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CAT 1998 — VARC Question 13

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.

Science is a sort of news agency comparable ___ to other news agencies.

Answer & solution

Correct answer: in principle

  • A

    principally

  • in principle

  • C

    in principal

  • D

    in spirit and form

Solution

In terms of general rules, science as a news agency is comparable to other news agencies. ‘principal’ means ‘chief’ and this is not the meaning that the sentence is trying to convey, so (a) and (c) are wrong. ‘in spirit and form’ also sounds directionless, when the sentence is saying that the underlying values are the same.

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