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 reform agenda was ostensibly designed to catalyse economic revitalization, its implementation has been markedly ______ in execution and largely ______ in addressing entrenched structural inequities.Solution
Clue: “while” → contrast expectation vs reality Reality: negative outcome Word Meaning: deficient → lacking quality ineffectual → ineffective Option Analysis: (b), (c), (d), (e) → positive → contradict contrast Only (A) fits negative-negative Correct: deficient, ineffectual
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