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Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four words or group of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
In the final analysis, it is clear that migrants, albeit belatedly, are finally (1) ______ due attention of public policy as well as politicians. It would be worth keeping in mind, given their (2) ______ to the Indian economy, that the crisis that migrants are facing is like a broadsword and cuts (3) ______. Today, it is the migrants who are facing the (4) ______. Tomorrow, it will be the turn of the Indian economy. So, protecting the rights of migrants (5) ______ as much business sense as it is good politics.
Which of these should be filled at (3) as per the context of the passage?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is option 3), i.e. both ways.
“It would be worth keeping in mind, given their criticality to the Indian economy, that the crisis that migrants are facing is like a broadsword and cuts _____.” - The given sentence is talking about the importance of migrant workers in the Indian Economy and how the crisis they are facing will have bad effects on the economy too.
Given the context of the sentence, the correct option would be "both ways". "Cut both ways" is a phrase which means 'have both good and bad effects'.
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