In the following passage, some words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the given alternatives.
Despite all the global headwinds, talks of inflation, and recession the Indian markets have seen (1) _______ revitalized energy. The past couple of months have been encouraging. In the month of July Sensex gained 9.4%, whereas August witnessed gains of 1.5%.
The market in the short term primarily gets (2) ________ affected by either facts or noise. The facts for obvious reasons act as a stronger indicator of the sustainability of a trend. Thus, it becomes important to understand what it is that is driving the market.
There have been a lot of talks about the de-coupling of India from the West. The opinion is that India will (3) ________ continue to witness growth despite the underperformance of its Western peers. But if we look through history the GDP growth rate of India and the USA have been (4) ________ insufficiently in line with each other, (5) ________ sketching any downward movement in the USA economy will have its trickle-down impact on India too.
Which of the following words refers to the blank labelled as (1)?
- AOption (a)
rescued
- BOption (b)
renewed
- COption (c)
rectified
- DOption (d)
declining
- EOption (e)
misleading
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Correct answer
renewed
Why this answer is correct
The correct answer is 'renewed.'
Key Points
- The given text suggests that the blank must contain a word that means 'revitalized' I.e., imbue (something) with new life and vitality.
- Let us see the meaning of the words given in the options:
- rescued ⇒ saved (someone or something).
- renewed ⇒ resumed (an activity) after an interruption.
- rectified ⇒ made corrections of any error.
- declining ⇒ decreasing.
- misleading ⇒ giving the wrong idea or impression.
- From the above discussion, we can see that the correct sentence is 'Despite all the global headwinds, talks of inflation, and recession the Indian markets have seen renewed energy.'
Hence, the correct answer is Option 2.