The company's new strategy aims to _____ costs while improving quality.
Difficulty: Medium
About this MCQ
This Medium Fill in the Blanks question asks: The company's new strategy aims to _____ costs while improving quality. The correct choice is A. Minimize. Read the options below, commit to one, then use the explanation to see why that choice holds and why the others do not.
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- A. Minimize ✓
- B. Maximize
Why not B: “Maximize” does not fit this question. The answer is Minimize.
- C. Duplicate
Why not C: “Duplicate” does not fit this question. The answer is Minimize.
- D. Ignore
Why not D: “Ignore” does not fit this question. The answer is Minimize.
Correct answer
A. Minimize
Explanation
Minimize (option A) is the accepted answer to “The company's new strategy aims to _____ costs while improving quality.”. Option B (Maximize) does not fit this question. Option C (Duplicate) does not fit this question. Option D (Ignore) does not fit this question. For this Fill in the Blanks question, the accepted answer is Minimize.
Source: Fill in the Blanks Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: FPSC, PPSC, grammar, vocabulary, sentence completion, NTS
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