IIM B UG (B.Sc-Hons.)- Sample Paper 2026 · English Comprehension · Question 11

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Fill in the BlanksVerbal AbilityMultiple choiceEasy

Each of the questions has one or more sentences with two blank spaces. Below each sentence, there are four options, each consisting of a pair of words. Choose the option with words that best fill the blank spaces.

Reliable electricity is the foundation on which economies are _____, and jobs are _____. Every time the power goes out, a small business loses productive hours and potential revenue it cannot recover.

  1. A
    Created; Secured
  2. B
    Measured; Created
  3. C
    Built; Created
  4. D
    Evaluated; Secured
Pick an option, then check.
Answer & solution

Answer: Option C

The word 'foundation' calls for something built on it: economies are built on a foundation. The second blank is about jobs, and the next sentence talks of businesses losing hours and revenue – so jobs are created (or lost).

'Built; Created' fits both blanks.

Option 1: economies are not 'created' on a foundation.
Option 2: 'measured' does not go with 'foundation'.
Option 4: 'evaluated' does not go with 'foundation'.

Shortcut: 'foundation on which ... are built' is a fixed pairing.

Hence, the answer is option 3.

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