Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question a word or phrase is underlined. Which one of the four alternatives given below the question can replace the underlined word/phrase without altering the meaning of the sentence?

Religious fanatics are the bane of the country.

  1. extremists

  2. followers

  3. believers

  4. lunatics

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A Correct answer
Explanation

A fanatic is a person filled with excessive and often uncritical zeal for a cause. Extremists share this characteristic of holding radical or uncompromising views.