Multiple choice

Assassins

Directions: Some words in the news item below have been highlighted. Select the best contextual meaning of the related words.

The apex clergy of the Sikh community and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) appeared to have stirred up another controversy on Wednesday as they once again honoured the assassins of the former Army Chief, General A.S. Vaidya, at Akal Takht in Amritsar.

  1. Relatives

  2. Killers

  3. Enemies

  4. Friends
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Explanation

In 'assassins of the former Army Chief,' assassins refers to people who murdered General Vaidya. 'Killers' is the direct synonym. 'Relatives' and 'friends' are incorrect as they wouldn't assassinate. 'Enemies' is too broad - not all enemies are killers.

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