Direction: In the following questions, a part of the sentence is printed 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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Officials were asked to examine the likelihood of providing banking facilities in the area.
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- probability
- possibility
- profit
- No improvement
Correct Option: C
likelihood (Noun) : the chance of something happening ; probability
⇒ There is very little likelihood of that happening.
probability (Noun) : how likely something is to happen ; likelihood
possibility (Noun) : the fact that something might exist or happen, but is not certain to
⇒ Bankruptcy is a real possibility if sales don’t improve.
profit (Noun) : the advantage that you get from doing something
Here, profit is the right usage.
