Verbal Question of the Day: 4
Verbal Question of the Day
The following question has a sentence with two blanks. Given below it are four pairs of words. Choose the pair that best completes the sentence.
Given the lynchings taking place across North India by cow protection ______, it is not difficult to miss the communal ______ here.
A. villains, tensions
B. vigilantes, dangers
C. antiheroes, risks
D. groups, slippages
B
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B
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Do check out a detailed explanation of the answer below.
‘Vigilantes’ refers to members of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority. Therefore, it’s the most appropriate word for the first blank.
‘anti-heroes’ refer to central character(s) in a story, film, or drama who lack conventional heroic attributes.
‘Groups’ is too general.
‘Villains’ who are deliberate scoundrels or criminals, is also too general a word.
For the second blank, ‘tensions’, risks’ and ‘dangers’ are all equally valid options. Therefore, the key to cracking this question is to know the accurate answer to the first blank.
‘Slippages’ would be inappropriate. It refers to the action or process of slipping or subsiding, or a failure to meet a standard or deadline.
B
That’s right, Pankaj 🙂