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Foreign exchange reserves, often taken to be a yardstick for gauging a country's financial strength, are the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by central banks or monetary authorities A. often taken to be a yardstick for gauging a country's financial strength, are the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by B. often taken as a yardstick to gauge a country's financial strength, is the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by C. often taken as a yardstick to gauge a country's financial strength, are the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by D. often taken for a yardstick to gauge a country's financial strength, are the foreign currency deposits and bonds being held by E. often taken to be a yardstick for the gauging a country's financial strength, is the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by
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Two Splits to watch out in this SC - (1) Subject Verb agreement
Subject is Plural - Foreign exchange reserves.
Verb should be - are. Hence reject {B and E}
(2) taken to be V/S taken as - Correct expression I think should be taken as. Hence Reject {A and D}
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getgyan wrote: Foreign exchange reserves, often taken to be a yardstick for gauging a country's financial strength, are the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by central banks or monetary authorities
A. often taken to be a yardstick for gauging a country's financial strength, are the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by
B. often taken as a yardstick to gauge a country's financial strength, is the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by
C. often taken as a yardstick to gauge a country's financial strength, are the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by
D. often taken for a yardstick to gauge a country's financial strength, are the foreign currency deposits and bonds being held by
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Foreign exchange reserves, often taken to be a yardstick for gauging a country's financial strength, are the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by central banks or monetary authorities A. often taken to be a yardstick for gauging a country's financial strength, are the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by B. often taken as a yardstick to gauge a country's financial strength, is the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by C. often taken as a yardstick to gauge a country's financial strength, are the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by D. often taken for a yardstick to gauge a country's financial strength, are the foreign currency deposits and bonds being held by E. often taken to be a yardstick for the gauging a country's financial strength, is the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by My working (e) Often taken to be a.... incorrect use of idiom, eliminate (d) Often taken for a... incorrect idiom again. (a) taken to be - questionable idiom B/C is the foreign currency, are the foreign currency - operative being reserves (pl) eliminate B, C is the answer!!
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Re: Foreign exchange reserves [#permalink]
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jordanshl wrote: Foreign exchange reserves, often taken to be a yardstick for gauging a country's financial strength, are the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by central banks or monetary authorities
A. often taken to be a yardstick for gauging a country's financial strength, are the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by
B. often taken as a yardstick to gauge a country's financial strength, is the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by
C. often taken as a yardstick to gauge a country's financial strength, are the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by
D. often taken for a yardstick to gauge a country's financial strength, are the foreign currency deposits and bonds being held by
E. often taken to be a yardstick for the gauging a country's financial strength, is the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by
My working
(e) Often taken to be a.... incorrect use of idiom, eliminate
(d) Often taken for a... incorrect idiom again.
(a) taken to be - questionable idiom
B/C is the foreign currency, are the foreign currency - operative being reserves (pl) eliminate B,
C is the answer!! Between 'C' and 'A' eliminated 'A' reason :- 'for gauging' ,which i found bit awkward compared to 'to gauge' was it right or 'for gauging' is right? i has not paid attention to idiom because i wasnt knowin it.
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Re: Foreign exchange reserves [#permalink]
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Aristocrat wrote:
Between 'C' and 'A' eliminated 'A'
reason :- 'for gauging' ,which i found bit awkward compared to 'to gauge'
was it right or 'for gauging' is right?
i has not paid attention to idiom because i wasnt knowin it.
"taken to be" and "taken as" are both correct idiom form. "for gauging" is unidiomatic and it should be "to gauge". OA is C 
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Re: Foreign exchange reserves [#permalink]
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getgyan wrote: Aristocrat wrote:
Between 'C' and 'A' eliminated 'A'
reason :- 'for gauging' ,which i found bit awkward compared to 'to gauge'
was it right or 'for gauging' is right?
i has not paid attention to idiom because i wasnt knowin it.
"taken to be" and "taken as" are both correct idiom form. "for gauging" is unidiomatic and it should be "to gauge". OA is C thanks getgyan for giving solution
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Re: Foreign exchange reserves [#permalink]
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Foreign exchange reserves, often taken to be a yardstick for gauging a country's financial strength, are the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by central banks or monetary authorities
A. often taken to be a yardstick for gauging a country's financial strength, are the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by
B. often taken as a yardstick to gauge a country's financial strength, is the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by
C. often taken as a yardstick to gauge a country's financial strength, are the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by----correct
D. often taken for a yardstick to gauge a country's financial strength, are the foreign currency deposits and bonds being held by
E. often taken to be a yardstick for the gauging a country's financial strength, is the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by
IMO C
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Re: Foreign exchange reserves [#permalink]
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Foreign exchange reserves, often taken to be a yardstick for gauging a country's financial strength, are the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by central banks or monetary authorities
A. often taken to be a yardstick for gauging a country's financial strength, are the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by
B. often taken as a yardstick to gauge a country's financial strength, is the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by
C. often taken as a yardstick to gauge a country's financial strength, are the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by
D. often taken for a yardstick to gauge a country's financial strength, are the foreign currency deposits and bonds being held by
E. often taken to be a yardstick for the gauging a country's financial strength, is the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by
Eliminate the fluff between comma's. Subject is plural Eliminate B and E. D eliminate because of being. Between A and C, taken as a yardstick is the correct idiom.
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