Home » Verbal Ability » Selecting Words » Question

Direction: Each of the following sentences is followed by four words or group of words. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word or group of words.

  1. Despite his _____ he had to suffer.
    1. punishment
    2. fault
    3. negligence
    4. innocence
Correct Option: D

As a matter of rule, who should suffer? The guilty?. But the word despite points to the contrary. Hence, innocence.
The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
Despite his innocence he had to suffer.
Hence , option D is correct word .



Your comments will be displayed only after manual approval.