{"id":4405149,"date":"2020-06-28T11:13:35","date_gmt":"2020-06-28T05:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/?p=4405149"},"modified":"2020-06-28T11:13:35","modified_gmt":"2020-06-28T05:43:35","slug":"english-language-questions-and-answers-for-bank-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/english-language-questions-and-answers-for-bank-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"English Language Questions and Answers for Bank Exam 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The English Language section is common to most of the Government and <a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/banking-abbreviations-for-bank-exam\/\">Banking recruitment tests<\/a>. This section can be a game changer because the questions asked here are pretty good.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/English Language Questions and Answers for Bank Exam 2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Entri App for Latest Updates<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get here the most important and expected questions of English Language section cor exams along with the answers. Check here the predicted questions and answers for the English Language prepared by our expert team as per previous year trends.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/n3cz\/636x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2699136 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Banking-2.0_rectangle_bannner-6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Banking-2.0_rectangle_bannner-6.png 600w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Banking-2.0_rectangle_bannner-6-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Banking-2.0_rectangle_bannner-6-360x180.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>English Language Questions and Answers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b>Question 1:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drugs worth Rs. 3 lakh were ___ from the apartment by the police. (A) manufactured (B) ruptured (C) seized (D) confiscated (E) bought (F) compared<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a) (A) and (D)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b) (B)and(C)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c) (C)and(E)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d) (E) and (F)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e)(C)and(D)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Question 2:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A man reportedly_____ two passports with the same photograph but under different names was arrested by the commissioner\u2019s Task Force. \u00a0(A) possessing (B) examining (C) surrendering (D) mastering (E) holding (F) fixating<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a) (B) and(C)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b) (C)and(F)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c) (A) and (E)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d) (A) and (D)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e)(D)and(E)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><\/b><b><\/b><b>Question 3: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Hollywood star and the Bollywood heroine are being ____ as the next big onscreen couple. (A) labelled (B) explained (C) worshiped (D) touted (E) exclaimed (F) shouted<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a) (B) and (D)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b) (A) and (C)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c) (B) and (F)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d) (A) and (D)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e)(C) and (D)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Question\u00a04:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An organization ______ to the mission of road safety has prepared an action plan for reducing accidents and related injuries and fatalities. (A) specified (B) inaugurated (C) committed (D)kickedoff (E) succumbed (F) dedicated<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a) (C) and (F)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b) (A) and (E)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c) (C) and (E)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d) (D) and (F)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e)(A) and (C)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Question\u00a05:<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ability of a woman to do well does not_____ on whether it is a man\u2019s world or not, because everyone has his\/her own opportunities. (A) trust (B) depend (C) reckon (D) live (E) rest (F) believe<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a) (D) and (E)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b) (B) and (C)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c) (A) and (F)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d) (B) and (E)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e)(C) and (D)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Solutions:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>1) Answer (E)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seized means \u201ctake hold of suddenly and forcibly\u201d. Confiscated means \u201ctake or seize (someone\u2019s property) with authority.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both seized and confiscated can be used in the given context<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>2) Answer (C)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both possessing and holding can be used interchangeably when describing use of passport. The other options are either in appropriate to be used for passports or are conveying an entirely different meaning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>3) Answer (D)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both labelled and touted can be used in the given context. Exclaimed, worshipped, explained, and shouted are absolutely inappropriate in the given context.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>4) Answer (A)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both committed and dedicated can be used in the given context<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inaugurated, specified, succumbed and kicked off are not appropriate to be used in the given scenario.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>5) Answer (D)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both depend and rest can be used in the given context.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sentence Completion<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Directions (1-5): In each of the following questions, a paragraph with a blank is given. From the five choices given below, select the sentence which can go into the blank to make the paragraph logically coherent.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>1)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0The government\u2019s structural reform announcements have focused on eight sectors, such as defence production, coal and minerals, airspace management, airports, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) in aviation, power distribution companies in the union territories, space, and atomic energy. The reforms include permitting and expanding private participation in these sectors in accordance with the neo-liberal agenda pursued by the government,<\/span><b>____________________________<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, leading to the accumulation of profits by the investors. In the defence sector, foreign direct investment (FDI) limits have been relaxed from 49% to 74% through the automatic route.