The question below has one blank, which is indicating that something has been omitted. Find out which option can be used to fill up the blank to make it meaningfully complete.
To meet the deadline, the team must ________ the formal approval process without skipping steps.

Correct option is A

The correct option to fill in the blank is (a) expedite.
“Expedite” means to speed up or accelerate a process while following the required stages—exactly what’s needed to meet a deadline “without skipping steps.” (Hindi: शीघ्र करना/तेज़ी लाना).
Example: We expedited the review by scheduling back-to-back sign-offs.
Explain why other options are incorrect.
· hamper: to hinder or obstruct (Hindi: बाधा डालना).
· emulate: to imitate or match by copying (Hindi: अनुकरण करना).
· inflate: to expand or increase unnaturally, often in price/volume (Hindi: फुलाना/महँगाई बढ़ाना).
· vacillate: to waver or be indecisive (Hindi: डगमगाना/द्विधा में रहना).