Direction: In the following questions, part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at 1, 2, and 3 which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is '4'.
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Despite having many other opportunities, he went for Police Service.
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- liked
- opted
- selected
- No improvement
Correct Option: B
opted (Verb) : to choose to take or not to take a particular course of action
went (Verb) : Past Tense of ‘go’
selected (Verb) : to choose somebody/something from a group of people or things, usually according to a system
⇒ He hasn’t been selected for the team
Here, opted is the right usage.
