CAT 2004 — VARC Question 17
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 question has a base word that is used in the options given below. Choose the option in which the usage of the word is inappropriate.
BOLT
Answer & solution
- A
The shopkeeper showed us a bolt of fine silk.
As he could not move, he made a bolt for the gate.
- C
Could you please bolt the door?
- D
The thief was arrested before he could bolt from the scene of the crime.
Bolt in the 1st option means ‘a large roll of cloth of a definite length, especially as it comes from the loom’ and the word has been used correctly.
Bolt in option 3 is similar to a latch or a fastener to secure doors and the word has been used correctly as well.
In option 2, bolt means ‘to move or spring suddenly’ and has been used incorrectly. The correct version could be, ‘he bolted for the gate’ and not ‘made a bolt…’
In option 4, bolt shares a similar meaning, ‘to start suddenly and run away’ and the word has been used appropriately (bolt from…).
Hence, the correct answer is option 2.