8th Class English Contextual Usage Question Bank Contextual Usage

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    DIRECTIONS: Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow:
    PASSAGE - 2
    There may be a growing demand for new multilevel parking lots in the city but the existing ones are underutilized. The reasons are not far to seek: poor maintenance and indifferent management by the civic agencies.
    Of the five multilevel parking lots in Delhi, two - Asaf Alt Road and Gandhi Maidan - are in a deplorable condition. These are dimly lit and stink. And they have hundreds of abndoned vehicles. Despite repeated complaints. North Delhi Municipal Corporation has done little to address this problem.
    What is the meaning of the phrase "despite repeated complaints" as used in the passage?

    A) Inspite of complaning again and again

    B) Not complaining

    C) Very few complaints

    D) None of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

        Repeated means again and again despite can be replaced with inspite of.


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