CAT 1998 — VARC Question 12
Single BlankEasy
Passage / Data
Direction: Fill in the blanks of the following sentences using the most appropriate word or words from among the options given for each.
As a step towards protesting against the spiralling prices, the farmers have decided to stage a picket in an effort to ___.
Answer & solution
- A
show their virility
make themselves heard
- C
curb the prices
- D
topple the government
Solution
The farmers are protesting and want their voice to be heard. (a) and (d) do not fit into the semantic context of the sentence. The farmers, by themselves, cannot curb the prices, so (c) is not right.