Directions : The following statements has two blanks which are to be filled…
2017
Directions : The following statements has two blanks which are to be filled with the options given below. Each blank can be filled with more than one option. Find the combination/s which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering the meaning of the statement.
Human traffickers play with the lives of people from South Asia, and North African human traffickers send tens of thousands of migrants every year via the Mediterranean to Europe. Scores of boats sink because they are usually of very low quality or are filled to _________ ; as a result, thousands die every year. According to some reports, more than 2,400 migrants drowned in the first half of 2017. In view of the _________ number of casualties, Amnesty International feared that 2017 could become “the deadliest year for the deadliest migration route in the world”.
(I) maximum
(II) brim
(III) overcapacity
(IV) unprecedented
(V) II-I
- A.
I-IV
- B.
IV-II
- C.
III-IV
- D.
II-III
- E.
No combination fits
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Correct answer: C
The first blank needs a word meaning beyond safe capacity, and overcapacity fits that meaning. The second blank needs a word showing boats may sink, and the paired option III-IV gives the suitable completion.