Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

What a ________ we have faced to know that we are a direct _______ from the apes!!

  1. Decent, Descent

  2. Decent, Decent

  3. Descent, Decent

  4. Descent,Descent

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D Correct answer
Explanation

'Descent' means origin or downward movement. The sentence expresses shock at discovering human ancestry from apes - 'what a descent' (journey down/origin) to know we are a direct 'descent' (lineage) from apes. Both uses require the descent spelling.