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In the following questions, a word is given in bold. It is then followed by three sentences in which the highlighted word has been used. These sentences may or may not use the highlighted word correctly. Find out the sentence/s in which the highlighted word has been INCORRECTLY or inappropriately used and mark that as your answer. If all sentences are incorrect, choose option E as your answer. (

Q: Answer-In the following questions, a word is given in bold. It is then followed by three sentences in which...

The word OBVIATE means to remove, prevent, or avoid a difficulty, danger, or need. In sentence I, removing or avoiding the need for emergency rate hikes is a correct usage. In sentence II, using obviate with operational efficiency is wrong because companies want to increase efficiency, not remove or avoid it. The correct word here should be enhance or boost. In sentence III, preventing or avoiding pollution concerns is a correct usage.

I The central bank announced an overnight liquidity auction, hoping that timely interventions would obviate the need for emergency rate hikes later this quarter. (I
I "How could advanced AI data monitoring tools obviate operational efficiency across local manufacturing units?" asked the chief research manager during the press briefing. (II
I Had the government installed flue gas desulphurisation systems in power plants on time, it would have obviated severe airborne pollution concerns in urban regions.