Question
In the following question, a sentence is given with two
portions marked in bold. Choose the best replacement (if needed) for the highlighted portion to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful. In case no improvement is needed, mark option (E) as your answer. Under the scheme, the government offers drawbacks to airlines to flag off new flights to procured smaller cities and towns by providing Viability Gap Funding to make these operations profitable.Solution
The sentence talks about the government providing help to airlines which offer services to smaller cities and towns. Both the highlighted words are incorrectly used as per this context; the first word needs to denote a positive meaning; only C follows this condition. A is incorrect as both the words do not fit in the given context. B is incorrect for the same reason as A. C is correct as both the words are capable of replacing the highlighted words and making the sentence meaningful. D is incorrect as both the words cannot make the sentence meaningful or grammatically correct. C is the right answer. Intrinsic - inherent.
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