IPMAT Indore 2019
VA
Sentence Completion
Medium
After all the alliances and arithmetic, the party is likely to ________ a majority in the assembly election.
After all the alliances and arithmetic, the party is likely to ________ a majority in the assembly election.
Correct Option: 2
- scrape through: This phrase means to barely succeed in something. While it could be contextually relevant, it doesn't fit as well as the correct option, which specifically refers to gathering a majority.
- scrape together: This is the correct option. The phrase "scrape together" means to gather something with difficulty, piece by piece. In the context of the sentence, it means that the party is likely to gather a majority through various alliances and political maneuvers.
- tape together: This phrase is incorrect in this context. "Tape together" implies a temporary or makeshift assembly of parts, which is not typically used in the context of securing a majority in an election.
- shape together: This phrase is also incorrect. "Shape together" is not a standard idiom or phrase in English and does not convey the intended meaning of gathering or assembling a majority.
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