In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Despite various signs of economic slowdown such as languishing industrial production and adverse __________ of the drought on rural livelihoods and demand, the government is apparently unable __________ unwilling to increase public spending to __________ people’s material distress or to kick-start economic __________ to increase employment.
Select the correct alternative for the second blank:
adverse __________ of the drought on rural livelihoods and demand
- Aeffects
- Beffect
- Caffects
- Daffect
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
We need a noun to be modified by the adjective "adverse".
Effect is a noun meaning a change which is a result or consequence of an action or other cause. Since it refers to multiple outcomes on both "luthhoods" and "demand", the plural noun effects fits best.
Affect is primarily a verb meaning to have an effect on or make a difference to.
Thus, effects is the correct noun choice.
Effect is a noun meaning a change which is a result or consequence of an action or other cause. Since it refers to multiple outcomes on both "luthhoods" and "demand", the plural noun effects fits best.
Affect is primarily a verb meaning to have an effect on or make a difference to.
Thus, effects is the correct noun choice.