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CAT 1998 — VARC Question 2

Idiomatic UsageEasy
Passage / Data

Direction: A part of each sentence given below has been underlined. You have to select the option that best replaces the underlined part.

The appetite of banks for funds was lost under the onslaught of the slowdown, corporates refused to borrow even as bank deposits flourished.

Answer & solution

Correct answer: bank deposits swelled

  • A

    bank deposits flourished

  • bank deposits swelled

  • C

    bank deposits were enhanced

  • D

    bank deposits flummoxed

Solution

Bank deposits 'swelled' implies that they increased to a great extent. The banking industry can flourish, not the deposits. Bank deposits cannot be ‘enhanced’ or ‘flummoxed’.

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