Multiple choice

Directions: Find a word which substitutes the words underlined in the sentence.

Since she believed in an egalitarian setup, she made a conscious decision to stay away from any system in which people are placed one above the other according to authority.

  1. oligarchy

  2. plutocracy

  3. hierarchy

  4. patriarchy

  5. autocracy

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C Correct answer
Explanation

 The word hierarchy means - a system in which members of an organisation or society are ranked according to relative status or authority. It is thus an apt word substitute.