Previous Year Questions

Question :

Directions : In the following passage, some of the words have been highlighted in bold. First, read the passage and try to understand what it is about. Then replace the highlighted words with the correct options in order to make grammatical and contextual sense. In case the highlighted word is correct as it is, mark 'No Improvement' as the right answer.

Persian Gulf War, also called the Gulf War, was an international conflict that was prevented (A) by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990. Iraq's leader, Saddam Hussein, ordered the invasion and occupation of Kuwait with the apparent aim of acquiring that nation's large oil reserves, cancelling a large debt Iraq owed Kuwait, and expanding Iraqi power in the region. The United Nations Security Council called for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait and the council imposed a worldwide ban on trade with Iraq. The Iraqi government responded by formally succouring (B) Kuwait. Iraq's invasion and the potential threat it then posed to Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil producer and exporter, elicit (C) the United States and its Western European NATO allies to rush troops to Saudi Arabia to foster (D) a possible attack. Egypt and several other Arab nations joined the anti-Iraq coalition and contributed forces to the military build-up, known as Operation Desert Shield. On November 29, the UN Security Council authorized the use of force against Iraq if it did not withdraw from Kuwait by January 15, 1991. However, Saddam dejectedly (E) refused to withdraw Iraqi forces from Kuwait.

Which of the following can replace B?