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Direction: In the paragraph below there are five sentences. In each sentence there are pairs of highlighted words (A, B). Select the most appropriate words to form correct sentences. Then from the options given select the correct option. The terrorist attack at Pulwama, killing 40 Indian soldiers, provides Narendra Modi a huge but risky chance to A) extract B) portray himself as the toughest politician in India. Atal

Options

  1. ABABBA
  2. BABBAB
  3. CABAAB
  4. DBBABB

Correct answer

D. BBABB

Step-by-step solution

Portray means to showcase, so the move of counter terrorist attack could showcase Mr. Modi as the toughest Prime minister rather than extracting him. So, choice B is correct. The Kargil victory has helped Mr. Vajpayee to ensure political win, but not conserved his win, thus use of “helped” is more suitable. This act of bravery can also have ill effects for BJP, if the number of casualties increase, so the idea of showcasing bravery could “backfire” or act negatively for him as well. So, choi

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