Given below is a sentence with three blanks. Identify the correct order of…
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Given below is a sentence with three blanks. Identify the correct order of words which can be used to fill in the given blanks.
The next leader will have a mandate less _______ than that of any of his _______ in more than a generation. Britain is not only at political ________, but at an existential turning point.
A. antediluvian
B. predecessors
C. legitimate
D. prostrate
E. crossroads
F. purge
- A.
D, E and B
- B.
C, B and E
- C.
A, E and C
- D.
E, B and D
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Correct answer: B
Solution
Let’s look at the meanings of the given words:
A. antediluvian- of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood, very old.
B. predecessors- a person who held a job or office before the current holder.
C. legitimate- able to be defended with logic or justification; valid.
D. prostrate- throw oneself flat on the ground so as to be lying face downwards, especially in reverence or submission
E. crossroads- a point at which a crucial decision must be made which will have far-reaching consequences.
F. purge- an abrupt or violent removal of a group of people.
Given the context, the only words that can fit the blanks are respectively legitimate, predecessors and crossroads.
So, the correct order of the fitting words is: C, B, and E
Therefore, the correct answer is option 2.