There were 2000 applicants but only one eighth of them were for the interview ........

English Language (SBI-CL) Fill in the blanks

Direction: A sentence with one blank is given, indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the word that best fits in the blank making the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

There were 2000 applicants but only one-eighth of them were _____________ for the interview.

Recruited

Enrolled

Shortlisted

Terminated

None of the above

Explanation:

Since one eighth of the 2000 applicants were selected for the next stage, recruited and enrolled are contextually incorrect. The only appropriate option is ‘shortlisted’ which means ‘a list of people who have been judged the most suitable for a job or prize, made from a longer list of people originally considered, and from which some will be chosen’.