In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which…
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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a letter. Find the suitable word from the options given against each letter and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.
The blockade of the national highways leading to the Manipur valley, called by the United Naga Council (UNC), has been in place since November 1. This has severely affected life in the State, with shortages and _____ 1 _____ costs of essential supplies such as fuel and food, even as demonetization has _____ 2 _____ problems. Blockades like this are not new to Manipur. In 2011, there was initially a hundred-dayplus blockade enforced by Kuki-led groups, and countered later by Naga groups, which together had a _____ 3 _____ effect on life in Manipur. This time the blockade is in place to oppose the creation of new districts by the Okram Ibobi Singh government. On December 9 it issued a _____ 4 _____ notification for the creation of seven new districts by bifurcating seven (of a total of nine) districts. This decision had as much to do with long-pending demands — in particular, for a new Kuki-majority district to be carved out of the larger Senapati hill district — as with easing administrative access to _____ 5 _____ areas from the district headquarters.
Find the appropriate word in case 2
- A.
exceed
- B.
pacified
- C.
exacerbated
- D.
vindicated
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Correct answer: C
Correct choice: exacerbated
Why this fits: The sentence fragment 'even as demonetization has _____ problems' requires a past participle after 'has' (present perfect). Contextually, demonetization made shortages and costs worse, so a verb meaning 'made worse' in its past participle form is needed. 'Exacerbated' is the past participle of 'exacerbate' and means 'made worse', so it matches both grammar and meaning.
exceed — Wrong meaning and form. 'Exceed' means 'go beyond'; the sentence needs a past participle and the meaning does not match.
pacified — Wrong meaning. 'Pacified' means 'calmed', which is the opposite of the worsening described.
vindicated — Wrong meaning. 'Vindicated' means 'shown to be right' or 'cleared of blame' and is irrelevant to worsening shortages or costs.
Therefore, 'exacerbated' correctly completes the sentence: '...even as demonetization has exacerbated problems.'