For each of the Questions 1 to 6, select one entry for each blank from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text.

Ironically the same states advocating government (i) _________ , who criticized Delhi for its (ii) ___________ public spending also sponsored the most (iii) ___________ display of wealth during public functions.

(A) (i) caution, (ii) disproportionate, (iii) unnecessary
(B) (i) caution , (ii) extravagant, (iii) deliberate
(C) (i) austerity, (ii) extravagant, (iii) ostentatious
(D) (i) austerity, (ii) disproportionate, (iii) deliberate
(E) (i) prevents, (ii) unwarranted, (iii) ostentatious


Answer: (C)

Explanation: Austerity means difficult economic conditions created by government measures to reduce public expenditure. extravagant means expensive and ostentatious means pretentious. Also Note that the word “ironically”, much like the word surprisingly indicates that two phenomena that are not expected to occur together, indeed happen together.
So, option (C) is correct.

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