CAT 2004 — VARC Question 5

Contextual VocabularyEasy

Passage / Data

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."

For Blank A-

Answer & solution

A
devious
blunt
C
tactful
D
pretentious

Solution

The statement that the person himself did not file returns is a straightforward or a blunt statement, no deceitfulness (treachery) or tact (diplomacy) or pretension (to give a false appearance). Therefore, ‘blunt’ is the best adjective here.
Hence, the correct answer is option 2.