In the following question, some of the words in the passage have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct word for each blank, out of the four alternatives and fill in the blanks. After falling consistently _______ (1) the U.S. dollar for a major part of the year, the rupee has _______ (2) somewhat over the last few weeks. It has risen by almost 5% from its lowest levels _______ (3) in October. Even with this recent improvement, the rupee is still down about 11% since the start of the year. The rupee's performance has been closely _______ (4) to global crude oil prices. This makes sense, as imported oil accounts for about 80% of India's total demand. The value of the rupee dropped when oil prices climbed earlier this year, a trend that lasted until early October. Since then, as global crude prices have fallen, the rupee has _______ (5) against the dollar.
What should come in blank (1)?
against
Blank (1) sits in "After falling consistently ____ the U.S. dollar", describing the rupee losing value relative to the dollar.
When one currency weakens in comparison with another, the fixed idiom is to fall or move "against" that currency, so a rupee falling "against the dollar" means it is depreciating.
The passage confirms this comparison by later noting the rupee is "still down about 11% since the start of the year", a clear loss measured against the dollar.
"For" would wrongly suggest support or purpose, "of" gives no sense of comparison, and "with" implies moving together, which contradicts a fall relative to the dollar.
Only "against" expresses the contest of value between two currencies that the sentence needs.
The correct word is against.
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