Question
Each of the following sentences has two blanks. Choose
the most appropriate pair of words from the options given to fill in the blanks so that the sentence is grammatically and contextually correct. While the policy was initially hailed as a transformative reform capable of addressing structural inefficiencies in the financial system, its implementation revealed a deeply ______ approach that ultimately ended up ______ the very inequities it was designed to eliminate.Solution
Key structure → contrast between expectation and reality. “initially hailed as transformative” BUT reality is negative “inequities it was designed to eliminate” → instead of removing, it continued them First blank: myopic = short-sighted → fits failure in vision Second blank: perpetuating = continuing something harmful Elimination: progressive / innovative / inclusive → positive mismatch dynamic, amplifying → partially fits but “dynamic” doesn’t align with failure Best pair → myopic, perpetuating
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