Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:
The poor ones continue to ________ out a living in spite of economic liberalisation in that country.

• A. find
• B. go
• C. eke
• D. bring
• E. manage

Answer 1

The correct option is C eke

Option C: 'Eke' means 'manage to make a living with difficulty'.

Here, "the poor ones continue to manage making a living in spite of economic liberalizations".

This word forms a sentence complete in meaning, and hence option C is correct.

Option A: 'Find' means 'to discover'.

Option B: 'Go' means 'moving from one place to another'.

Option D: 'Bring' means 'take or go with (something) to a place'.

These words do not form a complete meaningful sentence and hence options A, B and D are wrong.

Option E: 'Manage' means 'succeed in surviving something despite difficult circumstances'.

This word 'manage' is suitable in meaning but does not complete the sentence in form. The words 'out a living' do not sound coherent with 'manage'. The word 'manage' does not require the preposition 'out'.

Hence option E is wrong.