Directions: In each of the following sentence there are three blank...

Directions: In each of the following sentence there are three blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five options and each option consists of three words which can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence to make the sentence grammatically correct.

Opening up the Capital Account too will __________ some of the pressure on the RBI . Exchange controls were introduced as a temporary war time __________ in 1939, but were abolished by the UK in 1979 and by Australia in 1983. Even smaller countries like Israel have abolished exchange control. India continues to hold onto measures taken __________ its colonial past.

Options

A
relieve, measure, during
B
ease, step, for
C
alleviate, appraise, within
D
build, procedure, throughout

Correct answer

relieve, measure, during

Step-by-step solution

Option B: The last blank does not fit in with the sentence.

Option C: Blanks 2 and 3 do not make sense here.

Option D: Blank one conveys a meaning opposite to what the sentence needs. Similarly, blank 2 is not a good fit.

Option E: Only Blank 3 goes well with the sentence.

Hence, option A is the correct answer.

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