{"id":14612,"date":"2024-04-15T04:36:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T04:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=14612"},"modified":"2024-04-15T04:36:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T04:36:08","slug":"fill-in-the-blank-with-the-most-appropriate-word-they-were-unhappy-with-the-way-things-__________-a-are-going-b-were-going-c-have-been-going-on-d-will-be-going-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/fill-in-the-blank-with-the-most-appropriate-word-they-were-unhappy-with-the-way-things-__________-a-are-going-b-were-going-c-have-been-going-on-d-will-be-going-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. They were unhappy with the way things __________. 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