2017 · Q111
In this section, each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given below it. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
In this University, there is no_________for awarding scholarships on the basis of merit in examination alone.
EnglishFill in the Blanks
- Aprecedent
- Bopportunity
- Cchance
- Dpossibility
Explanation
'Precedent' means a previous decision or practice that justifies a similar one later: exactly what awarding scholarships 'on the basis of merit in examination alone' would require. 'Opportunity', 'chance' and 'possibility' refer to openings or likelihoods, not to prior examples. Hence option (a) is correct.