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A) considering the unfolding humanitarian crisis involving the migrants and the working poor and excessive loss of livelihoods<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B) subjugating societal interests to that of private and foreign capital<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C) these announcements were made without any consultation with the stakeholders or discussions and debates in parliamentary committees<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">D) these reforms were on the government\u2019s agenda for some time, these were kept on hold until now<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E) None of these<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>2)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0In India, a humanitarian disaster is unfolding along with the health calamity ever since the lockdown was announced more than two months ago. A despondent mass of migrant workers is trudging their way back \u201chome,\u201d forced to disregard official restrictions of maintaining physical distance and, thus, rendered more vulnerable to COVID-19 infections. While, previously,<\/span><b>____________________________<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, without having any strategies of containing them in their urban locations in place, now there is a belated decision to run Shramik special trains even as the contagion is on a rising curve. However, not only does the process of travel registration lack clarity, but the travel itself involves jostling for space in trains that are for no apparent reason making circuitous journeys for as many as 60 hours in the peak heat of May. With paucity of food and water and having already undergone prolonged, untold hardships, many are failing to make it to their destination.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A) that should provoke our conscience at this brazen display of the state\u2019s willy-nilly handling of the workers\u2019 issue are<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B) they may have proven their worth as a vote bank, but that worth does not translate while rewarding<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C) let alone recognising, their \u201clabour\u201d in the production process of the broader economy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">D)\u00a0 there were efforts to enforce arbitrary restrictions on their remigration<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E) None of these<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>3)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Specific epidemiologic and clinical criteria and basic blood tests provide a clinical diagnosis of COVID-19; PCR is useful to confirm this. Home quarantine of all with mild symptoms is simple and safe. Their medical supervision should be through daily phone calls with the assigned doctor. For those\u00a0<\/span><b>____________________________<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This approach would have fetched us more gains for less expense. We have tested 22,79,324 persons (incurring a cost of \u20b922,79,324,000 by assuming \u20b91,000 for all costs per test; private laboratories charge \u20b94,500). Only 95,622 (~4 %) were positive; remember PCR may miss up to half of infected subjects. The original testing policy was essential at first, but became redundant and misleading by end-March. Why evaporate the public exchequer for little or limited public benefit? Now the best use of tests is to confirm clinical diagnosis.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A)\u00a0 with breathing difficulty, a chest X ray or CT scan identifies pneumonia<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B) flattening the curve sounds attractive \u2014 infected subjects trickle in rather than as an avalanche<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C) and those with diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, chronic respiratory disease and obesity<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">D) large numbers succumbed, unprotected by cocooning; hospitals were overwhelmed<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E) None of these<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>4)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0In the new cold war, defined by technology and trade not territory, non-alignment is an uncertain option; India should craft a global triumvirate. To benefit from global change,<\/span><b>____________________________<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Britain quickly built the largest military in the Subcontinent using the land revenue of Bengal, and over time conquered India. The United States fixated on splitting the Communist bloc ended up with China challenging its dominance.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A) set the global response in terms of multilateralism, not just medical issues<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B) new principles for the international system. His new globalisation model based on humanity<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C) countries must have a bold vision and make the right strategic choice<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">D) with global governance, economy, scientific research and society in need of being re-invented<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E) None of these<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>5)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0The Narendra Modi government is so possessed by its plan to redevelop the Central Vista, the 3-km long stretch from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate, that even a devastating pandemic is no distraction from it. In fact, amid the nation\u2019s chaotic battle against COVID-19,<\/span><b>____________________________<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The plan is also to construct a new Parliament building by March 2022 and a common central secretariat by March 2024 along with new residences for the Prime Minister and the Vice President near South and North Blocks which will be repurposed as museums.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A) will be a new building for the PMO<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B) the government has not publicly stated the project\u2019s estimated cost<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C) according to the CPWD application for environmental clearance for the project on March 12<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">D) and once delimitation is done and the number of seats increase, to the need for more space to seat MPs and office space for all of them<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E) None of these<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Cloze Test<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Direction (6-10): In the following passage, certain words which may be either contextually or grammatically incorrect have been highlighted and numbered. For each highlighted four alternatives are provided that could replace the highlighted word to make the sentence both grammatically and contextually correct. Option corresponding to that word will be your answer. If none of the given options could replace the highlighted word then choose option (E), i.e. \u2018None of these\u2019 as your answer.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a dearth of specialist doctors in public health facilities, which is evident from a\u00a0<\/span><b>polemic(6)\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of studies. Apathy of policy makers towards lack of human resources for health adds up to the gravity of the situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other cost-effective methods are available to improve the\u00a0<\/span><b>lumber(7)\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">human resources, but alienated approach towards the issue has led to\u00a0<\/span><b>corroborate(8)\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">health service delivery in public hospitals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Diplomate National Board (DNB) course is an effective way to\u00a0<\/span><b>congregation(9)\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the dearth of human resources in public hospitals. India is the only country which is running two parallel doctoral courses \u2014 Doctor of Medicine (MD) and DNB. The rationale behind starting course, introduced in 1975 by National Board of Examination, was acute shortage of specialists in rural areas and\u00a0<\/span><b>perpetually(10)\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">population and healthcare professional ratio.