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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Corrupt officials have siphoned off more than five hundred crore rupees over the last decade from welfare funds.
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- away
- up
- in
- No improvement
Correct Option: D
No improvement
siphon something + off (Prep.) : to remove money from one place and move it to another, especially dishonestly or illegally ; divert
