is correct and ‘explore’ fits here perfectly. So, option 3 is correct.

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