Directions : In each of the given question two blanks are given and with…
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Directions : In each of the given question two blanks are given and with respect to that two columns each containing three words are provided. Choose the correct set of words from the given options that can correctly fit into those blanks.
The indications of will were __________________ obeyed, or translated by the worshippers as their own ________________ or interest indicated.
COLUMN I
(i) judiciously
(ii) implicitly
(iii) succinctly
COLUMN II
(iv) convenient
(v) caprice
(vi) accretion
- A.
(i) and (vi)
- B.
(ii) and (v)
- C.
(i) and (iv)
- D.
(iii) and (v)
- E.
(ii) and (iv)
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Correct answer: B
Concept
Sentence-completion items are solved by collocation and sense: each blank must take the word whose usual partner-words and meaning fit the surrounding context. An adverb blank before a verb needs an adverb that the verb naturally takes; a noun blank after a possessive (“their own ___”) needs a noun that runs parallel in sense to any word it is joined to by “or”.
Application
Blank 1 — “indications of will were ___ obeyed”. The blank modifies obeyed, so it needs an adverb describing the manner of obeying. implicitly means “without question, completely” and is the standard partner of obeyed (“implicitly obeyed”).
Blank 2 — “their own ___ or interest indicated”. After “their own” the blank needs a noun, and it is joined by “or” to interest, so it should be a noun of the same kind (a personal motive or whim). caprice — a sudden whim — sits naturally beside “interest”.
Putting the two together gives “were implicitly obeyed … their own caprice or interest indicated”, which is grammatical and reads smoothly in both blanks.
Cross-check
Test the other words against the same two constraints:
judiciously and succinctly with “obeyed” are not idiomatic and do not carry the sense “completely”.
convenient is an adjective and cannot follow “their own” as a noun.
accretion (gradual growth or accumulation) is not a personal motive and does not pair with “interest”.
Only the implicitly + caprice pairing satisfies both grammar and meaning.