Direction: In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.
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Our monthly expenditure ____ by five hundred rupees when we decided to buy milk from the milkman.
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- shot up
- got up
- lifted up
- grew up
- shot up
Correct Option: A
shot up (Phr. V. ) : rose suddenly by a large amount
Here, shot up is the right usage.