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>6)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0There is a dearth of specialist doctors in public health facilities, which is evident from a\u00a0<\/span><b>polemic(6)\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of studies. Apathy of policy makers towards lack of human resources for health adds up to the gravity of the situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A) discernible<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B) myriad<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C) scurrilous<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">D) hustler<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E) None of these<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>7)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Other cost-effective methods are available to improve the\u00a0<\/span><b>lumber(7)\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">human resources<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A) dwindling<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B) truculent<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C) didactic<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">D) perfidious<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E) None of these<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>8)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0but alienated approach towards the issue has led to\u00a0<\/span><b>corroborate(8)\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">health service delivery in public hospitals.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A) esoteric<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B) concomitant<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C) emblazon<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">D) abysmal<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E) None of these<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>9)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0The Diplomate National Board (DNB) course is an effective way to\u00a0<\/span><b>congregation(9)\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the dearth of human resources in public hospitals.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A) plaudits<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B) placebo<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C) paragon<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">D) probity<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E) None of these<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>10)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0The rationale behind starting course, introduced in 1975 by National Board of Examination, was acute shortage of specialists in rural areas and\u00a0<\/span><b>perpetually(10)\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">population and healthcare professional ratio.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A) propitiate<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B) indecorous<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C) skewed<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">D) prevaricate<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E) None of these<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Answers<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>1) Answer: B<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The government\u2019s structural reform announcements have focused on eight sectors, such as defence production, coal and minerals, airspace management, airports, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) in aviation, power distribution companies in the union territories, space, and atomic energy. The reforms include permitting and expanding private participation in these sectors in accordance with the neo-liberal agenda pursued by the government, subjugating societal interests to that of private and foreign capital, leading to the accumulation of profits by the investors. In the defence sector, foreign direct investment (FDI) limits have been relaxed from 49% to 74% through the automatic route.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>2) Answer: D<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In India, a humanitarian disaster is unfolding along with the health calamity ever since the lockdown was announced more than two months ago. A despondent mass of migrant workers is trudging their way back \u201chome,\u201d forced to disregard official restrictions of maintaining physical distance and, thus, rendered more vulnerable to COVID-19 infections. While, previously, there were efforts to enforce arbitrary restrictions on their remigration, without having any strategies of containing them in their urban locations in place, now there is a belated decision to run Shramik special trains even as the contagion is on a rising curve. However, not only does the process of travel registration lack clarity, but the travel itself involves jostling for space in trains that are for no apparent reason making circuitous journeys for as many as 60 hours in the peak heat of May. With paucity of food and water and having already undergone prolonged, untold hardships, many are failing to make it to their destination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>3) Answer: A<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Specific epidemiologic and clinical criteria and basic blood tests provide a clinical diagnosis of COVID-19; PCR is useful to confirm this. Home quarantine of all with mild symptoms is simple and safe. Their medical supervision should be through daily phone calls with the assigned doctor. For those with breathing difficulty, a chest X ray or CT scan identifies pneumonia. This approach would have fetched us more gains for less expense. We have tested 22,79,324 persons (incurring a cost of \u20b922,79,324,000 by assuming \u20b91,000 for all costs per test; private laboratories charge \u20b94,500). Only 95,622 (~4 %) were positive; remember PCR may miss up to half of infected subjects. The original testing policy was essential at first, but became redundant and misleading by end-March. Why evaporate the public exchequer for little or limited public benefit? Now the best use of tests is to confirm clinical diagnosis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>4) Answer: C<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the new cold war, defined by technology and trade not territory, non-alignment is an uncertain option; India should craft a global triumvirate. To benefit from global change, countries must have a bold vision and make the right strategic choice. Britain quickly built the largest military in the Subcontinent using the land revenue of Bengal, and over time conquered India. The United States fixated on splitting the Communist bloc ended up with China challenging its dominance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>5) Answer: E<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Narendra Modi government is so possessed by its plan to redevelop the Central Vista, the 3-km long stretch from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate, that even a devastating pandemic is no distraction from it. In fact, amid the nation\u2019s chaotic battle against COVID-19, the Centre has been rushing ahead, ignoring pleas to pause it for further deliberations. 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