Read the sentence and note the word in quotation marks. One of the given words or phrases conveys almost the same meaning as that word. Select the word or phrase which is nearest in meaning to it.…
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Read the sentence and note the word in quotation marks. One of the given words or phrases conveys almost the same meaning as that word. Select the word or phrase which is nearest in meaning to it.
All plans of India to bring prosperity to the people will be 'jettisoned', if she fails to control the expanding population.
- will be partly successful
- thrown overboard
- carried forward
- speeded up
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B - thrown overboard
To jettison literally means to throw cargo overboard, and figuratively to abandon or discard. 'Thrown overboard' is the synonym; the other options mean the opposite or something unrelated.
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