Is the ___ implication equally clear? Perhaps not.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Very simply, a checklist is a list of items required, things to be done or points to be considered, used as a reminder. This is clear. Is the _______________ implication equally clear? Perhaps not. A checklist is purely objective, no _______________ is involved. That means, if the checklist is framed as a set ______ questions, the answer to every question can only be a binary “Yes” _______ “No” and nothing in between; no shades of grey. Such objectivity is the very antithesis of the education system today, both in the way teaching happens and in the ____________ of the student.

Is the _______________ implication equally clear? Perhaps not.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e., consequential.
The blank here requires an adjective of the word consequence. The word should have the meaning i.e., following as effect, result, or outcome. Hence, the chosen option is correct as the word makes the sentence meaningful and is also an adjective that modifies the noun.

SSC CGL 2018 PYQ — Question 15