NIMCET Fill In The Blanks Previous Year Questions (PYQs) – Page 1 of 3

The passage says that qualitative research focuses on depth and on a small number of cases. This means its strength is detailed understanding and context.

• Option 1 is incorrect because qualitative studies usually do not require larger sample sizes.
• Option 2 is incorrect because qualitative findings can still be influenced by researcher bias.
• Option 4 is incorrect because qualitative research is often more time-consuming.
• Option 3 logically follows from the idea of depth and contextual understanding.

The word corroborate means to support or confirm something with evidence.

Here, the sentence means that the new findings from the flight data recorder support or confirm the theory of pilot suicide.

So, the correct word is corroborate.

Subject: The man and the dog → plural subject → requires a plural verb form.

The correct tense expressing a continuous past action is “were fleeing.”

✅ Correct Answer: (3) were fleeing

Subject: One of the employees → singular (the main subject is “one,” not “employees”).

Hence, the verb must be singular → is planning.

✅ Correct Answer: is

The correct sentence is:

Further, to augment bond market liquidity, corporates need to be encouraged to reissue existing bonds under the same International Securities Identification Number, to duly shore up floating stock.

Explanation:

• Reissue: This means issuing bonds again that were previously issued — which fits perfectly with the idea of using the same ISIN (International Securities Identification Number).

• Stock: In finance, floating stock refers to the number of shares or bonds available for trading. So "shore up floating stock" means increasing the amount of tradable bonds, which improves market liquidity.

✅ Final sentence: Further, to augment bond market liquidity, corporates need to be encouraged to reissue existing bonds under the same International Securities Identification Number, to duly shore up floating stock.