Given below is a word, followed by three sentences which consist of that word. Identify the sentence(s) which best express(es) the meaning of the word. Choose option 5 ‘None of these’ if the word is not suitable in any of the sentences.

SURMISE

A. The surmise of the current imbroglio can be traced to the 1930s when North Yemen’s Imam ceded to the resurgent Kingdom of Saudi Arabia three provinces that many Yemenis still considered theirs.

B. It is easy to surmise that his contention that the Quad operations are needed to ensure there is no fear of any other nation singularly trying to dominate the oceans, is a veiled reference to China.

C. Add to this Russian concerns over Chinese migration in the Russian Far East, and it would not be proper to surmise that policymakers in Moscow must be concerned about the possibility of China becoming a threat to Russia’s territorial integrity.