CET 2026 Slot 1 · MBA CET 2026 Attempt 1 Slot 1 · Verbal – Page 10

Choose the fragment that adds the unclear implications as an accompanying circumstance, without presenting them as the cause of the debate or expressing a concession.

The policy proposal has been widely debated, _________ its long-term implications remaining unclear.

I. despite
II. owing to
III. with

The startup had neither adequate funding nor strategic mentorship. Choose every fragment that completes the sentence grammatically while preserving this stated reason for its failure.

The startup failed to scale operations, _________ adequate funding and strategic mentorship.

I. lacking
II. in spite of
III. because it lacked

Choose every fragment that completes the sentence grammatically and describes accompanying developments without asserting that social-media expansion caused them.

The rapid expansion of social media has been _________ growing concern about misinformation and declining public trust.

I. accompanied by
II. responsible for
III. marked by

Question contains a sentence with a blank. Choose the option that best completes the sentence meaningfully and grammatically.

The scientist’s claims, though initially dismissed as _________, were later validated through rigorous experimentation.

Question contains a sentence with a blank. Choose the option that best completes the sentence meaningfully and grammatically.

The novel’s refusal to offer easy moral conclusions renders it _________ rather than inaccessible.