Comprehension Passage

Below, a passage is given with five blanks labelled (A)-(E). Below the passage, five options are given for each blank. Choose the word that fits each blank appropriately in the context of the passage, and mark the corresponding answer.

RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in 1912, after colliding with an iceberg during her (A) _______ voyage from Southampton to New York City. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard, more than 1,500 died, making it one of modern history's (B) _______ commercial marine disasters during peacetime. The disaster was met with worldwide shock and outrage at the huge loss of life and the (C) _______ and operational failures that led to it. Public (D) _______ in Britain and the United States led to major improvements in maritime safety. One of their most important (E) _______ was the establishment in 1914 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), which still governs maritime safety.

Which word comes in the blank labelled D?

1
Aberrations
2
Digressions
3
Inquiries
4
Accretions
5
Amorphous

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