Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled (1) to (5). Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

In countries like India, _______ is a norm and business appointments are _______ met on time.

  1. corruption, hardly

  2. dedication, rarely

  3. red tapism, seldom

  4. delay, always

  5. behavior, usually

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Both the blanks ought to connect with time. Only 'red tapism' in (3) shows time delay.