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. Following the Centre’s decision to withdraw high-value banknotes and impose withdrawal ____ (A) ____ on account-holders Banks have thus found themselves

Step-by-step solution

Usage of “increase” would have been correct, had it been in its present participle form “increasing”. Option B hence gets eliminated. Further, usage of any of the words “varying”, “multiplying” and “overestimated” is not adding any meaning to the context either. Options C, D and E get eliminated as well. Usage of “mounting” which refers to ‘going up’ or ‘increasing’ is the most appropriate word out of the choices given a