Question

    Given below is a sentence with one blank. Below the

    sentence are given four words among which one word might fill the blank. If none of the words fill the blank to form a meaningful sentence, choose option 5 ‘None of these’ as your answer. Despite several warnings, the company continued to ______ environmental regulations, eventually leading to a heavy fine.
    A comply Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B ignore Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C embrace Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D violate Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Violate – means to break or disobey a rule or law.The sentence mentions “several warnings” and a “heavy fine”, which indicates that the company was not following environmental regulations. The correct word should mean to break or disobey the rules.

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