Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has two blanks. Beneath the sentence are five sets of words. Choose the set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The ________ were ______, and every dollar had to be saved for the development of the country.

  1. payments, inconspicuous

  2. revenues, meagre

  3. proceedings, petty

  4. incomes, expressive

  5. stipends, middling

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B Correct answer
Explanation

‘Every dollar had to be saved’ is a catch phrase here. Keeping this phrase in mind, if we compare all the options given, the answer comes out to be (2).