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jade v

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· 1 Months ago

incorrect anwer (Question: 160678.2 )

the correct answer should be 'comprise of'

Question:

DIRECTIONS: In the following questions, for the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the five alternatives and fill in the blanks.


Started as a ___a____ initiative of the Department of Agriculture and Indian Farmers fertilizers Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) Bihar government has started a call centre to ___b___ various difficulties faced by the farming community.

The call centre will ___c___ a team of 12 agricultural experts who will answer the farmer's query on 10 available phone lines. In a state like Bihar where floods caused by rainfall and water released by Nepal act as a major ____d____ of the standing crops, these kind of small but supporting initiatives will definitely encourage the farming community as well as the young people to come ahead and work hand in hand with the government in increasing the agricultural productivity and ___e___ of the state.

Select the correct option for blank ___c___.

Options:
A) comprise
B) comprise of
C) contain
D) consist
E) allow
Solution:

Ans: (a) comprise

‘comprise’ followed by the preposition ‘of’ is incorrect. Contain is also not correct, consist is followed by ‘of’. Allow is out of context or irrelevant.

Knowledge Expert

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· 1 Months ago

Dear Student,

Never use 'comprise of' or 'comprises of' - but 'comprised of' is allowed.

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