Completing Statements Practice Questions

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Directions (Q. )

In each of the following questions, an incomplete statement (stem) is given, followed by a set of options. Choose the option that completes the statement correctly and meaningfully.

Question 36
Hard
Were the fiscal deficit to escalate beyond statutory thresholds, ______.
A the credit rating agency will downgrade government securities
B the sovereign credit rating agency would downgrade national bonds
C the sovereign rating agency would have downgraded sovereign bonds
D the agency had lowered the national economic outlook
Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Were the fiscal deficit to escalate beyond statutory thresholds, the sovereign credit rating agency would downgrade national bonds.
Question 37
Easy
The central government introduced subsidized agricultural solar pumps in order that ______.
A small farmers should have avoided crop failure
B small farmers will save money on electricity expenditures
C small farmers could reduce their dependency on expensive diesel generators
D small farmers would not face any irrigation difficulties
Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

The central government introduced subsidized agricultural solar pumps in order that small farmers could reduce their dependency on expensive diesel generators.
Question 38
Moderate
If the state government subsidized solar rooftop installations substantially, ______.
A urban households would have transitioned toward clean energy
B urban households will transition rapidly toward renewable energy
C urban households would transition rapidly toward renewable energy
D urban households had adopted renewable rooftop solar systems
Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

If the state government subsidized solar rooftop installations substantially, urban households would transition rapidly toward renewable energy.
Question 39
Easy
The current flowing through the mountain river was so swift and turbulent ______.
A than the flood management board had previously estimated
B because continuous monsoon cloudbursts had swollen the river
C as to prevent any experienced boatman from ferrying across
D that commercial river rafting expeditions were temporarily prohibited
Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

The current flowing through the mountain river was so swift and turbulent that commercial river rafting expeditions were temporarily prohibited.
Question 40
Hard
Had the international diplomatic community imposed comprehensive economic sanctions earlier, ______.
A the authoritarian regime would not expand its strategic military weapons
B the authoritarian regime will not expand its nuclear enrichment program
C the authoritarian regime would not have expanded its nuclear enrichment program
D the authoritarian regime had halted its uranium enrichment activities
Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Had the international diplomatic community imposed comprehensive economic sanctions earlier, the authoritarian regime would not have expanded its nuclear enrichment program.