Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a letter. Find the suitable word from the options given against each letter and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.
Following the Centre’s decision to withdraw high-value banknotes and impose withdrawal ____ (A) ____ on account-holders Banks have thus found themselves in an ____ (B) ____ situation where their liabilities have jumped sharply, while their assets have instead almost ____ (C) ____. This has added to their woes at a time when ____ (D) ____ bad loans have pushed most public sector banks to post record quarterly losses. The demonetisation decision has ____ (E) ____ ended up providing banks with the windfall of low-cost deposits that could potentially serve as the launch pad to a credit-backed demand ____ (F) ____ in the economy. Other banks have also cut lending rates, and lenders are now ____ (G) ____ with each other to innovatively structure credit products, including home loans, in a bid to capitalise on what they hope will be an enduring revival in the appetite for borrowing.
Explanation:
Usage of "estranged" which refers to 'alienated' is absolutely absurd here and the option D is hence eliminated.
"Pathetic" or "degrading" are too intense to be thought of and hence both of them can be eliminated as well.
"Quandary" which means 'a state of perplexity' is not going well with the context either. Clearly, the banks were not perplexed, their situation was rather unenviable or unpleasant and therefore "unenviable" is the most suited word for the blank.
Option C is hence the correct answer.