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    Question

    In the following sentences, given blanks are to be filled with the appropriate words. Four alternatives are suggested for each question.  Choose the correct alternative and mark your answer:  

    A perception among the country’s youth that the

    national government is __________ down on democratic expression could only strain the already delicate equation between the two states.
    A accelerating Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B easing Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C enabling Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D clamping Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    To clamp down means to tie down. Since the ‘straining’ of equations is being talked about, only ‘clamping down’ from the given options would result to it.

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