Haryana uses a point system in which each driving infraction is worth a…

2023

Haryana uses a point system in which each driving infraction is worth a certain number of points, and if one exceeds a certain number of cumulative points in a year, his or her driving privileges are ______ until a later date, at which time the driver may reapply for his or her license.

  1. A.

    revoked

  2. B.

    recuperated

  3. C.

    reprimanded

  4. D.

    curbed

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Correct answer: A

A sentence-completion vocabulary question is solved by isolating the sentence's own logical clue and finding the single option whose precise dictionary meaning satisfies that clue — near-synonyms that differ in degree, domain, or connotation are deliberately offered as distractors.

The built-in clue here is the phrase “may reapply for his or her license.” Reapplying only makes sense if the earlier privilege was taken away completely, not merely reduced. “Revoked” precisely denotes an official, complete cancellation or withdrawal of a right, which is exactly the state that would require a fresh application afterward.

  • “recuperated” describes regaining health or strength after illness or injury — it carries no sense of a privilege being taken away, so it cannot fill a blank that is later followed by “reapply.”

  • “reprimanded” means officially scolded or rebuked — it describes a spoken or written warning, not the removal of a license.

  • “curbed” means restrained or kept within limits — it implies the privilege still exists in a reduced form, so there would be nothing left to “reapply” for.

Only “revoked” matches both the complete-withdrawal sense and the “reapply” clue, confirming it as the answer.

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