Multiple choice

Fill in the blank (3).

Directions: In the following passage, each blank has been numbered.

After a (1) of few days, jewellers in the city downed shutters again on Wednesday (2) a rollback of excise duty (3) on gold jewellery. This time, they have decided to go on an indefinite strike that would (4) with a nationwide protest.
It may be (5) that jewellery shops remained shut for four days from March 2 as part of a protest against the one per cent (6) duty. This is the third time in a month that the shops are closed in protest against the Centre’s (7).
However, the strike was (8) after the Centre assured the representatives of various (9) that their demands would be considered. Customers will have to bear the (10) of the levy of excise duty as it would be included in the wastage, say jewellers.


  1. put

  2. gather

  3. raise

  4. impose

  5. levied
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E Correct answer
Explanation

It is the correct choice because the government has put 1% excise duty on jewellers. Levy means to impose a tax.

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