English and Logical Reasoning Prep GuideEnglishCloze Test
Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a letter. Find the suitable word from the options given against each letter and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful. The BCCI and its State associations will probably ____ A ____ the day the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal began in 2013, but in all honesty, t
Options
- Avictim
- Bisolated
- Csuperpower
- Dunparalled
Correct answer
B. isolated
Step-by-step solution
Usage of either of the words “victim” or “superpower” will be ungrammatical as they both are nouns and when used in a singular form, must be preceded by the indefinite article ‘a’. Options A and C hence get eliminated. Moreover, usage of either of the words “unparalleled” or “invincible” does not add any meaningful or logical context to the paragraph. Options D and E can be eliminated as well. Obviously, the word “isolated” which means ‘s