Directions: Select the option that fills in the blanks most suitably (in the same order).
Spiritualism with its ________ and its so called manifestation of spirits and the like has always seemed to Nehru a rather absurd and ________ way of investigating psychic phenomena and the mysteries of the afterlife.
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consanguinity, germane
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reciprocity, insolent
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ligature, inferential
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séances, impertinent
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rapport, apropos
D
Correct answer
Explanation
The second part of the sentence throws light on Nehru’s thought on ‘spiritualism with its manifestations of spirits”. Therefore, séances (communicating especially with spirits) is the most appropriate word to replace the first blank. Moreover, ‘impertinent’ is in tandem with absurd. Hence, (4) is the answer.