Sentence Completion - English (MCQ) for Bank, MBA, CAT, MAT, GMAT, SSC for Q. 20164

Q.  There are two sentences. Each sentence has a blank in it. Five options are given below the sentence pair. Choose the option that fits both the blanks.

1. He had pinned his hopes ___ false promises.
2. She went __ to win the competition.

- Published on 14 Mar 16

a. At
b. On
c. Under
d. After

ANSWER: On
 
Hopes have to be pinned on something, rather than at, under or after. Similarly, winning the competition is something she went on to do (Past Continuous Tense). Hence choice (b) is right

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