In recent decades, middle class, white collar workers between the ages of 35 and 54 have been becoming increasingly likely to file for personal bankruptcy. This trend is ------- the significant financial challenges facing adults in middle age, including rising costs of college tuition and medical care.  Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?extraneous toeliminateindicative ofeliminateincongruous witheliminateundermined by

In the 19th century, economist William Stanley Jevons ------- the assumption that acquiring more of anything would be preferable to acquiring less of that same thing—he put forth the theory of Diminishing Marginal Utility, which stated that each additional item that is used or consumed provides less satisfaction or utility than the previous one. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? questionedeliminatemaintainedeliminatebolsteredeliminateregretted

Although the importance of choosing an appropriate college major for a future career field is often touted to students before they even begin university, some experts say the decision is more ------- than previously thought; increasingly, employers are unconcerned with what specific field their employees majored in and more interested in the fact that they successfully completed a college degree. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?impactfuleliminateinconsequentialeliminatedefiniteeliminateovershadowed

In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each four words are suggested, one of which fills the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.The world is going …..(1)….. a deep recession. At such a time, one thing we need in abundance is jobs for the semi-skilled and unskilled. This is the only way in which equal …..(2)…..of wealth can take place. The healthcare industry is …..(3)…..poised to occupy this position. The IT industry hires people from the upper-middle strata and rich families, usually engineers,….(4)…..the health care industry hires nurses, to the tune of eighty percent of the jobs created, from the lower economic strata.Global health care is a Rs.4.5-trillion industry,….(5)…..only to the agro industry. Even then health cares …..(6)…..only eight percent of world’s population. Policymakers should …..(7)….. at health care industry as not only an industry which addresses pain but also as one which can …..(8)…..the economy. The last century was driven by machines that addressed human toil and it is strongly …..(9)…..that this century will be driven by health care. This, however, will only happen if policy makers make a conscious effort to …..(10)…..the right policies in place soon.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.AFFLUENTDestituteProficientImpoverishedWealthy

During a 2023 study of the remains of victims of the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, Amanda Wissler at the University of Colorado Boulder found that many of the 50 million victims of the pandemic might have succumbed to the illness due to preexisting environmental, social, or nutritional stressors. This called into the question the ------- idea that the illness most significantly affected the young and healthy. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? fringeeliminateestablishedeliminateprimeeliminatenovel