CAT Verbal Ability Questions | CAT Fill in the Blanks questions
CAT/2003
Question . 26
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.
Companies that try to improve employees’ performance by ___________ rewards encourage negative kind of behavior instead of ___________ a genuine interest in doing the work well.
A : withholding, fosteringB : conferring, discreditingC : bestowing, discouragingD : giving, seeking
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Method of solving this CAT Verbal Ability Question from Fill in the Blanks question
Opion A is correct. Withholding rewards will encourage negative behaviour instead of fostering (bringing about) genuine interest.