Question

In the given passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word/phrase for blank 1.

• A. discovered
• B. dates
• C. began
• D. started
• E. initiated

Answer 1

The correct option is B dates

'The barter system for getting goods and services ____ back many centuries' is the line under question.

We are talking about how long the system been in place. So the perfect word to denote time is 'dates'.