Question
Retail pharmacies across the country went on a one day
strike to highlight their concerns about the threat to (A) / from (B) e-pharmacies Whatever be the nature of their alleged differences, the Kumble-Kohli combination has delivered (A)/ captured (B) excellent results. Positions of authority in the cricket team usually has (A)/ have (B) a four-year cycle coinciding with the World Cup. In each question, there are five sentences. Each has a pair of words that are italicised and highlighted. From the italicised and highlighted words, select the most appropriate words (A or B) to form correct sentences. The sentences are followed by options that indicate the words, which may e selected to correctly complete the set of sentences. From the options given, choose the most appropriate oneSolution
I - B – Retail pharmacies facing threat from e- pharmacies due to which they are protesting. Had the threat been to e-pharmacies, retail pharmacies need not go on strike. II - A – results are delivered not captured. Deliver and capture are opposites. Deliver means to give and capture means to withhold/keep. III. B – The subject in the sentence is ‘Positions of authority’, thus based on subject-verb agreement, the ‘Positions’ is plural, thus plural verb ‘have’ will be used.
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