Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been...

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 major _____ A _____ of establishing Regional Rural Banks are to develop rural economy by providing credit and other _____ B ______ for agriculture, trade, commerce, industry and other productive activities in the rural areas, _____ C _____ to the small and marginal farmers, agricultural labourers, artisans and small entrepreneurs. An RRB is sponsored by a commercial bank. For the purpose, the sponsor bank requests the Central Government which issues a notification after consulting the _____ D _____ State Government. Normally, an RRB covers one district but it is also permitted to open its branches in other districts. So far the maximum _____ E ______ has been eight districts, as in the case of Manipur Regional Rural Bank, which covers the entire State of Manipur.

Options

Aclearly
Bcertainly
Cparticularly
Dsimilarly

Correct answer

C. particularly

Step-by-step solution

Usage of any of the adverbs 'clearly', 'similarly' and 'likely' for the blank doesn't add any meaning to the context and hence options A. D and E can be eliminated.

Between 'certainly' and 'particularly' the latter fits the gap logically because in the later part of the sentence the writer specifically mentions the groups going to be benefited by the establishment of the RRBs.&

Option C is hence the correct answer.

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