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 (3)?
reached
Blank (3) appears in "It has risen by almost 5% from its lowest levels ____ in October", where a verb showing the rupee hit those lows is needed.
"Reached" means to arrive at or attain a point, so "the lowest levels reached in October" correctly says the rupee touched its bottom that month.
The perfect and past framing of the passage supports a verb of attainment describing when the low occurred.
"Behind" is a preposition or adverb, not a verb of reaching, and does not fit the slot. "Render" means to give or cause and makes no sense with "lowest levels".
"Admire" is about regard or appreciation, wholly unrelated to hitting a numerical low.
The correct word is reached.
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