Multiple choice

Directions: Select the appropriate choice that fills the blanks in the sentence in the most meaningful manner.

According to the survey, about 14 million people in India are affected by ____________ mental ________ at any point of time.

  1. serious ….. disorder

  2. strong ….. dislocation

  3. fatal ….. involvement

  4. dangerous ….. perturbation

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

From the information given one can infer that sentence refers to some kind of mental problem that affects people. Look at first blank and words that are suitable to fill it. 'Fatal' in option (3) is too extreme for being used correctly in this sentence, hence ruled out. 'Serious' in (1), 'strong' in (2) and 'grave' in (5) are far better suited in context to this sentence than word 'dangerous' in (4). Now let's see the pair words for options (1), (2) and (5). 'Disorder' seems perfect as on replacing the blank gives a coherent meaning to the sentence. 'Dislocation' is irrelevant as it implies displacement and is used for physical entities, hence ruled out. 'Tumult' is again irrelevant as it means noisy commotion, as of a crowd; uproar, therefore ruled out. Hence, (1) is the answer.