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CAT 1998 — VARC Question 14

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.

Most political leaders acquire their position by causing a large number of people to believe that these leaders are ___ by altruistic desires.

Answer & solution

Correct answer: actuated

  • actuated

  • B

    convinced

  • C

    categorised

  • D

    led

Solution

'Actuated' means motivated. Leaders cannot be ‘led’. One cannot categorise people ‘by’ desires. ‘convinced’ similarly sounds vague.

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