Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has one or two blanks; each blank indicates that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words. Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The Indian caste system is complicated by the ________ of the caste structure incongruous to the _______ of the local sub castes.

  1. camaraderie – occasions

  2. vagueness – specificity

  3. mileage – teapoy

  4. jaeger – details

  5. ambiguity – handle

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Incongruous means contradictory. Thus, both blanks have to be opposite in meaning which takes us directly to option (2) which is the answer.