Multiple choice

Proposes

Directions: Some words in the news item below have been highlighted. Select the best contextual meaning of the related words.

A company’s failure to prevent bribery is likely to be a punishable offence as the government proposes to amend the prevention of Corruption Act to include bribing gives as much as those who receive it, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday while addressing the annual conference of the Central Bureau of Investigation and the State Anti-Corruption Bureaus.

  1. Suggests

  2. Moves

  3. Approves

  4. Argues
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Explanation

In this context, 'proposes' means suggests or puts forward a proposal. The government is suggesting or planning to amend the Prevention of Corruption Act. 'Approves' would mean the change has already happened, 'moves' is too vague, and 'argues' implies debate rather than suggesting a legislative change.

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