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ibps-so 2021 · Question 50 of 269

Directions : In each of the following questions, a word has been used in sentences in THREE different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentences in which the usage of the word is CORRECT or APPROPRIATE. Impasse (i) Negotiations have reached an impasse. (ii) Our impasse response to the attack was sheer horror. (iii) The proposal offered both sides a way out of the diplomatic impasse.

  1. AOnly i
  2. BBoth ii and iii
  3. CBoth i and iiiCorrect
  4. DOnly ii
  5. ENone of these

Answer: C. Both i and iii

Explanation

The word ‘impasse’ means ‘a situation in which further development is impossible’. In i and iii, it is correct, but not in ii.

Source: IBPS SO Prelims Memory Based 2021 (RA/LO) - ixamBee (compilation B) · memory-based

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