The rise in the Irrawaddy dolphin (1) in Chilika can be attributed to the…
2022
The rise in the Irrawaddy dolphin (1) in Chilika can be attributed to the eviction of (2) fish enclosures. After thousands of hectares of Chilika lake were made (3) free, Irrawaddy dolphins found unobstructed area for movement. (4), due to the COVID-19 lockdown last year, there were comparatively fewer tourist boats on Chilika lake, which made it (5) for dolphins to move from one part of the lake to another.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.2.
- A.
unconstitutional
- B.
illegal
- C.
unwarranted
- D.
illegitimate
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Correct answer: B
Concept
In a cloze/vocabulary-in-context item, the blank must be filled with the word that satisfies BOTH the grammatical frame and the precise contextual meaning signalled by the surrounding words. Here the governing word is "eviction of ___" — "eviction" is a legal-enforcement term for the forcible removal of an occupant or structure that has no legal right to remain, so the missing word must name that lack of legal right, i.e. a violation of law.
Application
The clause reads: "the eviction of ___ fish enclosures." Fish enclosures that had encroached on Chilika's protected wetland were cleared as unauthorized structures under the state's anti-encroachment drive, freeing thousands of hectares and letting the Irrawaddy dolphin population move and grow. The word describing those enclosures must therefore denote a straightforward breach of law — exactly the sense captured by "illegal" fish enclosures, which is also the exact wording used in the underlying source report on the Chilika dolphin population rise.
Cross-check / Contrast
"unconstitutional": applies to a law, statute, or government act that conflicts with the constitution — a category error for a physical fish enclosure, which cannot itself violate a constitution.
"unwarranted": names a subjective judgement (undeserved / uncalled-for), not an objective breach of law, so it does not explain why a legal "eviction" was necessary.
"illegitimate": typically describes a lack of recognised authority or origin (an illegitimate claim, an illegitimate government), not a direct violation of land/water-use law.
"illegal": names the objective legal violation — the enclosures occupied a protected water body without authorization — which is exactly what an enforcement "eviction" targets.
The word that both fits the transitive frame "eviction of ___ fish enclosures" and matches the real-world enforcement context is the one naming an outright violation of law.