CAT Verbal Ability Questions | CAT Fill in the Blanks questions
CAT/1998
Question . 49
Directions for Question : In the following question, a part / two of a sentence has been left blank. You are to select from among the four options given below the question, the one which would best fill the blanks. In case of more than one blanks, the first word in the pair, given in the choices, should fill the first gap.
Every one will admit that swindling one’s fellow beings is a necessary practice; upon it, is based really sound commercial success ___________.
A : sell what you cannot buy backB : buy what you will sell to another at a higher priceC : buy cheap and sell dearD : sell what you can, do not buy from a competitor
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Option C is correct. Commercial success is based upon buying cheap and selling dear. This also entails swindling, that is, cheating. Only through sly moves and fooling others can you sell a cheap product at a high cost.