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 key to removing corruption is transparency of political funding. That would end – first misuse of the state ____ A ____ by the politician to raise f

Step-by-step solution

The usage of preposition ‘in’ right after the blank hints at the idiom ‘roping in’ which means ‘to persuade a person or group to do something’ as a strong pick for the blank. The verb ‘adhering’ is followed by the preposition ‘to’, ‘releasing’ and ‘luring’ take an object right after them and thus options A, C and D can be eliminated. Usage of the word ‘chaining’ is making the context absurd and can be eliminated as well.