Comprehension Passage
A passage is given below with five blanks labelled (A)-(E). Below the passage, five options are given for each blank. Choose the word that fits each blank most appropriately in the context of the passage, and mark the corresponding answer.
The idea of militarizing the Andaman Islands isn’t new. Since the 1980s, Indian commentators have advocated ___(A)___ strategic muscle at the ANI. What has often seemed like a straightforward choice for Indian policymakers, however, has never been an easy ___(B)___ to make. On the matter of the strategic development of the Andamans, India’s defence and foreign policy ___(C)___ have not always been on the same page. A section of India’s diplomatic community has opposed militarising the ANI, arguing that turning the islands into a strategic-military garrison would militarise the littorals — an outcome that would not ___(D)___ with countries in South and Southeast Asia. When India first began ___(E)___ the ANI in the mid-1980s, observers say Malaysia and Indonesia had been wary.
The idea of militarizing the Andaman Islands isn’t new. Since the 1980s, Indian commentators have advocated ___(A)___ strategic muscle at the ANI. What has often seemed like a straightforward choice for Indian policymakers, however, has never been an easy ___(B)___ to make. On the matter of the strategic development of the Andamans, India’s defence and foreign policy ___(C)___ have not always been on the same page. A section of India’s diplomatic community has opposed militarising the ANI, arguing that turning the islands into a strategic-military garrison would militarise the littorals — an outcome that would not ___(D)___ with countries in South and Southeast Asia. When India first began ___(E)___ the ANI in the mid-1980s, observers say Malaysia and Indonesia had been wary.
Which of the following words would most appropriately fit in the blank (B)?
1
Decision
2
Fault
3
Panacea
4
Compilation
5
Blunder