CAT 2003 Slot 2 — VARC Question 5
Fill in the blanks in the passage with the most appropriate set of words from the options for each blank.
The Internet is a medium where users have nearly _____ choices and _____ constraints about where to go and what to do.
Answer & solution
- A
unbalanced, nonexistent
- B
embarassing, no
unlimited, minimal
- D
chokin, shockin
Choices and constraints are antonymous. Therefore, the adjectives required to define these should also be opposites. For example, great choices and zero constraints or fewer choices and many constraints would be logical and consistent. Options 1 and 2 each have almost similar meaning words for both blanks therefore can be eliminated.
Option 4 has extreme keywords (choking and shocking). There are no clues in the sentence which point to an extreme reaction, anyway.
Option 3 looks perfect. Users have unlimited choices and minimal constraints.
Hence, the correct answer is option 3.