CAT 2004 — VARC Question 14
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."
Each statement has a part missing. Choose the best option from the options given below the statement to make up the missing part.
The ancient Egyptians believed ________ so that when these objects were magically reanimated through the correct rituals, they would be able to function effectively.
Answer & solution
- A
that it was essential that things they portrayed must have every relevant feature shown as clearly as possible
- B
it was essential for things they portray to have had every relevant feature shown as clearly as possible,
it was essential that the things they portrayed had every relevant feature shown as clearly as possible,
- D
that when they portrayed things, it should have every relevant feature shown as clearly as possible
It is easier to tackle this question by eliminating the incorrect options.
Option 2 has a tense error. Instead of ‘have had’, use of ‘have’ is sufficient to remove the tense inconsistency.
Option 1 is inappropriate as the first that is redundant, it is not required.
Option 4 has a pronoun error. With the use of antecedent ‘things’, pronoun should be plural,
i.e- ‘they’ should be used in place of ‘it’.
Hence, the correct answer is option 3.