Multiple choice

Directions: In the following sentence, there are two blank spaces. Five pairs of words are denoted by (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Which pairs of words can be filled up in the blanks? Workers in earlier days were ______ because of which the industries _________ huge losses.

  1. honest, suffered

  2. rich, flourished

  3. autocrats, developed

  4. inefficient, incurred

  5. idle, prospered
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The key word (clue) here is 'losses'. We know losses are 'incurred' and not 'developed'. Moreover, losses are incurred due to 'inefficiency'.

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