Question

    In the question below, a sentence is given with four

    words highlighted in bold. One of these four words may either be wrongly spelled or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word, which is wrongly spelled or inappropriate, if any. If all the four words are correctly spelled and appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (e) as your answer In the longest run, a country’s economic fortunes are the result of proactive choices.
    A Longest Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Fortunes Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Result Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Proactive Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No improvement Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Replace the superlative degree (LONGEST) with LONG which means ‘PROLONG’. The sentence talks about the long term future of the country’s economy.

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