CAT 2004 — VARC Question 16
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.
Many people suggest ___________ and still others would like to convince people not to buy pirated cassettes.
Answer & solution
- A
to bring down audiocassette prices to reduce the incidence of music piracy, others advocate strong legal action against the offenders,
- B
bringing down audiocassette prices to reduce the incidents of music piracy, others are advocating strong legal action against offenders,
bringing down audiocassette prices to reduce the incidence of music piracy, others advocate strong legal action against offenders,
- D
audiocassette prices to be brought down to reduce incidence of music piracy, others advocate that strong legal action must be taken against offenders,
In option 1, ‘to bring down’ shows tense inconsistency. Since the sentence is in the present tense it should read, ‘bringing down audiocassette prices...’
Option 2 has an error of parallelism. Verb ‘suggest’ is not consistent in usage with verb ‘advocating’ in the same sentence. Both should take the same form.
Option 4 can also be eliminated as ‘… prices to be ...’ should be replaced by ‘should be’.
Option 3 is grammatically correct.
Hence, the correct answer is option 3.