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.

And it was Clive who was given the job of __________ the __________ that was known as the black hole of Kolkata.

  1. avenging, tragedy

  2. revenging, incidence

  3. placating, doom

  4. punishing, hooligans

  5. managing, comedy
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Use of ‘the black hole’ gives the sense of some negative filler for the second blank. A close study of options shows that option (1) best fits in the given sentence.

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