DIRECTIONS: In the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each…
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DIRECTIONS: In the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each four pairs of words have been denoted by numbers (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
In many rural areas hospitals are ___________equipped because of the ___________of funds from the government.
- A.
Well - Dearth
- B.
Faulty – Lacking
- C.
Optimally - Disparity
- D.
Inadequately - Scarcity
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Correct answer: D
Explanation:
The sentence states that hospitals in many rural areas are poorly equipped and gives the reason as a shortage of government funds. The pair "Inadequately - Scarcity" directly expresses that meaning: "inadequately equipped" means poorly equipped, and "scarcity of funds" means a shortage of money.
Inadequately - Scarcity: Correct because it yields "hospitals are inadequately equipped because of the scarcity of funds," which is both grammatical and logical.
Well - Dearth: Incorrect because "well-equipped" contradicts the idea of lack of funds; it would be illogical to say hospitals are well-equipped because of a dearth of funds.
Faulty - Lacking: Incorrect because "faulty equipped" is not a natural or grammatical phrase, and "lacking of funds" is nonstandard.
Optimally - Disparity: Incorrect because "optimally equipped" means best-equipped, which does not fit with a cause implying shortage; "disparity of funds" indicates unevenness rather than an overall shortage.