CAT 2004 — VARC Question 11
Fill up the blanks A, B, C ... F, in the two passages below with the most appropriate word from the options given for each blank.
"Between the year 1946 and the year 1955, I did not file any income tax returns". With that ______A______ statement, Ramesh embarked on an account of his encounter with the Income Tax Department. "I originally owed Rs. 20,000 in unpaid taxes. With _____B________ and _______C______, the 20,000 became 60,000. The Income Tax Department then went into action, and I learned firsthand just how much power the Tax Department wields. Royalties and trust funds can be ______D_______; automobiles may be _______E______, and auctioned off. Nothing belongs to the ______F_______ until the case is settled."
Identify the INCORRECT sentence or sentences.
- Harish told Raj to plead guilty.
- Raj pleaded guilty of stealing money from the shop.
- The court found Raj guilty of all the crimes he was charged with.
- He was sentenced for three years in jail.
Answer & solution
- A
A and C
B and D
- C
A, C, and D
- D
B, C, and D
We have preposition errors here. One does not plead ‘guilty of’ but ‘guilty to’ a crime. With B incorrect, we are left with options 2 and 4.
In sentence D, it should be ‘sentenced to’ instead of ‘sentenced for’.
Sentence C is correct.
Hence, the correct answer is option 2.